Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, February 12th, l'JSl 3


No more free repairs at pool


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Valley Council’s.refusal of an application by the Sub- Aqua’Club for. concessio­ nary parking at Edisford, perhaps ratepayers would be interested to learn that since the club was formed it has carried out numer­ ous repairs at the baths at no cost to the local au­ thority.


IN view of the Ribble


mate, in excess of £4,000 has been saved by the council.


At a conservative esti­


intends to do repairs until the parking fee is lifted, the cost of repairs, say to the .grating at the deep end of the pool, would involve draining, refilling an d , reheating a vast amount of water at a


As the club no longer


minimum cost of £1,000. In'one year the council


would collect about; £100 in parking fees from the club. Carry on councillors.


Soon the pursuit of leisure activities will be beyond the pockets of us all.


th a t the underwater repair work was good training, may I challenge the person who made it to don a costume and join us for such a session. He would soon realise


As the the suggestion : ’


ARE readers aware of the poor quality, quantity and nutritional value of some of the school meals in our primary schools in


that the time allotted to us is short enough with­ out doing repairs for the council.


T. W. PICKERSGILL, Chairman, Ribble Valley Sub-Aqua Club.


O f f o n a c ru is e


A GROUP of Whalley and Clitheroe trippers are seeking the sunshine again this year.


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local women have got to­ gether to organise a holi­ day cruise and this year’s d e s t in a t io n s include Madeira, Tenerife and Gibraltar.


For the past few years,


aboard P and O Canberra leaves Southampton on June 7th and the trippers


The 12-day cruise


have organised a free coach from Clitheroe.


Thornber, of Abbots Croft, Whalley, went on the group’s first trip. “Originally there were just a few of us, but a lot more people have become interested and this year so far nearly 30 men and women have booked,” she said.


Organiser Mrs Marion '


contact Mrs Thornber at Whalley 2643.


Anyone interested can


only 14:5p of the 40p sent for the school meal is ac­ tually spent on food; that there is no fresh meat in­ cluded in any meal — meat being conveniently replaced by TVP? Do they know that


Clitheroe? Did they know that


Harsh reality of redundancy j—


I CANNOT refrain from writing to you, as a figurehead to whom one can express


1 one’s feelings. Every day we hear


of more works being closed down. The ini­ tial thought is “loss of earnings — poverty — privation.”


have experienced re­ dundancy really know


But only those who


what it is all about. When it “ comes home” to us and we personally are in­ volved, there is more than money to con­ sider.


break of leaving one’s everyday habitat and frien d s one has worked with, side by side, for many years.


There is the heart­ Not only are redun­


there are plans to cut back luncheon meat and milk from an already di­ minished menu from , that we all accepted in April, 1980? Do they ever compare


the menu for the County Hall, Preston, to that at


their child’s school? Do they know that a eport by the Department


of Education and Science (HMSO) in 1975 stated that the “meal on the slate” should be suitable


in all aspects as the “main meal of the day?” Not so now, apparently. A recent amendment to


this report has quietly gone through Parliament under our very noses. Is anyone concerned


Do your for the


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A FEW years ago a man came to live in our midst from a neighbouring and much larger


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about the appalling lack of concern for our children’s welfare? MRS JANE HARRISON, 16 Balmoral Avenue, . Clitheroe.


spokesman pointed out that the Department of Education report in 1975, referred to by Mrs Harrison, has been superceded by the 1980 Education Act. This left the contents


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COULD I ask the plan­ ners of England- to put their heads together and draw up some common ideas on rural planning? Our scattered village of


and scale of school meals to the discretion of local education au­ thorities. The spokesman added,


Tosside is already split between Lancashire and Yorkshire by the bound­ ary changes. The NE. Lancashire Structure Plan, which Coun. Michael Can1 (last week’s letters) says protects areas of beauty, in r e a l i ty means a “thumbs down” for most buildings on the Lanca­ shire side of Tosside. Walk across the road,


however, that in Lanca­ shire the nutritional con­ tent of meals was still about the same as that recommended by the 1975 report.


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MEMBERS of Clitheroe Evening Townswomen’s Guild were given an in­ sight into the history and value of diamonds in a talk entitled “Diamonds are Forever” by Mr P. Carr.


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however, into Yorkshire and there the local council realises that rural de­ population mean's some building must be allowed, and in the last few years has granted permission for two bungalows and, we understand, would allow more. Coun. Carr need not


prominent public position with his finger firmly on the pulse of the communi­ ty and expressed himself as astonished at the amount of work done and money raised in our dis­ trict for charitable pur­ poses — far larger sums, proportionally, than else­ where. This is a reputation of


He was a man in a


1 for years and years — in many .cases for the


dant people ..thrown on the “scrap heap” and ; separated from all : that they have known


. greatest part of their lives — but they are


■ mentally, shattered. This does not come


is;;an inexplicable; void.


