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THE gem of Lanca shire . . . that’s the Ribble Valley whose villages have scooped the majority of prizes in the county’s Best-Kept Village Competition. Ten awards out of the
three village sections and nin e d i f fe r e n t categories have been won locally, with the major honours going to Waddington as the champion village and Whalley for winning the large village class. It is a double success
for Waddington. Not only has it won the championship for the second time, but its Coronation Gardens have also come in for much praise, taking the premier award once again in the special fea tures section.
hat-trick of awards.' It pipped Warton to win the large village class (over 300 population) and both the Abbots Way play area and Mau reen Cookson’s shop were highly commended
Whalley picked- up a
in their respective sec tions. Wiswell was runner-
up to Little Eccleston in the small villages and its Coronation Gardens came equal second with Pottersford Farm cara van site, Billington, in the - special features class. Also among the hon
ours is Horrocksford Lime Company, Chat- bum, which beat 19 en trants to win the ac colade for an industrial or commercial site.
Making up the tally is St B a r th o lom ew ’s
C h u rch , C h ipping, highly commended for, the best-kept place of worship.
the Royal Lancashire Agricultural Society Rosebowl for a year and will receive a wooden seat.
Waddington will hold
. Parish Council chair man Mr Eric Edmond son was “over the moon” when he heard the result. “Due - credit goes to all the people who have worked so hard,” he said. “To win the award a second time is
something to be proud of.” Ribble Valley Mayor
like to congratulate everyone concerned,”, he said. “ I t is a great achievement by our vil lages and something else to look back on in our year of office.” Waddington has a his tory of success in the . competition, now in its
Coun. John I. Walmsley is proud, too, of his home village, Waddington, and delighted at the Ribble Valley’s efforts as a whole. “My wife and I would
,24th year. In 1975 it won the major village class and for the next two years, was runner up.
the championship and then had to stand down for a year, as it will have to do again next summer.
In 1979 it first won
well in the past, being runner-up in the major class in 1966 and win ning it in 1972, a year after gaining a special
Whalley has also done • continued on page 9 £65,000 repair job opposed
CIVIC HALL UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
Trinity Youth Centre whose members pre pared many types of games to keep the youngsters entertained. There were obstacle
races, a tug of war and several giant inflatables to jump on — all made by Trinity members.
HUNDREDS of youngs te r s converged on Clitheroe Castle Field on Saturday fo r the “great summer games day". It was organised by
The outdoor disco also proved very popular.
fund-raising exercise, just a chance to let local children have a great day out.
The event was 'not a
success that it is hoped to' make it ah annual occasion.
But it proved such a
of youngsters are lowing a fine time keeping a giant volley ball in the
In our picture a group
Teenager’s river
bank ordeal
POLICE have issued the description of- a man whom they wish to inter view in connection with the rape of a 17-year-old girl on the banks of the River Calder, near Whal ley, on Monday night. They want to talk to a
and white check shirt with the sleeves rolled up. A Lancashire police
AN in-depth inquiry has been recommended into the future role of Clitheroe’s Civic Hall, which faces repair bills approaching £100,000.
A sum of £65,000 is
needed to rebuild a wall with the prospect of another £20,000 on roof repairs. But this week a Ribble
Valley Council committee recommended that repairs to the back wall should not be carried out. The Policy and Re
fair-haired man of medium build, 5ft. 9in. tall and aged between 20 and 30. He was wearing a black
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spokesman said that the attack took place in day light and there was the possibility • someone may have seen the girl or something suspicious in the area. The attack took jilace at
6-50 p.m. as the girl was out taking pictures of the village. If anyone thinks they
can help in any way they should contact their local police station immedi ately. It is believed that the
son, attention was drawn to the need in the near future to re-slate the whole roof at a cost of
£20,000. The report stated that
the general condition of the building was quite good, with work having been undertaken over-the
sources Committee called for an urgent investiga tion into the hall’s future as an amenity, rather than just a cinema. * The committee further
recommended that while the investigation takes place, the, cinema should continue to operate, as now, until March 1983 at the very latest.
Decision Meanwhile, whatever is
needed will be spent on keeping the wall shored up.
