10 Clitlieroe Advertiser and Times, January 22nd, 1981
Easter opening- for Castle
House museum
THE estimated cost of converting Clitheroe Castle House to a museum has risen by more than £1,500.
the rehabilitation work, Chief Architect and Plan ning Officer Mr Philip Bailey told the Ribble Valley Council’s Recrea tion and Leisure Commit tee that the cost had risen from £11,400 to £12,958.. It was decided to re
In a progress report on
be used to cover the extra cost. Some of the money could be used to provide a sign for the museum at the Castle gate. Additional display cases
commend to the Policy and Resources Committee that surplus bandstand in surance money, saved by choosing a more economi cally priced stand, could
‘Yes’ to barn
THE Ribble Valley Coun cil’s Development Sub- Committee has approved detailed plans to convert a barn at Colliers Farm,
Whalley Old Road, Bil- lington, into living accom modation.
and reception counter to the County Museum Offic er’s design (in order to take full advantage of grant aid) would cost £2,400, he said. He pointed out that
Council ‘passing death sentence’ on Tosside
TOSSIDE’S representative on the Ribble Val ley Council feels that councillors have passed a “death sentence” on the village by refusing an, outline plan to build five bungalows on land
behind the Dog and Partridge Inn.
A familiar figure in Whalley
there would be a saving of £345 on the builders’ work, but an increased expenditure of £549 on emergency lighting.
saving on the paintwork by taking advantage of the Youth Employment Scheme, but the overall architectural costs had in creased due to designing the display cases and counters and the addition al supervision needed. He added that the extra
There could also be a
A FAMILIAR figure to generations of customers at the former Gregory’s
chemist shop, Whalley, Mrs Harriet Gregory has died at her home at the age of 81. Mrs G reg o ry , of
' Coun. Mrs Joyce Lil- burn says that Tosside — which faces the closure of
its 16-pupil school under county council economy cuts — could now cease to exist as a community be cause the building plan has been thrown out, on the recommendation of council officers. At a meeting of the De
velopment Sub-commit tee, she pleaded with councillors not to reject
Limefield Avenue, Whal ley, was the widow of the late Samuel Gregory, who ran the shop which is now the village post office. . She was born in Bolton
work had delayed comple tion of the conversion but by working closely with County Museum staff a programme of paintwork outstanding would be stag gered with the movement of exhibits. Mr Bailey said he ex
pected the museum to be open by Easter. Coun. Brian Braith-
waite (Clitheroe) said he was most impressed with the work that had been carried out.
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Traffic jam at crossing
AN electrical fault caused the Continental-style level crossing in Eshton Ter race, Clitheroe, to jam twice in two days. As a safety measure,
the fault was put right. But the same thing hap
the barriers block the road automatically in the event of a fault, explained a British Rail spokesman. They first jammed on
Thursday afternoon and were operated manually for a couple of hours until
pened the following morn ing, with workmen again having to be called to carry out repairs. Said the spokesman:
“Unfortunately from the road users’ point of view, the b a r r ie rs blocked Eshton Terrace and traf fic had to be diverted. We now hope the fault has been repaired and will not cause any more prob lems.”
Mixed menu
; biscuits and Australian 1 wine all helped to make i th e Ribble Valley
: BORSCH soup, Hunga rian goulash, cheese and
Rotaract Club’s Interna tional evening go with a
I swing. Guests at the evening,
i which was organised by I the club’s
| eluded representatives from the Rotary Clubs
tional committee, in-
: of Clitheroe and Ribbles- dale, Clitheroe Round Table and Ladies’ Circle and o th e r Rotaract Clubs in the Pendle
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international flavour, Clitheroe YFC member John Hartley gave a talk on his recent trip to Au stralia under a Silver Jubilee award scheme.
