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■ SINGLES EVENING 8 p.m. — 11 p.m. MONDAYS


WEDNESDAYS OVER 25’s DANCE 8 p.m. — 12 midnight


FRIDAYS SUPPER DANCE 8 p.m. — 1 a.m.'


SATURDAYS DINNER DANCE (£4.95 inclusive) 8 p.m. — 1 a.m.


Bar Snacks Available During Licensing Hours


RIBBLESDALE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION


LANCASHIRE NIGHT D A N C E


TO BE HELD ,


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13th 1981


IN THE SCHOOL '


at 8 p.m.


TICKETS £1.50 (Including Tradltional'Supper) AVAILABLE i


CLARKSON’S CLOGS FROM THE SCHOOL


DANCING TO __ ■_____ BY SPECIAL REQUEST


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II continue from be starting in


THE ANCHOR INN DINNER DANCE


GARGRAVE, NrSKIPTON ARE TO HOLD ANOTHER


SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14th, 1981 7-30 p.m. for 8 p.m.


DANCING UNTIL 1-30 a.m. £6.95 PER HEAD INCLUDING VAT


Telephone GARGRA VE 66 6 fo r Menus and Reservations


■iblesdale School liblesdale School


Iieroe Parish Hall liolesdale School ■iblesdale School liblesdale School


Inibblesdale Pool liblesdale School


loiritualist Church ANTIQUE AND COLLECTORSFAIR


THIS SUNDAY,FEBRUARY 8th AT THE


HOLME COUNTRY CLUB


CLIVIGER, Nr Burnley 10 a.m. — 5 p.m.


D E TA ILS . Tel. 0484 897188 or 0943 76822 ■School, Billington


J»ES include the Isential. Various "bourses


■arch 14th. le includes Map


■for information


l;amme, please limmar School, loot, Clitheroe.


NACCIDEN - 9 p.m. plus CLITHEROE CONCERTS’ SOCIETY


GUADAGNINI STRING QUARTET WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11th


GIRLS’ GRAMMAR SCHOOL 7-30 p.m.


Tickets at the door £1.50 r l Students 50p A North-West Arts CIRCUIT promotion


. y CLITHEROE (Tel. 22010) F° R WEDDING RECEPTIONS, PARTIES


Keep rate rise to single


figures


IN the autumn we saw much correspondence on, the staffing and level of expenditure of the Ribble Valley Council.' The sub­ sequent correspondence in the end drifted away from the central issues, which are the current and pros­ pective level of spending and the rates which we will be required to pay from April.


we are currently living in very hard economic times which are unlikely to sig­ nificantly improve and may, in fact, further de­ teriorate in 1981. ■


There is no doubt that


period will be the signific­ antly lower level of wage and salary increases than in previous years. I would guess that in private in­ dustry the increase in earnings for those still in work will be less than 10 per cent and in . many cases nearer five per cent.


A key feature of this


this subject I suggested that the guidelines for our rate increase should be less than double figures. While recognising the dif­ ficulties we must earnest­ ly request that the mem­ bers of the Finance Com­ mittee and the Chief Ex­ ecutive Officer find a for-' mula for the forthcoming year where the rate in­ crease is in single figures.


In the earlier letter on


even this level to some — will present a further imposition of taxation and


Any higher level — and


reduction in real living standards.


S. J. HYDE, Northmede, Ribblesdale Avenue, Clitheroe.


GARDEN PESTS


NOW that a new growing season is at hand, mem­ bers of Clitheroe Garden Club will be given advice on pest control at their meeting in Ribblesdale School on Monday evening.


dealt with in a series of slides, with commentary provided by a leading manufacturer of insecti­ cides.


The subject will be


that fertiliser and compost prices have risen, al­ though some cushioning


Members will also learn


. CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT YFC INVITE EVERYONE TO


A BINGO NIGHT at WADDINGTON SOCIAL CLUB


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BINGO NIGHT


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FEBRUARY 10th a t the ROYAL


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LEGION, EAVES HALL COUNTRY CLUB, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12th, 1981


7-30 p.m. for 8 p.m. Tickets £6


SALISBURY COTTAGE NOW OPEN WEEKENDS


NEWTON IN BOWLAND


COFFEE — LIGHT MEALS AFTERNOON TEAS


BED AND BREAKFAST SLAIDBURN 259


YEAR OF THE DISABLED


CALDERSTONES HOSPITAL WHALLEY


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ANTIQUE FAIR SUNDAY, MARCH 8th


STALLHOLDERS BOOK NOW (£6.50) Tel. GREAT HARWOOD 888222


8 0 STA L L S PENDLETON VILLAGE HALL


OLD TYME DANCE


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6th


8-00 p.m. to 12 midnight


BERESFORD’S BAND


Admission £1.00 including supper


Proceeds tor Barrow Chapel


You are cordially invited to an


EXHIBITION OF WORK


ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6th at 7-30 p.m.'


