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Sad day for two village schools


IT is a sad week for village education in the .Ribble Valley, with two schools clos­ ing today and a third shaping- up for the next stage of the fight to avoid a similar fate. After more than 100


ness,” said the Rev. John Cole, pnest-in-charge of All Saints Church, -Pend­ leton, ‘ “ al th o u g h , of course, there is a great air of sadness.”


years, the axe falls on the schools at Bashall Eaves and Pendleton and a number of emotional spe­ cial ceremonies are being held to mark the closures. But the mood at neither


church tonight will take the form of a thanksgiving for what the school has done for the village over


A farewell service in


the past 144 years. Headmistress Mrs


connections, with the school are invited to attend.


16 pupils, eight of whom are starting secondary school next term. The re­ mainder will be educated at Barrow School, two Clitheroe primary schools or privately. At the 119-year-old


The final roll stood at


school is despondent. “We are long past any bitter­


Peggie Tetlow has written a very moving song about the closure which' the chil­ dren will sing. All former pupils and staff and those with past


the closure. Yesterday took the


form of a final sports day for the 21 pupils, who re­ ceived a Bible each and were treated to a farewell


party. . ■ _ . Those who are not


Bashall Eaves • School, headmistress Mrs Patricia Jenkins said the children were being encouraged to look forward to their new schools rather than dwell on the “deep sadness” of


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going on to secondary education next term will mainly be divided bet­ ween Waddington and West Bradford, with indi-' vidual pupils also going to Edisford and Slaidburn. Meanwhile, the Bolton-


by-Bowland action com­ mittee fighting to prevent the scheduled closure of


their school next summer have criticised “delaying tactics” by the county council which they feel may already have ham­ pered their campaign.


school’s intended closure were published by the county council last week and the village action committee now has eight weeks in which to prepare an appeal to the Secretary of State for Education, Mr Mark Carlisle. But as c om m i t te e


Official notices of the


spokesman Mr John Murray explained, the


Bolton-by-Bowland pa­


rents, teachers and gover­ nors believed that the notices would be served by July 1st, when they could begin the latest stage of their campaign.


“The final decision to


close the school was taken by the full county council on May 9th, but the notices didn’t appear until July 9th and then it was only on the noticeboards in o u r v i l la g e and Holden,” said Mr Murray, adding that the governors


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HOLIDAY BOATING TRAGEDY


Grindleton man drowned


A 60-YEAR-OLD Grindleton man was drowned in a holiday boating accident on Monday in which his four companions


Ke e p in g cool was a problem on Friday, but not for pupils Louise Case (11) of Princess A v en u e , and J a n e S c h o l e s ( 1 1 ) , o f Claremont Avenue, at the annual summer fete at Brookside School, Clitheroe. Louise ( lef t) and


school grounds, a t ­ tracted about 600 vis­ itors and was the most successful so far, rais­ ing £380 for the funds. It was organised by a group of parents and teachers. Pupils gave a display


ised by the pupils. The fete, held in the


Jane bravely faced the water in a game organ­


of Scottish dancing and a p re sen ta t io n was


Brigade took along an engine for spectators to examine and there were p lan t, c ak e , book, b r in g -a n d -b u y and white elephant stalls, pony r ides, quoits , hoop-la, putting, bowls and a trampoline.


made to their teacher, M i s s D o r e e n Hetherington. C l i t h e r o e F i r e


by skiff to join a luxury cruiser anchored off the Irish coast for the return trip to Scotland when the boat overturned just 10 yards from safety. Four of the men man­


were rescued. They were being taken


about 10 minutes the men were rescued by lifeboat.


aged to swim to the wait­ ing vessel or cling to the upturned skiff, but the body of Mr Robin Wolfen- den, of Meadowside, was later recovered from the water. A post mortem on Tuesday established that Mr Wolfenden, a foreman fitter for Horrocksford Lime, had drowned.


news to his widowed mother, Mrs Every Wol­ fenden (83), with whom he and his brother lived.


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Now it’s Doctor Linda


NOTTINGHAM Universi­ ty student Linda Monta­ gue, of Abbey Road, Whalley, has graduated in medicine, gaining her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of S u rg e ry degree after a five-year course. She begins a job next


month as junior house physician at Burton Road Hospital,- Dudley, in the West Midlands. Dr Montague, a former


pupil of Notre Dame School, Blackburn,, is the only daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Montague. She is interested in


walldng and was presi­ dent of the Nottingham University Youth Hostel­ ling Society.