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letters to the editor


CB radio a power for good


WHEN are some people going to stop knocking Citizens’ Band radio? How many understand


the true facts about CB and the good it could do for the elderly and the housebound. From -what I have read


get - her economies right eventually by her theories which leave people with no work, no close ac­ quaintances and no future. But I wonder how proud, she. would be if she could see the tears of loss and de­ spair caused through


the loss of friends and the loss of the feeling that one is needed.


her harsh policies. The greatest blow is


am broken-hearted — not for money, but for the want of my work­ mates, who I miss terribly.


SORROW, Clitheroe.


Discontent with defence policy


THE Ribble Valley Council’s refusal to support a move to designate this area a nuclear free zone is as disappointing as it was predictable.


detest nuclear weapons, while at the same time condoning their prolifera­ tion on the grounds of “grim necessity,” is a piece of pious ambiva­ lence.


Coun. Fell’s claim to


which we can be proud and one, without being smug, we must endeavour to maintain and which prompts me to tell you a little more about the Ribble Valley Committee for the Year of Disabled People. This is not, primarily,


just another money-rais­ ing organisation. It has been formed, as have others in every borough throughout the country, to act as a catalyst and co-ordinator of efforts being made to help the disabled throughout the area. If any organisation with


and had explained to me, it would be a great help to the police and ambu­ lance people if it was legalised and given the 27 mhz band being asked for. Also users would be paying a licence fee for the sets. I wholeheartedly sup­


port them, so come on “Buzby,” you say you want to make someone happy, now is your chance. It is said that CB inter­


fere with radio controlled aircraft. By this, I take


it, model aircraft. I sug­ gest this interference would be cut out when CB is legalised and given the decent band being


sought. I attended the demonst­


which you are connected is promoting an event with this end in mind, please let our secretary


know about it. This would enable us to


throw the accusation at us that we would not wel­ come the type of building cheme which young people could afford. At our recent parish


help, perhaps, by avoiding a clash with similar events elsewhere in your district on the same date. The committee has no


meeting, villagers expre­ ssly asked about ways in which more reasonably- n-iced houses could be juilt in Tosside to attract


ration and march in Pre­ ston a fortnight ago. What a happy band of people these CB clubs are. They are only too willing to explain to anyone what it is all about. At this rally alone


degree of moral consisten­ cy hate the destructive power of nuclear arma­ ments and at the same time support an arms race that increases the likeli­ hood of that power being unleashed?


How can one with any


Europe a nuclear-free zone is a sane response to the growth in the number and sophistication of nuc­ lear weapons. The coming nuclear war will be fought to defend the threatened interests of the USSR and the USA and as such will have little bearing on the need s of Eu ro p e an nations. People th ro u g h o u t


The call to make


Nuclear support


deplored HOW refreshing it was for those of us looking for a spark of sanity in this crazy world to see those thoughtful young people giving up their Saturday to collect over 500 signa­ tures calling for nuclear disarmament in Europe.


chester City Council is trying to enlist the sup­ port of other local au­ thorities in the North West towards the same end.


And to learn that Man­


Europe are realising that the nuclear deterrent theory is becoming in­ creasingly untenable and that the wastage of re­ sources on armaments in a world that starves is obscene. This feeling is growing,


11,000 people turned out. I urge everyone to sup­ port CB, give them what they want. When CB is legalised I


wish to interfere; they want all organisations to “do'Jheir own thing” and what’ that, “thing" is . is entirely up to them. If they want ideas or


young families. Why should Lancashire villages not blame plan­ ners for the closure of our schools? Our village was given


to see that the Ribble Valley Policy and Re­ sources committee has turned down Manchester’s appeal, and pledged sup­ port for the Government's policy of nuclear escala­ tion.


Then how disappointing


not. only on the continent and in Britain, but also here in Clitheroe.


The enthusiastic sup­


• clubs, carry on the good work as soon vas. you become legalised.


proposed by Mrs J. Pol­ lard and the competition for “My favourite piece of jewellery” was won by Mrs D. S laid in g (bracelet), Mrs P. Chat- burn (locket), and Mrs Catlow (brooch). The speaker on March


time by the Education Sub-Committee to find out if a planning applica­ tion for five bungalows could save our school and certainly the forthcoming appeal against its refusal will not be in time. Our, school is not un­


suggestions — contact us. It might be a “fun even­ ing” for your handicapped neighbour; a ■ darts con­ test, perhaps, for people confined to wheelchairs; maybe a money - raising effort to provide a ramp for your church entrance or village hall. How splendid it would


MRS M. DUXBURY, 21 Pimli<io: Road, Clitheroe.


F r ie n d ly firm


economic as Mr Carr sug­ gests. We^ have the promised


5th will be Mrs H. Kitson and on March 7th, bet­ ween 10 a.m. and 3-30 p.m., the Guild’s annual jumble sale will be held in St Mary’s Church Insti­ tute.


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aid of the church on build­ ing maintenance (not the en t ire cost including salaries as I was wrongly reported as saying last week) and Lancashire would have to dig very deep into finances to transport our scattered primary children all over


the countryside. And, strange as it may


seem, in Tosside and no doubt all the threatened schools we tend to think our children's safety and wellbeing is above finan­ cial considerations.