And to keep up the Hurst Green
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vented many people from attending Hurst Green Over 60s annual meeting in the Memorial Hall and only 18 members were present. After reports by the
Low numbers Inclement weather pre
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REHEARSALS are now well underway for Clitheroe Parish Ch u r c h Ama te u r Operatic and Drama tic Society’s produc tion of “Gigi,” to be staged in the Parish Hall in February. The tit le role of
McDonald, with Jim Parker, as Honore and Ja ne t Cowgi l l as Mamita. Terry Burgoyne will
Gigi, played in the film version by Leslie Caron, will be taken by
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play Gaston and the role of Aunt Alicia wi l l be t ak en by
No L-plates
FOR using a motorcycle without L-plates in Edis- for.d Road, Clitheroe, Andrew Proctor (17), of
Chew Mill Farm, Billing- ton, was fined £25, with £5 costs at Clitheroe. In a letter he explained
. the paintwork and he had not noticed that the plates had been removed.
that the machine was fitted with plates when he bought it in August. It had been taken to a garage for attention to
Thelma Hatrison. The impressive line
up of songs in the show, which will run for a week from Feb ruary 21st, includes French entertainer Maurice Chevalier’s most famous number, "Thank heaven for little girls." Producer Barbara
Vehicle left without'.lights
Scattergood has been busy putting the cast through their paces at twice-weekly rehear sals for some time. Pictured at rehear
FOR parking a Land, Rover in Clitheroe Road, Thornley-with-Wheatley, after dark without lights, John Arthur Alpe (49), of New L au n d F arm , Whitewell, was fined '£15, with £5. co s ts , a t Clitheroe. Prosecutor Mr Graham
sal are members of the cast and chorus with Michael Brooks at the piano.
CHANGING ROOMS
THE Ribble Valley Coun cil’s Development Sub- Committee has approved an application by Riming- ton Recreation Associa tion for the building of a changing room block on land off Back Lane, Rimington. The accommodation will
Gertson said the vehicle was left on the nearside of. the road, without lights' and there was an acci dent.
ing) said the vehicle had been parked on the road during daylight because the car park of a nearby hotel was full. Most of the vehicle was on a grass verge and only about 12 inches on the carriage way. Other vehicles had passed easily.
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comprise two sets of changing rooms, two sets of showers, toilets and a large equipment store.
EMPRESS Squash Club players will be taking a rest from matches on Saturday when they hold a jumble sale in Clitheroe Lower Parish Hall, start ing at 1 p.m. Anyone is welcome.
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the plan. . “We are try in g to
and lived for eight years in America. She and her husband moved to Whal ley in 1949. Mrs Gregory was a
infuse a little bit of life into the village,” she said. “Tosside badly needs a centre and more people in the core and it needs this kind of encouragement.
member of Whalley P a r ish Church, the M o th e rs ’ Union and Women’s Institute. The funeral service at
sing a death sentence on Tosside. There is no point in having a village if it is going to be allowed to
“You are virtually pas
die.” She attacked the “nega
the Parish Church on Tuesday was followed by cremation at Accrington. Mrs Gregory leaves
three daughters, Ruth, Rosalind and Kathleen, and a son-in-law, Michael.
Helping the disabled
THE Ribble Valley Coun cil’s Recreation and Lei sure Committee is to sup port the International Year of the Disabled by sponsoring events during the year. . Members will put for
Dennis Black said: "I would like to think that during the next 12 months you will put forward ideas for possible events to be sponsored by the council, such as making use of the Ribblesdale Pool and Lon- gridge Sports Centre.
tive a t t i tu d e ” of the Ribble Valley planners and said local people were very angry about it.
because Tosside is not connected to the main sewerage system. Ef fluent disposal needs a septic tank and officials think this could prove dangerous, with the nearby Stocks reservoir providing drinking water.
The plan was rejected
ward suggestions for dis cussion at their next meeting, on March 3rd. Borough Engineer Mr
head of the village school support the plan, which they see as the only hope of sav in g th e axe- threatened school. Two of the known prospective oc cupiers of the new proper ty have children and it was felt the school could be retained if there were a few more youngsters living in the area.
Local residents and the
Chief Architect and Plan ning Officer Mr Philip Bailey said he had been told by the County Educa tion Committee that the development would make no difference at all to the school’s future.
But Ribble Valley’s
village was undesirable for traffic reasons and amounted to “sporadic de velopment” in a rural area, which the planners were trying to avoid.