ROYAL British Legion branches from all over the Ribble Valley celebrated the diamond jubilee of the ex-servicemen’s move­ ment with a parade and commemorative service at Clitheroe Parish Church. Local branches of the


tional body in : 1921 ..and the service commemo­ rated both the national and Ribble Valley a n ­


Legion were - s e t up almost immediately after the formation of the na-


: Band and augmented by i; members of the local un­ iformed organisation, the parade made its way from the war memorial in the Castle grounds to the


niversaries. Led by Slaidburn Silver


. Vicar of Clitheroe, Canon John Hudson, conducted the'service.. The lesson was read by


parish church, where the


Clitheroe Mayor Couh. Bob Ainsworth, who is- president of the town’s British Legion branch. After the service, the


parade returned to the Royal British Legion


Club, Whalley Road, with Ribble Valley Mayor, Coun. John Walmsley and the presidents of various local branches taking the salute at the Castle gates.


I Legion members are


pictured ‘at th e war memorial in the Castle grounds before setting off -for the parish church.


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A Royal souvenir


NEWSPAPERS will be on sale as normal next week, including your Advertiser and Times, which will co n ta in a sp e c ia l bonus — an eight- page pull-out feature o n t h e R o y a l Wedding. Included are arti­


CRUISER


cles about P r in c e Ch a rles and Lady Diana', preparations for the great day, a timetable of the pro­ cession and a map of the route it will take.


with Mr Wolfenden were Mr Norman Hall, a build­ ing contractor, of West View, Clitheroe; Mr Geoff Lawson, of Fairfield Drive, Clitheroe, who is a director of Lawson and Ellis, haulage contractors, Grindleton; Mr Ian Crook, of St Paul’s Close, Low Moor; and Mr Arthur Metcalfe, landlord of the Buck Inn, Grindleton. The party left Clitheroe


Thrown into the sea


Both Mr Crook and Mr Metcalfe were taken to a local hospital where they were treated for expo­ sure. The party is due back in


Clitheroe today. Mr W o lfenden, a


Mr Wolfenden


s id e ,” said the RUG spokesman. “When the skiff was


only about 10 yards from the cruiser, it overturned and the occupants were thrown into the water. “It is still a mystery


bachelor, was born in Bolton-by-Bowland and was the eldest of a family of 10. • He was educated at the village school and at Rib­ blesdale. During the second world war he served with the Sherwood Foresters and the Royal Engineers.


why the skiff overturned as the water was calm at the time.” All the men were asked


to stay overnight in Ulster while police took statements about the inci­ dent. They returned to Scotland on xTuesday


at the weekend for Port- patrick, South West Scot­ land, to go sea-angling on Mr Hall’s cabin cruiser. On Monday they de­


Portpatrick, Mr Crook told our reporter that the boat was swamped by in­ coming waves and over­ turned, trapping non- swimmer Mr Metcalfe underneath. Mr Crook said that he


night. From their hotel in


cided to join six others who had chartered a luxury cruiser on a one- day trip to Donaghadee, a small fishing port and tourist attraction 20 miles from Belfast.


Ulster Constabulary at Donaghadee said that be­ cause of its size, the cruiser had to anchor 200 yards offshore and the captain planned to ferry the passengers on board


A member of the Royal


cluding the five from Clitheroe, went on the first trip while the other four waited on the quay-


by skiff. “Eight passengers, in­


Anzio campaign in Italy and after being captured by the Germans spent two years in a number of pris oner-of-war camps. A f te r th e war he


He took part in the


Seeking a place in the sunshine


IN a bid to find better able to supply details of orn factory will be closed weather manv Ribble


are off this weekend to the sunspots of Spain, Greece, Yugos­ lavia and Portugal. The most adventurous


v X v lioUdavmXrs places of interest and Atkinson’s and Bowker Vailey noliaaymaKers F


services, sports facilities, for both weeks, and at . , Ribb] Brothers, skeleton staffs


where to eat in the Ribble Valley.