MRS KAYE MOON, Throstle Nest Farm, Tosside.


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ONE faith, one Lord, one church” is the theme of the Ribble Valley Church Council’s Lent lunches


this year. They are to be held at


be if every parish in the borough — there are over 30 of them — could prom­ ote just one event in this very special year. My committee does hope they will. And keep it up after­


wards! So many organisations


in our vailey already do splendid work of which we hear little — the Red Cross, the Talking News­ paper for the Blind, Lions, Rotarians, Round Tables, the St John Am­ bulance, the Meteor Club, h o sp ita l Leagues of Friends, women’s organ­ isa t io n s ; the lis t is endless. Won’t other organisa­


I WOULD like to say a word in defence of Valley Taxis, who are threatened with a non-renewal of their licence because of in­ sufficient office premises. I know for a fact that


they have been trying to purchase new premises but it seems absolutely impossible. I speak not only as a satisfied cus­ tomer, but its a friend. In the past three years


would like to own a set. Good luck to all CB


' about disarmament and its relationship with world poverty recently, each be­ token a growing discon­ tent with British defence policy. Later this year another


port given to CND’s peti­ tion to ban nuclear mis­ siles from Europe and the large audience present to hear Sister Duffy talk


petition organised through the. United Nations and promoted locally by Clitheroe’s One World Group, will, we are sure, have majority support in the town. The decision of the


does continue, and ends as all previous arms races have done, in an explo­ sion, Coun. Fell and his colleagues will be able to say that they did their bit towards it.


Well, if. the build-up


B. ODDIE, 13 Westfield Drive, West Bradford..


‘Innocent’ • dog shot


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MAY I express my horror and great bitterness over the shooting, last week, of j a beautiful labrador dog. It was a. disgrace and heart-rending to hear the cries of the wounded animal all over Low Moor.


Policy and Resources Committee is ethically dubious for it condones what it- purports to abhor; it rejects a policy that is realistic, peaceful and moral, and \ve believe that in a very short time this decision will have no popular support in the Ribble Valley.


I have used their taxi reg­ ularly and nothing is too much trouble for them. I sometimes use the


CLITHEROE CND and CLITHEROE ONE WORLD GROUP.


tions in the borough — it’s pretty widespread — do their own little bit in the coming 12 months? Help us to put the


Ribble Valley “top of the league” in this interna­ tional year for the hand­ icapped. Our secretary is Miss


COUN. J. H. FELL, 7 Limefield Avenue, Whalley.


To help the handicapped At subsequent sessions


the Cath'olic Church Hall, Lowergate, Clitheroe, on the five Tuesdays from March 10th to April 7th (12-15 p.m. to 1-45 p.m.). The Rev. Ward Jones,


it is proposed to enlarge on the ideas and consider the various views. Rep­ resentatives of the Bar- noldswiek Ecumenical Parish will be present.


of Chatburn, secretary of the Ribble Valley Church Council, says .the inten­ tion this time is for people to go along and decide what should be discussed in the five sessions.


people will be encouraged to talk about what. they think is important in the make-up of the church and what is, vital- in church life. Chairman will be the Rev. Godfrey Hirst, of the Lancashire Industrial Mission.


At the f irs t lunch, t


attended by the Rev; John Cole, Blackburn Diocesan Information of­ ficer and priest-irircharge of Pendleton.


The final session will be


“We are hoping that people. from different de­ nominations will contri­ bute to the discussions.” He wants them to con­ s id e r how d if fe re n t churches can work and worship together. :


Mr Ward Jones said:


come and go as .they please. A ploughman’s lunch and coffee, for 50p will be served at the ses­ sions.


People will be invited to -


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5. (12) “I surrender” — Rainbow. 6. (6) “Antmusic” — Adam and the Ants. 7. (5) “Rapture” — Blondie. 8. (—) "Shaddup you face” — Joe Dqlce. 9. (11) “Romeo and Juliet” — Dire Straits.


14. (19) “Oldest swinger in town” — Fred Wedlock. 15. (9) "Young Parisians” — Adam and the Ants. 16. (10) “I am the beat” — The Look.


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Helen Lowe, 37 Painter Wood, Billington, Black­ burn. Tel. Whalley 2813.


ANNE HACKING, Aigden Farm, Bashall Eaves.


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A NUMBER of other letters have been re­ ceived criticising the council’s decision and setting out at consid­ erable length similar views on the crucial and complex problem of nuclear weapons. Owing to pressure


oh space, however, it is not possible to devote room to them all.


EDITOR


sheep or running them, shoot to kill, yes, but not to wound an innocent dog that was nowhere near the animals.


If a dog is worrying


person concerned does not die in such agony.


I-'only''hope that the


DOG LOVER, Low Moor.


spokesman said that a farmer is entitled to shoot a dog if it strays on land where stock is being kept.


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