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FRANK on schools issue


THE Secretary of State for Education, Mr Mark Carlisle, is to be asked to, meet Conserva­ tive MPs Mr David Waddington and Mr John Watson to discuss the whole issue of rural schools in the Ribble Valley.


Council’s Chief Executive, Mr Michael Jackson, sug­ gested at a meeting of the Planning and Transporta­ tion Committee that the time had come to seek a


The Ribble Valley


meeting with Mr Carlisle, rather than leave the schools — Pendleton, Bashall Eaves and Bolton- by-Bowland — to object one by one.


Mr Jackson expressed concern that the Secret­ ary of State’s ' timetable for Bashall Eaves and Pendleton Schools was so late that the decision would almost have made itself for 1981.


Bolton-by-Bowland. Tos- side School has been re­ prieved, although’concern is expressed about the number of pupils there will be in the future.


the MPs — Mr Wadding­ ton, of the Clitheroe Divi­ sion and Mr Watson, the


Mr Jackson said that


Skipton division represen­ tative — had pledged their support in the cam­ paign to save the schools.


quested to arrange a meeting as early as poss­ ible and support the re­ tention of rural schools as vital amenities in the com­ munities.


They could be r e ­


(Clitheroe) said: “We should take any avenue at all” and Coun. Mrs Joyce Lilburn (Bolton-by-Bow- land) agreed: “This is what the authorities should be doing. It is the overall policy we ought to be challenging.”


Coun. Bob Ainsworth Fined £20


ADMITTING using a car in York Street, Clitheroe, without excise licence, Peter Baron (33), of Ivy Cottage, Grindleton, was fined £20 at Clitheroe and ordered to pay £5 costs.


Timber depot'


PERMISSION- for a building at Riggs Barn, Bailly Lane, Tosside, to be used for processing forestry products and timber for wholesale pur­ poses, has been given by the Ribble Valley De­ velopment Sub-Commit­ tee.


•' . . \ Plea for help


THE Clitheroe branch of St John Ambulance is on the, look-out for collectors for its flag day, to be held in the town centre on Saturday.


•«.


helping out should contact tre a su re r Mr Robert Hothersall (Tel. 24736).


Anyone interested in ‘sell outf


Fashion show is


Swan and Royal Hotel, was a “sell out” and raised £113 for branch funds.


modelling was Mrs Betty Collinge, Mrs Mabel


Helping out with the


were Mrs Gill Wadding­ ton, wife of Clitheroe Di­ vision MP Mr David Wad­ dington; Mrs Gwen Coul ston, wife of County Coun. David Coulston; and Division Ladies As­


Houghton and Mrs Eunice Owen. Among the audience


box of fruit, a bottle of sherry and an Easter egg.


sociation treasurer Miss Kathleen Brett. A raffle was held for a


Ready for long walk


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dents and possibly some of the residents’ parents will take part in the walk, which begins and ends at Calderstones and covers Whalley, Sabden,' Pendle


sponsoring the walkers should contact Mrs'K. J. Egbo, 4 Ribble Avenue, Calderstones.


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Hill, Clitheroe, Hurst Green and Mitton. Anyone interested in


- t. Fifteen staff,- four, resi­ ‘ i


STAFF and residents of Calderstones Hospital will be taking part in a 20 mile sponsored walk on April 26th to raise money to buy , play equipment for


THREE members of Clitheroe Ladies’ Conser­ vative Group tried their hand at modelling during a fashion show by Jackie, of King Street. The show, held in the


Pendleton are awaiting a decision from the Secret­ ary of State and the County Council will short­ ly be issuing a notice for


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GORST — BROOKS


I elder son of Mr and Mrs B. Gorst, of Langshaw Drive, Clitheroe. Given away by her


posy of peach and cream silk flowers. Bridesmaid was Miss


b ro th er , Mr William Murphy, the bride wore a long pale cream chiffon gown with a lace frill round the boat neckline, sleeves and hem. There was a satin sash around the waist and she wore a cream hat trimmed with flowers. She carried a


| J. Murphy, of Woone Lane, Clitheroe, and the late Mr Murphy. The bridegroom is the


| Evelyn Brooks was mar­ ried to operational re­ search analyst Mr Ian Gorst, at Clitheroe United Reformed Church on Saturday. The b r id e is the youngest daughter of Mrs


A teacher at Edisford School, Clitheroe, Mrs


. a posy of cream and pink silk flowers.


Best man was Mr Clive


Photograph: Pye’s, Clitheroe.