The council had been
attacker followed the girl as she walked along a path leading from Ac crington Road to the Calder and struck when she reached a lonely spot. He hit her several
times on the side of the head and then raped her. It is thought he may
have parked at the Spring Wood picnic area near the Accrington Road traffic lights. On Tuesday and again
recommended by its Re creation Committee to carry out repairs to the wall. But the Policy Com mittee was not in favour until the whole future of the building had been looked into. A final decision on what
to do now rests with the full council when it meets a week on Tuesday, The problem of the
bulging rear wall came to light in January and . it was shored up at a cost of £1,500. A fortnight ago the Re
yesterday Task Force of ficers and detectives car ried out house-to-house inquiries and combed the scene of the attack. Det. Sgt Jim Oldcom,
head of Clitheroe CID, said that they wanted to catch the man In case he struck again. “The girl had no chance
past five years to eradi cate dry rot, woodworm and dampness in the base ment.
Loss
erated since the early 1920s and been run by the local authority since 1963. The 400-seater cinema
The Civic Hall has op
is being run at a loss of £19,000 a year and this was one of the points raised by Coun. Fred Green (Wilpshire) at Mon day’s Policy Committee meeting. He said that everyone
who visits the cinema is being subsidised at the rate of 80p. “In the present financial
climate I don’t think we should spend such a large sum. There are many more things in the Ribble Valley which warrant spending £65,000 on, rather than a cinema for a d im in ish in g viewing public," he said.
Duty
creation Committee re commended spending £60,000 to £65,000 on re p a i r s — a s te e l framework on new found ations and rebuilding of the wall. But in a report to the
committee, by Chief Ex ecutive Mr Michael Jack-
. waite (Clitheroe) consi dered it would be a terr ible loss to deprive Clitheroe of the cinema. “This is why the old
worth (Clayton-le-Dale) said the costs of the Civic Hall were “horrific.” “If it’s losing money it wants selling, not subsidising.”' Coun. Brian Braith-
borough council felt it ought to preserve at least
Coun. Geoffrey Ains
one of the town’s cinemas and make sure there
would always be one in Clitheroe.”
(Chatburn): “We inherited this building. We are the custodians and whether it is a good asset or a bad one, we have to do some-' thing about it."
Coun. Ted Boden
Coun. Jimmy Fell (Whal ley) who added: “It is well worth keeping. Our civic amenities in the Ribble Valley, compared to our neighbours, are quite neg ligible.”
He was supported by
(Wiswell) suggested that if the building was altered and new seating arrange ments made, it could be used for a variety of func tions, rather than just a •cinema.
Coun. Mrs Myra Clegg
(Clitheroe) added: “As an enlightened authority we have a duty to provide c e r ta in re c re a t io n a l facilities and it seems to me that a cinema is one of them.
Coun. B e r t Jo n e s Safe
are going to deprive people of this service. If we carry on, we won’t have any re c re a tio n amenities left.”
“If we don’t keep it, we
(Clitheroe) urged the council not to rush into a decision.
Coun. Tom Robinson Borough Health and . last.'
Housing Officer Mr Peter Gladwin told the commit tee, that the shoring had made the building safe, biit he would have to take advice on how long the temporary repairs would
Fortunately he did, de spite taunts and jibes from his friends, bar racking from his team mates in Chatburn FC and even an insistent
Staying silent for an hour may not seem much of an effort to most people — blit Peter’s friends and re latives reckoned it was impossible for him and they turned out in force to the Brown Cow Inn, Chatburn, to see if he could manage the feat.
CLITHEROE builder Peter Czapowski kept his mouth firmly shut for an hour last week — and raised £98 for charity.
A rousing cheer went up as the hour'ended and there was champagne on the house from the pub landlord Mr Colin Hardie.
. local radio reporter who could not get a word out of him.
Change of heart over Eshton
Terrace centre
THE Ribble Valley Council is likely to withdraw its objec tions to the plan to convert the former children’s clinic in Eshton Terrace, Clitheroe, into a re habilitation centre for Brockhall Hospital.
being recommended by a team of councillors who met. health officials at Brockhall to discuss the project.
The change of heart is
... th e ‘final total from sponsors and dona tions.
Mr Czapowski (33), of Langshaw D r iv e , Clitheroe, hoped to raise at least £70, so ; he was delighted by
Peter’s effort has en abled pub regulars to reach th e ir £1,000 target to buy and train a guide dog for the blind. They began fu n d -rais in g a f te r Christmas and in May handed over the first £500.