AT RIBBLESDALE ADULT CENTRE, QUEEN’S ROAD, CLITHEROE


Fashion Show • . Refreshments


Demonstrations of skills acquired and exhibition of arts and crafts . as a result of Adult Education classes.


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CHIPPING WELFARE COMMITTEE .A .


DOMINO DRIVE will be held at


WHIST and ' Hodder Bridge Hotel


on Monday, February 9th a t 7-45 p.m.


WI.


JIM GARLICK AND


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We provide a professional Mobile Discotheque Service for any high-class (unction.


Tel. BURNLEY 2079S 24-hour answering service


CHIPPING YOUNG FARMERS CLUB


JUMBLE SALE


CHIPPING VILLAGE HALL


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6th, 1981 6-30 p.m.


BRITISH LEGION CLUB 8 p.m.


ADMISSION 60p Including Supper


CUTHEROE


Government, not local planners to blame lor school closures


YOUR correspondent Mr .Winnard refers to “some faceless wonder at County Hall” directing councillors through' a “document called the North East Lancashire Structure Plan” to refuse development in rural areas, thus resulting in village schools being unable to maintain a viable number of pupil places.-


major part of the blame for schools such as Bashall Eaves and Pendleton having. to close is the negative and restrictive attitude of planners. . .!’ The NE Lancs Struc­


' Mr Fleming says “the


ture Plan is the result of several years’ work by Lancashire County Coun­ cil and the district au­ thor ities of the sub- region. It is a' very thorough


, which .I refer later; have tended to confuse the planning issues. I wonder


and serious attempt to guide the development of a region of contrasts through a very difficult period in which the tradi­ tional industrial base of the area continues to de­ cline, population growth is insignificant and changes in agricultural employ­ ment patterns continue. One important aim of the plan is to safeguard


place in several villages where a housing or other social need was evident and where the basic character of • the village was unaffected or affected only marginally. It. is ■ a pity that the village school closures, to


just how vociferous the support from Tosside would have been for a council housing develop­ ment which would have been far more likely to at tract young couples with children, or of child- rearing age, than the re­ fused application for five detached bungalows. On to village school clo­


sures, these are the result of several factors. One is the continued decline in agricultural employment


the areas of outstanding as farming methods have natural beauty that we changed and the resultant are' fortunate enough to possess. This necessitates, obviously,- very careful consideration of all the issues before granting or refusing planning permis­ sion for any development. Development has taken


Danger junction needs attention


DURING the last five years the condition of Longworth Road, Billington, has promoted a great deal of activity on the part of parish and district councillors, past and present.


Whalley


land ‘not suitable’


THE Ribble Valley Coun­ cil’s Housing Committee has ignored a letter from Woodlands Drive, Whal­ ley, residents objecting to the proposed develop­ ment, for sheltered hous­ ing, of land at the back of the drive. The letter, with 36 sig­


natures, was sent to the committee, but no official acknowledgement or reply


received. The residents feel the


land is not suitable for building because of its condition. Several times in the past the land has been investigated for building, but always the scheme has been dropped. - In 1954, the last time objections were raised, a technical expert from the Ministry of Housing said that in his opinion the site was not suitable for build­ ing houses. If the site were used, then only bun­ galows should be built on reinforced concrete rafts. Clitheroe RDC then dropped the scheme.


RATEPAYERS, Woodlands Drive and Manor Road, Whalley


8 A spokesman for the


council’s Planning De­ partment said that the Whalley scheme was being dealt with by the Development Sub-Com­ mittee and not the Hous­ ing Committee to which the letter was addressed. The contents of the


residents of Longworth Road enjoying the long overdue benefits of much- improved road surfacing and better street lighting facilities. I notice that our coun­


This has resulted in the


emigration from rural areas of young people seeking work. This de­ population, in net num­ bers,- has recently been arrested and indeed re­ versed to some extent. But in the main this is


have high incomes and whose' children have grown up. The effect of this on school rolls has been negligible. A much more disturb­


due to the influx of com­ muters, many of whom


ing factor, however, has been the deliberate deci­ sions by Lancashire County Council to close village schools in response to the policies of the pre­ sent government as they order local government to “cut, cut and cut again.” Village schools have


long been “uneconomic” but have survived for social reasons despite fal­ ling rolls. This appears to have