Beechwood Avenue, Clitheroe.


the Stirk House Hotel, Gisburn, the couple left for a honeymoon in the Cotswolds. They are to live in


ducted by the Rev. J. D. Salsbury and organist was Mrs A. Kenyon. Following a reception at


Gorst, the bridegroom’s brother. Groomsman was Master Stephen Brooks, the bride’s son and ushers were Mr P. Cottam and Mr P. Charlton, the bridegroom’s cousin. The ceremony was con­


Susan Nightingale, the bride’s niece, who wore a long pale pink chiffon dress with cape sleeves and a flounced hem. She had a small circle of flow­ ers in her hair and carried


two large showroom win­ dows looking on to York Street. We are-currently engaged in investing to improve these facilities. It is not, therefore, to our advantage to have traffic diverted from our area. 3 — Lancashire County Council surveyors, the


A change of policy needed


dington will tell us just how many unemployed his colleagues are prepared to tolerate before positive, remedial action is taken.


G. F. PARKER, Clitheroe.


pitals are being closed for lack of funds — and it is even suggested that a tax is put on unemployment benefit —• then surely a change of policy is needed. I wonder if Mr Wad­


the Government to- take heed of the advice it is getting from all sections of the community. When schools and hos­


concluded that the re­ venue could have been raised by less inflationary means. I believe it is time for


about £l,150m would have been foregone if the duty on petrol and diesel had not been increased. Therefore, it can be


he presents, the Govern­ ment, using only the proposals I suggested, could raise £l,142m. He goes on to say that


the same access to statis­ tics as Mr .Waddington, but I will assume that those quoted are correct. According to the figures ‘


the British Government has the means to raise, or to distribute, the money needed to increase the personal tax allowance, al­ though it may not have the inclination. I have not, of course,


letter that my proposals alone would raise all the money necessary or that they were a separate entity divorced entirely from the re s t of the budget measures or from the rest of the British economy as a whole. It is indisputable that


I WOULD like to thank Mr David Waddington for replying to my letter, but he said nothing to allay my fears that the budget will create higher levels of inflation and unemploy­ ment. . I did not suggest in my


be a partner in the busi­ ness he mentions. 2 .— The business has


I FEEL it incumbent to reply, to Mr Gidlow who imputes that there is personal gain involved in the altera­ tions at the road junc­ tion in the Salford area of Clitheroe. 1 — Yes, I am proud to


: through ’the town. This layout is experimental. By slight alteration to the di­ mensions it can be im­ proved and what I said was that it should be given a fair trial. 4 — I have never been


cynical, as Mr Gidlow claims, about ei th er Clitheroe or its residents. The reverse is true. So much so that for over 30 years I have given many hours of my-/time and


. Council, the police and, to , some extent the Chamber : of Trade, have for several years considered ideas and suggestions to over­ come the problem of easing the flow of traffic


Ribble Valleyj'Borough hard cash ^towards- the


just the purpose the Sal­ ford construction is - de- signed to encourage. That road is the designated A59 and maintained by the county. 6 — Even Mr Gidlow


Borough Council along with the county council built the inner by-pass for


welfare of the town. I still do.';■ • 5— The. old Clitheroe


bypass could be made safer and there should be more definitive warning


town and rendering it safer. 7 — I agree that the


. signs for .the ■ very busy junctions.


admits that the recon­ struction has achieved its object of relieving the •


differing points of view, for. quite a number of people have approached me.


Clitheroe, Chamber of Trade.


.


Tories' lack of concern for supporters


a F AS interested in last week’s letters in the Advertiser and Times about Labour absten-


tions from the vote on the Bolton-by-Bowland school issue.


that the Conservatives on the Lancashire Education Committee have chosen to close this school and have


| voted into power. Bolton-by-Bowland has


' of the full committee, all of whom received invita­ tions to visit the school (along with stamped, ad­ dressed envelopes) only 17 had the courtesy to reply, all refusing. Only one member attended the open day. ' In private conversations


asked to see a map, so it would appear she did not know where Bolton-by- Bowland was.


the facts and the prompt­ ing of their own consci­ ences did not prevent the councillors from voting to close the school.


sign myself.. . . A FORMER CONSERVATIVE.


cillors’ abstentions were a disgrace, but the Conser­ vatives’ complicity was a greater one. Need you wonder why I


the public can expect from the Conservatives? Is this the care and concern they show their supporters? Yes, the Labour coun­


Is this the democracy


was observed by visitors in the gallery that the Conservative councillors did not bother to listen, but chatted among them­ selves. One woman councillor


However, ignorance of


school was being put by Canon Beaumont, Coun. David Coulston, etc., it


many members of the committee said they were convinced the decision to close the school was wrong, but not one of them spoke for the school at the committee meeting. While the case for the


received precious little. Out of 27 members of the Education Committee School’s sub committee, only three visited the school to gain first-hand knowledge. Out of the 50 members


I would have thought, had a right to expect support and some care and con­ cern from those they


spearheaded the campaign against it. The rural communities,


me that these are divert­ ing the public’s attention from the main culprits. Let it not be forgotten


However, it seems to


Keep music out of


the shops


• shoppers by some shop­ keepers. My reaction on entering such premises is to walk out again. I t happened in my


the unnecessary barrage of noise from radio sets and the like inflicted on


CLITHEROE has. always been considered to be a pleasant town in which to shop, but my recent ex­ perience was far from pleasant. My complaint is about


Lack of money stopped road scheme


IN your last issue it was stated that the redesigned layout at the Whalley Road-Queensway junction was first suggested by the Chamber of Trade two years ago. In fact, a scheme identi­


prove or disprove itself. SID MOORE, President,


some against the experi­ ment. I believe we should give it a little time to


Some are in favour and


cerned that there has been much thought by the authorities and by the Chamber on ways and means of solving this vexing problem; I am well a\Vare of the


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No perks to this job


decisions, but it is the clerk who carries them out.


still no perks attached to the job of clerk. The councillors make


Busy end of year for club


CLITHEROE Soroptimist Club president Miss Kath­ leen Hanson has been having a busy end to her year of office.