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booking, according to Al- thams Travel Service, is to C h in a an d th e Clitheroe Travel Agency - has a customer bound for Bangkok. The decrease in air


fares has meant that more people can now afford to v is i t such places as America. Nearer home, coach


summer season. Ribblesdale Pool begins


will be operating. There should be


throughout the week and Er,?J)Jem ^or shoppers, on Saturdays during the Clitheroe and District


'Edisford recreation area will be open from 10-30 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week.


tours are popular, espe­ cially to the South Coast, Devon, Cornwall, East­ bourne and Folkestone. Hodder Bus services


are preparing for a busy, will be Qpen on the usual fortnight, with day tri^s


n u u u e i uud


worked for a number of y e a r s a t Low Moor Garage before moving to Horrocksford as a fitter.


SHOCK


ducked under and man­ aged to pull Mr Metcalfe to the surface and hold on to him. He was aided by Mr Lawson, who had managed to clamber on top of the boat, and another man. Meanwhile, Mr Hall and


sented with a watch by the company for 25 years’ service. He was a keen fisherman and had made several sea-angling trips to Scotland.


Last year he was pre


' separating-them from the cruiser. “Norman managed to


Mr Wolfenden decided , to try to swim the 25 yards


make i t , b u t Robin seemed to. give, up about six feet from the boat and. started to float back to­ wards us," said Mr Crook. “We managed to lift


him on top of the skiff, but he seemed to be pretty far gone.” After hanging on to their upturned craft for


shock when we heard that Robin had been drowned,” said one of his younger brothers, Mr Neville Wolfenden, of Meadowside, Grindleton. “He was a strong swim­ mer and there is a possi­ bility that he could have struck his head when the boat went over.” A n o th e r b a ch e lo r


“We got a tremendous


to Wales, the Lakes, the Dales and old favourites Blackpool, Morecambe and Southport. There’s also a special


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days untuiil^5 ; p.m., closed for


day


Chtheroe Civic Hall will be


o


p u u . the


trip to London for the Royal Wedding, leaving from Clitheroe on July 28th at 10-20 p.m. and returning, the following evening. For those' staying at


but uuu first


week of the holidays. It will be business


normal at the Council Of­ fices in Church Walk and the weekly refuse service will be maintained; Clitheroe’s two main in­


home, the Tourist Infor­ mation Centre, Church Walk, Clitheroe, will be


dustries, Ribblesdale Cement and ICI, will function as usual. Trutex head office and


Possible site for new library


A LANCASHIRE County Council committee is again to look into the possibility of buying Stanley House, Clitheroe, for the site of a new


'C r em a to r ium on Saturday.


brother, David (41), who also lives with his mother and works as a television engineer, was to have gone on the trip but cried off at the last minute be­ cause of pressure of work. A funeral service will be held at Accrington


library. The building, was origi- At its meeting last


ible use as a library, police or fire station or a multi-purpose day-care centre. But it was decided not


nally offered to the county week, however, the coun­


council in April for poss- ty’s finance sub-committee heard that the property, owned by the Roman Catholic Church, had come back on the market after a deal with builders


to buy because of lack of cash.


Old soldiers on parade


fell through. Members were told that


there was a pressing need for improved lib ra ry facilities in Clitheroe and suitable town centre sites very rarely became avail­ able. As Stanley House is a


listed building, it would be necessary to obtain consent to demolish it, but if permission was not given, it should be poss­ ible to incorporate it into the development. The committee referred the matter to the library and leisure committee, which next meets on September


3rd. Last year, a Clitheroe


vstruct housing on the Lowergate, site, but this was refused. Borough planning chief Mr Philip Bailey , said that residen­ tial development of the site would only be consi­ dered if. the building was


building firm applied to the Ribble Valley Council for permission to demolish Stanley House and con-


W retained. .


Jubilee Mill will remain open, though the Henth-


post offices will be closing for various parts of the fortnight, Clitheroe’s main post office in King Street will be open as normal. 'Libraries in the area


Although many sub­


its summer hours from Monday, opening from 10 a.m. and the nearby pitch and putt course at the


Chamber of Trade presi­ dent Mr Sid Moore said the arrangements would be similar to last year, with most shops remain­ ing open. “‘Clitheroe used to


become a ghost town in the holidays but this doesn’t apply now,” he said.


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Susan Jackson was the centre of atten­ tion at Trinity Youth Club’s 18th birthday party. Members past and p re s e n t went along to celebrate the “coming of age” and here some of the 290 c u r r e n t members toast the club’s future


success. Susan is third from


left in the middle row and at the back is leader Geoff Jackson, one of the founders. More details, page 6.


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THERE were 942 applic­ ants in the Ribble Valley on the council house wait­ ing list at the end of June. This compares with 895 at the end of March.


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