500 sign anti-bomb petition


changed, and I am sure that I am not alone among Conservatives in feeling that the effects of current Government policy may well be socially damaging in the extreme, village school closures being just one manifestation of this. The' Government seems


LOCAL anti-nuclear cam­ paigners were “over­ whelmed” by the public response as they collected signatures in Clitheroe town centre on Saturday.


to be pursuing its current policies with little regard to their social consequ­ ences — much the same way, incidentally, as the last Labour government p u rsu ed i ts id io t ic , ideological policies until the IMF and their pre­ carious parliamentary pos­ ition forced them to mod­ erate their programme and seek a pact with the Liberals to effect some


sensible'measures. So Mr Fleming and


cillors have recently spent a great deal of time visit­ ing residents and collect­ ing the true facts of the situation regarding prop­ osed development adja­ cent to Longworth Road. While I applaud their


efforts on behalf of the Billington community, I should like to draw to their attention to the, as yet, uncompleted' im­ provement programme of Whalley New Road (A66) at its junction with York Lane and with Portland Road, Langho.


was first brought to the. attention of parish and rural district councillors some 12 years ago and,


This particular problem


1 know, is constantly re- ■ ferred to at parish council meetings at which district counc illors are also present.


have a public meeting or form an association. Or maybe one of our elected representatives on the district council would spare some of his or her efforts for the benefit of the Langho electors and help to conclude the scheme for realignment of roads at this extremely dangerous junction.'


Perhaps we should also


FRANK T. NEWTON, 2 Hillcrest Road, Langho.


CLAIMING DATES


DOWNHAM PARISH CHURCH /


FLOWER FESTIVAL AUGUST 21st-23rd


DOWNHAM HALL FETE AUGUST 22nd


Further details from: Mrs Lund, Wood Farm, Rlmlngton


letter were, in fact, read to the sub-committee before the decision on the application. This is normal procedure where a letter is received after th e su b -c om m i t te e agenda has been pre­ pared, he said.


Newsagent in village


FORMER Whalley news­ agent Mr William (Bill) Eastham has died at the age of 54. Mr Eastham ran the


village newsagent’s shop for 24 years until he re­ tired due to ill-health. He was a member of the Blackburn branch of retail newsagents. The funeral service was


Supermart is not needed


•Clitheroe by employing quite a number of local lads who give a service second to none?- First of all there isn’t a


needs of our small market town. Secondly, why wasn’t


I FEEL I must ask where is the sense in al­ lowing another supermar­ ket to be built on land which is already being used by Smith’s Transport to the advantage of


others, instead of blaming the planners of Ribble Valley for causing the clo­ sure of village schools, take a long, hard look, as I and others are doing, at the policies of the Govern­ ment whose election we worked for and who we have so far supported. I, for one, find my support barely lukewarm and cool­ ing rapidly.


MICHAEL CARR; Vice-chairman, Planning and Transpor­ tation Committee, Ribble Valley Borough Council.


Keep it clean


ONE of the things people seem to com­ ment upon after trips to other European countries is the clean­ liness of the towns and countries visited.


pean exchange visits privately in 1934 with schoolchildren and families. Then it was the Europeans who were struck by our cleanliness.


I first began Euro­


hours, they collected more than 500 signatures for a petition calling for nuclear disarmament in Europe and, in fact, ran out of petition sheets. “The re­ sponse was overwhelm­ ing,” said spokesman Mrs Christine Fawcett.


In less than seven


coming up to us with their pens poised ready to sign and some of them told us that they had come into the town centre specifical­ ly to sign our petition.


“People were actually


vered the entire age range and we are delight­ ed that the local campaign was such a success.”


“Those who signed co­


the local signatures would form part of a national petition to be presented to the British Government later this month.


Mrs Fawcett said that


number of people had ex­ pressed an interest in forming an official peace group in Clitheroe and that a meeting would be taking place soon.


She added th a t a


Floats on village's gala day


THERE is the promise of lots of fun in Waddington on June 6th, the date of a sports day and gala pro­ cession.


jo in w i th me in making a personal vow to put litter into bins or take it home — e s p e c ia l ly th e younger generation with sweet papers etc.


