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A PUBLIC meeting to set up a Ribble Valley group of Britain’s newest political party, the Social Democrats, is to be held in Clitheroe a week tonight.


SDP enters local arena


Hobbies on show


first of its kind to be staged in Clitheroe for 10 years and the organisers are delighted at the re­ sponse from enthusiasts from all over the area. The official opening will


EVERYTHING from soft toys and doll’s house fur­ niture to trial bikes and micro computers will be on show at a hobbies ex­ hibition which opens a week tomorrow for three days at Clitheroe Parish Hall. The exhibition is the


pected to be elected within a month of the launching and a borough council seat will then be contested as soon as poss­ ible. The meeting at the


Local officials, are ex­


be on Saturday, per­ formed by the Mayor of Clitheroe, Coun. Bob Ainsworth.


the aims of the party and how it has developed na­ tionally, there will be a private meeting of in­ terested persons. Ribble Valley councillor


Starkie Arms, Clitheroe, at 7-30 p.m. will be ad­ dressed by former Labour MP for Farnworth, Mr John Roper, one of the original 14 politicians in the House of Commons to defect to the Social Demo­ crats. After he has outlined


party, said yesterday. “I’m sure we can make an impression in the area.


SDP has been favourable and I think this meeting is what many people have been waiting for.”


“Local reaction to the


party’s steering commit­ tee in Lancashire which has already launched simi­ lar “grass roots” groups in B lac k b u rn , Darwen, Burnley and Preston.


He is a member of the Boost


Mr Michael Carr, of Sabden, who left the Con­ servatives to join the new


ganise a day school in the Ribble Valley to enable members to exchange views and ideas. “But first it is important to get people to meet each other and establish social and fund-raising groups,” said Coun. CaiT. He points to the SDP’s


The SDP plans to or­


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HOWZAT! In a crazy cricket match at Bolton-by- Bowland on Saturday, it wasn't just the ball that was tossed around. Mrs Marion Howard is seen being used for catching practice before the ladies of the .village took on the men.'Iiwas hardly surpris-- ing that the ladies managed to win .by one run.


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The men were, after all, hampered by having to carry handbags and to bat left-handed.-The hilari­ ous afternoon’s play, part of the village’s Royal Wedding celebrations, featured some unusual cric­ ket fashions, which are never likely to grace a Test


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performance in the recent Warrington by-election as the party’s biggest boost so far. “Any thoughts that we were a media-created party must have been answered by that result,” added Coun. Carr. However, no firm link


has yet been forged with Liberals in the area.


Alliance


ly, according to Coun. Can-, who predicts that the two political groups will combine to fight as many elections as poss­


This will be done short­


LANGHO restaurateur Mr Drazen Sitar has lost h is a p p e a l a g a in s t Clitheroe licensing jus­ tices’ refusal to grant a drinks licence for a func­ tion room at the North- cote Manor Restaurant.


The appeal was disal­


lowed at Preston Crown Court on Tuesday.


icitor representing Mr Sitar, said that although the appeal had been disal­ lowed, his client was not


ible. Liberal party agent Mr


giving up. “He is ta k in g th e


Tony Cooper, of Hillside Close, Clitheroe, said his members had not yet dis­ cussed an alliance with the SDP in the Ribble Valley. “But I’m sure we will be exploring the pos­ sibility of co-operating,” he said.


Mr Bob Pickles, the sol­


TREES suddenly sprouted balloons and bunting to give a fes­ tive air to a Royal Wedding street party at Myt ton Vi ew, Clitheroe. Parents made it a


were not forgotten, however, four senior citizens being invited to join the festivities. See how other parts


day to remember by providing a wide vari­ ety of party fare for the youngsters, who took part in games and a fancy dress con­ test and received gifts of sweets and bal ­ loons. The older residents


Community work scheme will aid young jobless


materials for the taking part.


of the town and vil­ lages celebrated the big day by turning to pages 8 and 9.


Farm fires


matter further by apply­ ing for a different type of licence to cover the exten­ sion he is having added to the restaurant,” fie said.


chain of Wibis shops, lives near the restaurant in Longsight Road, Langho.