Top riding award for Paul (17)
ish Show Ponies’ Champ ionships, Paul Atkinson (17) led a field of 42 in the juvenile riding section to. take the winner’s trophy and the sash of honour. He gained top marks by
A SIXTH-FORMER at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School for Boys cantered off with a top riding award at Peterborough last week. Competing in the Brit
showing off the four paces of his horse, “Moonlight Serenade.” Paul, who has been
riding since he was three, is the younger son of Mr and Mrs Richard Atkin son, of Readwood Stables, Read. He has won dozens of
guards to reassure local residents — including a two-year trial period and the presence of a senior staff, member on the pre mises — will be attached to the plan when it is reconsidered by the coun cil’s Development Sub- Committee on October 8th.
As a result, four safe
of the building as a clinic would generate less traffic than might be the case if other interests took it over.
It was felt that the use
in the talks — Clitheroe’s Brian Braithwaite and Deputy Mayor Mrs Myra Clegg OViswell) — both said this week that they were happy with the scheme and asked resi d en ts to “ give i t a chance”.
Two of the councillors
satisfied with the revised arrangements and are hoping to have the centre in operation by the end of November.
Health officials, too, are
thority has power to ap prove its own scheme, it is obliged to seek the council observations, but obviously did not wish to proceed in an atmosphere of conflict.
Although the health au
awards, but this success is the most important of his riding career.
because the grass muffled his footsteps and the noise from the nearby weir made it impossible to hear anyone coming up. “Under the circumst
ances the girl is not too bad, but it must have been a terrible experience for her. Obviously her family is shocked and upset.
Hotel is spreading
A PLAN by the Spread Eagle Hotel, Sawley,- to introduce.-residential ac commodation for guests in a former storage barn next to the hotel has been approved by the Ribble Valley Council’s - Develop ment Sub-Committee. The building will consist
of eight bedrooms with private bathrooms, "with breakfast. being taken by guests in their rooms and main meals in the.existing hotel dining rooms.
IT was a proud moment for these Royal British Legion members on Sunday when the Clitheroe branch laid, up its second standard and dedicated a new one atthe Parish .Church. For a
full.report, see page three.
i t ’’ “ ^ ' '»> •'MS"*.*4' Legion s new standard on parade
signature protest petition from the Eshton Terrace area, the sub-committee opposed the plan on the grounds of road safety and because it was “un- neighbourly”.
After receiving a 250-
a change of heart, a spe cial sub-committee met health officials at Broc khall to try to iron out the problems.
But following a plea for The four safeguards
• are: • Use as a rehabilita
tion centre for a two- year trial period. While the purpose is rehabili tation,. it must be in the nature of as normal a household as poss ible, if this purpose is. to be achieved. , ■
• A senior member of staff on the-premises ‘
■ to deal with specific p o in ts of concern should any occur at,
. any time. Should there be major concern,' the
' and health authority at ■: any time.:/ '
■ • The six to; eight
; carefully selected as- appropriate ifor, that”
1 patients actually resid ing there being very
■ type of home. It is ; likely that two of these place will be for short- ■ term-stay, particularly.
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for children from the Clitheroe area. The aim would be that chil dren between the ages of 10 and 12 would make their home there, staying until the age of 16 or until they cease to be suitable for chil dren’s home family- type accommodation.
mises made to look as normal a house as possible.
• Visually, the pre
be just sympathy,” he said.
Coun. Mrs Clegg, chair
man of the Development Sub-Committee, who has supported the scheme all along echoed Coun. Braithwaite’s plea.
whose ward includes Eshton Terrace, told our reporter that he was satisfied with the health officials’ assurances and hoped the local residents would give the patients a fair reception.
Coun. Braithwaite,
assess what reaction to the centre will be, but I think ultimately there will
“It is very difficult to
erything will be all right. There is no way at all that these children could b e ' considered dangerous. If there was a problem, Brockhall would immedi a te ly w ith d raw th e youngsters,” she said.
“I am satisfied that ev
Administrator, Mr Geof frey Haynes, said that the council’s misgivings were due to a lack of and misin terpretation of informa tion.
The hospital’s Sector
about the trial period be cause we are confident that the centre will be a success,” he said.
“We are quite happy
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