. Club members recently visited Helmshore Indust­ rial Museum and the Clitheroe team competing in -the “Call My Bluff’ quiz at- Nelson was nar­ rowly beaten in a tie­


breaker with the score six-all.


- .The stall on Clitheroe


m a rk e t on S aturday ra ised £100 for the charities fund,, part of which will be donated to a Soroptimist project to train women in Fiji in home economics.


public duty as president will be to join other mem­ bers in taking flowering plants as Easter gifts to


and Ribble Valley Hospice Fund. Miss Hanson’s last


also be given to the Blackburn, Accrington


Clitheroe Hospital pa­ tients..


■ -A,.-- - Part of the - money will .


up a. six-drawer chest and half a bedding box. The allowance is meant


would work for less than a reasonable salary. MARY JACKSON, Clerk, B i l l i n g t on P a r i s h Council. ;


Appeal is allowed


he and;three passengers were seriously - injured


upheld a submission ...by Mr David Hudson,- that the court could not;say there was no other expla­ nation,.-apart'- from - care­ less; driving, as the cause of the accident.:...... •


when his-car crashed into a wall a t . Slaidbum, was alio wed at • Preston Crown Court. Judge Keith, Dewhurst


AN appeal by - Edward John Wood, (24); of Queensway, Waddington, against--' convictions* by Clitheroe magistrates for careless driving,, "arising from an, incident in' which


work then you should be prepared to pay'for it. I doubt if Mr Guyer


storing files, forms and literature belonging to the council. In my case, these take


to reflect '.the cost of hiring a room for use as an office. If you expect good


are paid for having to open your door to any member of the parish who calls and having to deal with phone calls at any hour. They are also paid for


As for expenses, these


I WOULD like to reply to Mr Guyer’s letter regard­ ing a parish council clerk’s salary and allowances which appeared in last week’s paper. Believe me, there are


Ribble Valley licensee who advertises that his inn does not have back-


with many people since' and I have not-found one' who likes to shop against this noise. Indeed, there is one


butcher’s shop. I found it too much to discuss cuts and prices against a con­ stant background of. “Yeh, yeh, yeh,” so I made a trivial purchase and went elsewhere. I have discussed this,


ferred to Col. -Langford’s fairly recent letter and a senior member of the club — one who could be ex­ pected to have some spe-. cial knowledge of the matter — -stated that it had originally been in­ tended to make this type of junction when the inner bypass was constructed, but it was deferred be­ cause of financial string­ ency.


MARK LAWRENCE, 53 Brougham Street, Skipton.


On the march


MEMBERS of the Clitheroe Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament will be among thousands of people expected to take part in a trans-Pennine march between Leeds and M an ch e s te r a t the weekend.


people from the Clitheroe area went to London to add their voices to the 80,000 who gathered in Trafalgar Square to pro­ test about the proposed installation of American “cruise” missiles in Bri­ tain in 1983 and the re­ placement of Polaris by the new Tident' sub­ marines.


Kibble Valley Council not to make this area a, nuc­ lear-free zone sparked off a storm of local protest and numbers doubled.


programme outlined for 1981. But the decision by the


Votes probe


roll. The hearing start's at 10 a.m.


- Renewed


,Ril)ble . Valley Council’s Development Sub-Com­ mittee.; Previous 1 outline


, permissionvwas granted in 1978.


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OUTLINE permission for a house on,land adjacent


be a hearing in the council chambers at Clitheroe into the decision by elec­ toral registrations officer Mr Michael Jackson to bar the residents from the


THE controversy over whether or not more than 600 Calderstones Hospital residents should be given the right to vote will come a little closer to sol­ ution next month. On May 18th there will


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ticalities of making the. centre of Clitheroe in a pedestrian shopping pre­ cinct. . Iii the.-discussion I re­


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RIMINGTON Mem Institute glowed colour from the profi of flowers . and pi when the village Hor tu ral Society held annual show at weekend, attended crowds of visitors. The floral art se


was very well supp with some excellent rangements and co tionery classes, ii duced for the first t including one for a de- tive Easter cake. Only in the child classes were ent


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Woodcock, of Rimin' presented the tro and Mr Ernest Sed thanked everyone their help and suppor After the show,


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’ condition of the ga made it impossible f true conversion wit considerable renovatk


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