Mr Sitar, who owns the


TWO thousand bales hay were destroyed in a barn fire at Catlow Farm, S la id b u rn , e a r ly on' Sunday. Firemen were also


of


called to a fire at Dunkirk Farm, Read, early on Monday. Damage was caused to a timber stor­ age hut and gas fridge.


CLITHEROE Impact, the community work project sponsored by Clitheroe’s Trinity Youth and Community Centre, starts on Monday and the organisers are appealing for tools and other 10 young people who will be


is funded by the Man­ power Services Commis­ sion under the Youth Op­ portunities Programme. It will employ the young people — five girls ana five boys — and two adult supervisors for five days a week for up to 12 months and will comprise two separate schemes.


. The community project


set to work to improve th e fa c i l i t ie s at the Centre, modifying part of it for use as a sports hall.


The boys will initially They will then move on s just not cricket!


to the manufacture of toys for the handicapped, way- side seats and public noticeboards.


The scheme is intended


to provide an opportunity to improve practical skills in joinery, painting and decorating, maintenance and general building work.


be working on a scheme to give them experience in reception ana coffee bar duties and looking after children.


Meanwhile the girls will


vide administrative back­ up for the project, open­ ing up daytime coffee bar facilities and providing creche facilities for chil­ dren.


Their object is to pro­ - '


Mr Geoff Jackson, said that they would welcome any items which would be of value during the pro­ jects, including tools, var­ ious kinds of materials and toys for use in the creche.


Youth leader at Trinity,


Stephen is working in Washington


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tally of youngsters on the dole had • prompted offi­ cials at Trinity to sponsor the project in a bid to give a group of young people some work experi­ ence and help them find permanent employment.


He said the growing


just the start,” said Mr Jackson. “We would like to make it an annual thing and if we need to expand the project further in future years, we are quite prepared to do so.”


“Hoiopefully this will be


the project with offers of equipment. is 'asked to contact Mr Jackson at Trinity Youth and Com­ munity C en tre (Tel.


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A FORMER pupil of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Mr Stephen Nightingale le f t for Washington DC on Satur­ day to start work at the National Bureau of Stan­ dards.


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WORK has b e en going, on non-stop throughout the holi­ days on the multi-mil­ lion pound modernisa­ tion programme which will make Ribblesdale Cement the second largest cement works in Britain and virtual­ ly guarantee con­ tinued employment and prosperity for. the Clitneroe firm and area. The project — initially


estimated at £22m., al­ though the final cost will be much higher when inf­ lation is taken into ac­ count — is all set for com­ pletion in the latter half of next year and will in­ crease the company’s annual cement output by more than a third. When it becomes opera­


tional, the extension will replace some of the out­ dated “wet” process plant at Ribblesdale Cement and represents the big­ gest step forward in the c om p a n y ’s 4 4 -y e a r history.


RESERVES


however, will not mean an increase in the present workforce of 700 or result in any redundancies. The company has suffi­


The new development,


cient reserves of raw material in the existing quarry to keep the plant supplied for many years. According to develop­


ment director Mr John Adderley, everything is going a c c o rd in g to schedule and the company is delighted with the progress. “Most of the foundation


next few months. Some workers will be


recruited locally, but the majority will be trained specialists from outside the area. ' About 100 men are cur­


rently engaged on the site and the workers brought in by the Danish firm will be accommodated in hotels, guest houses, inns and private houses which their employers hope to rent — or buy, if neces­ sary.


VAPOUR


not like setting up cara­ van villages for its work­ ers on long contracts.


The Danish firm does


of cement manufacture will lead to the closure of three older kilns and con- s iderably reduce the amount, of water vapour emitted by the two 340ft. chimneys which dominate


The new “dry” process


the landscape. The m o d e rn isatio n


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given a great boost by Government approval, an­ nounced in March, of a grant towards the cost of rail improvements at the Clitheroe plant, which, ac­ cording to Mr Adderley, will provide the company with all the rail communi­ cation it needs. Work started in March


on the’£2m. 12-month pro­ ject. It involves additional sidings, loading equip­ ment and other improve­ ments.’ The work is part of the modernisation prog­ ramme and, when com­ plete, should pave the way for increased sales in Scotland. Last year, Ribblesdale


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