Further housing in the
Looking for youngsters
of quality
THE search is on to find the Ribble Valley’s''top youngsters. Ribble Valley Mayor
Coun. Miss Agnes Melling is looking for three boys 'or g i r ls who have achieved distinction in any sphere of public activity, sport, work or study or promoted the welfare and reputation of the valley. The award scheme was
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the aim of the scheme was to promote the participa tion of young people in voluntary, social and public work of all kinds and to encourage them in the development of local and national pride. The winners will each
receive an engraved glass goblet. Last year’s top boy and
girl were 18-year-olds Peter Fielding, of Fair- field Drive, Clitheroe, and Alison Brewer, of Green Drive, Clitheroe.
Fencing
AN application to build an eight-foot high wire niesh fence around allotment gardens at a site off Prim rose Street, Clitheroe, has been approved by the Ribble Valley Council’s Development Sub-Com mittee.
Bridge winners
WINNERS at last week’s game at Clitheroe Bridge Club were NS — Mrs-J. Martindale and Mr A. Woollin, Mrs Ainsworth
and Mrs Wilson. EW — Mr F. Walker and Mrs Russell, Mr Jennings and Mr R. Atkinson.
Approved
THE Ribble Valley Coun cil’s Development Sub- Committee has approved a plan to build a house on land next to York House, Snodworth Road, Langho, despite objections from the parish council.
Ribblesdale goal glut
RIBBLESDALE School, Clitheroe, began its 1981 football fixtures with convincing wins over West Craven.
secretary and treasurer, the officers were re elected. A small whist and
' — L ad ies : Mrs A. j Haworth. Gents: Mrs H. ; Ainsworth. Dominoes: Mr ; F. Brown, Mrs A. Hay- I hurst. Competition: Mrs ; W. Bailey.
domino drive was then held. Whist winners were
, The first year team was' ably led by Darren Tom kins and Sean McCullough who each grabbed a hat tr ic k , fu r th e r goals coming from Tim Dawson and Paul Rushton. With goalkeeper Jason Middle- ton almost frozen in the Ribblesdale net, the traf fic was all one way for a final score of 10-1. The second year also
A FAVOURITE meeting place in Sabden came back to life this week when the Parish Institute reopened after a lapse of several years. With facilities for bil
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liards, darts and table tennis, it could well prove popular with villagers. In its hey-day the insti
tute had two billiard tables and was one of the focal points of village life. In future it will open
every Tuesday, Wednes day and Thursday for adults and on Friday evenings for the 12 to 16 age group. The Vicar of Sabden,
the Rev. Denis McWilliam and a group of volunteers have been busy for sever al weeks restoring the in stitute, which is in St Nicholas’s Church Hall. Old pews’ and one of the
billiard tables have been sold to make way for new equipment and the re maining table has been re
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provided by Phil Barton and his marionettes arid a formation disco danc ing group of Preston. Mr Ken Proctor, ■; a member of staff at Cal-
■ caused by hay dust
FARMERS are being warned to guard against contracting respiratory disease when handling last year’s , hay crop to feed animals. In a report, the Gov
ernment’s; Agricultural In spectorate said that be cause of wet conditions the1 crop was generally a poor one and much of it will have heated and gone
; could lead to' the disease ; known as “farmers’ lung”. The report urges the
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tell their doctors if they have been working in dusty conditions.
Barn conversion
.conversion', of - the ground floor for residential use.
:The Barn, Chapel Walk,. Newton, including the
THE Ribble Valley Coun cil’s Development Sub- Committee has approved proposed' alterations at
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without reply. Alex Frankland scored
notched a 10-1 victory with attack after attack. When the defence was called into action it coped well and Stephen Roberts had a good game. Scorers were Peter Washbrook (2), Michael Leigh, Graham Howe, Craig Newton (2), Alan Hay- dock (2), Stewart Hickling
the third year extended a fine unbeaten run in a convincing fashion. Daren Holden scored both goals in an interval lead of 2-1. West Craven were kept on the rack and three more goals were added
(2). In difficult conditions,
blesdale fourth year side led to West Craven taking the lead. However, after good work by Alan Blenk- inship, a 25-yard shot by Mark Rawson put them on terms and just before half-time Lee Burgess chipped the ball over the keeper for a 2-1 lead. In steadily worsening
after a memorable solo effort, and in a good all round team effort Howard Linford and Andrew Gower provided the other goals. A mistake by the Rib
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John Tither put Ribbles dale back in front after a fine run down the line by Stephen McCullough. Pat rick Anderton made it 4-2 at the finish as the result of an error by the home keeper.
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