I wonder if any other C lith e ro n ian s will


schools not help aim at some civic and na­ tional pride?


Can parents and


JACK WRIGHTON, 4 C h a tb u rn P a rk Drive, Clitheroe.


at 1 p.m. with a proces­ sion through the village^ Clitheroe Morris Men, a steam engine owned ,by Rufus Can-, of Rimington, and Barnoldswick Boys’ Brigade Band will be there, and the parish council is to invite village organisations and firms in the Clitheroe area to join in with decorated floats.


Proceedings will start


attractions on the recrea­ tion field, including vari­ ous stalls, W


There will be additional ’hich local or­


ganisations will be invited to run, and displays.


organised by the Sports’ Committee, will also take place, with some • events open to visitors.


The usual village races,


Recreation Improvement Fund.


Proceeds are for the


D r iv e r b lam es wet road for accident


A CAR accident on a moorland road above Colne, in which a Read teenager died, led to the driver, Andrew Shaw, appearing before Skipton magistrates. Shaw (18), of St John’s


requirement for another supermarket, as the exist­ ing ones are fulfilling the


held at Whalley Parish Church on Monday, fol­ lowed by interment in Whalley and Wiswell


Cemetery. Mr Eastham leaves a


wife, Joyce and sons Derek and Keith.


H e a r t F u n d


A DONATION of £54 for Clitheroe Heart Machine Fund has been received from Bolton-by-Bowland


Mr Smith offered the site to continue his business successfully. Thirdly, I can feel for him tremend­ ously fighting bureaucracy and red tape, because I have had more than my fair share.


the true grit they aYe meant to be, it isn’t too late to realise what a mis­ take has been made and reverse the decision and allow Mr Smith to con­ tinue his successful and thriving business.


If our councillors are of


MRS N. GORNALL, Bleak House, Kemple End, Stonyhurst.


Close, Read, was found guilty of driving without due care and attention. He was fined £60. P ro se cu tin g , Chief


Insp. Harold Ogstomsaid the accident happened on a bend on the Elslack- Lothersdale road four months ago. Shaw’s car left the


,


Close, was flung out of the rear window and was found lying on the road, apparently dead. Shaw, who pleaded not


road, ran into a ditch on the nearside, spun round and hit a wall on the other side. As a re su l t , Gary


guilty, blamed. the acci­ dent on the wet and slip­ pery road. He had been driving at 35 to 40 mph, trying to find his way to a motor-cycle trial, when the accident happened. Chief Insp. Ogston said


Derby (18), of Windsor Cinema


CLITHEROE Civic Hall next week returns to the 1930s with the showing of “Little Miss Marker,” a colourful, rom an t ic comedy. Walter Matthau, Julie Andrews and Tony Curtis, head the cast for the film, which starts at 7-30 p.m. „


that although tests with a similar car had shown there was a slight tenden­ cy to pull to the nearside because of the surface, there were no problems for a driver travelling at 40 mph. • For the defence, Mrs J.


Clark said that if Shaw had been driving any faster he would probably have gone through the wall and off the road. “The very unfortunate result of this minor acci­ dent wa,s totally un­ foreseeable,” she added.


OPEN MON. to FRI. 8 to 5-30p.m. SAT. 9 to 12-30


SOME 40 members, hus­ bands and wives at­ tended Dutton Trans­ port Social Club’s dinner dance at the Sun Inn, Waddington.


Although not an


annual e v e n t , the dinner-dances are held on a regular basis and are paid' for by money left over from the firm’s Christmas party fund.


ised by social club sec­ r e ta ry Mr' Terence Brown, was a resound­ ing success and every­ one had a thoroughly en­ joyable time.


The evening, organ­


Prevention of crime is topic


A CRIME prevention of­ ficer is to be invited to give a talk at Wadding- ton’s annual parish meet­ ing to be held in the Methodist schoolroom on April 6th. Due to a recent spate of


burglaries in the village, parish councillors decided it would be of great value to residents. The meeting will start


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at 7-30 p.m. After the talk ratepayers will be given a chance to question councillors on their deci­ sions over the past year and discuss the program­ me for the coming 12 months. This will be followed by


NOW-at only 6 months withdrawal notice G/which if you 4 E ? pay tax at ■


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a meeting of the Recrea­ tion Advisory Committee, when the public will be able to^discuss the im­ provements to the recrea­ tion field. “The Parish Council’s annual meeting will take place at Waddington Hos­ pital on May 11th, at 7-30 p.m.


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