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Catchment area ‘ plot ’ denied


A CLAIM that the county council is plotting to under­ mine the Ribble Val­ ley’s selective educa­ tion system has been strenuously denied


this week. Tosside woman Mrs


Pauline Brown, the leader of the Save our Schools group, which fought to preserve Clitheroe’s grammar schools, now believes the county council is using an “ underhand strategy” by proposing to alter its catchment


Such changes, and the


abolit ion o f Ribble Valley as an education district, would, the group fears, not only destroy selective educa­ tion, but the area’s soc ia l and cultural fabric. The alarm bells are


ringing because of prop­ osals — to be discussed by the Education Com­ mittee on Tuesday — to reshuffle the district education offices. To save cash, it is in­


tended to relegate the Ribble Valley District office to a sub-office with the area split three


ways between Preston, Blackbu,rn and Hynd- bum.


However, Mrs


Brown’s group feels it would be very easy and logical to make a corres­ ponding adjustment to the catchment areas. Adds Mrs Brown:


“Administration, district boundaries and catch­ ment areas are synony­


mous. “This idiotic scheme is


a most sure way of en­ suring that the grammar school rolls will fall.” The group believes


that the sub-office sug­ gestion for Clitheroe is a


sop to hardliners and would be inadequate. Its own suggestion is to widen the schools’


' catchment areas to avoid a reduction of numbers.


In the absence of the


county education “chief’, County Coun. Mrs Josephine Farrington, the Advertiser and Times contacted the vice-chairman of the Education Committee, County Coun. Tom Sharratt.


He said it was the


first he had heard of any plans to change the catchment areas and tot­


ally refuted any sugges­ tion that the idea had been already discussed at county or any other


level. The Ribble Valley


District Education Of­ ficer, Mr David Staton, declined to comment on the question of revised catchment areas. A c co rd in g to Mi-


Frank Shuttleworth, secretary of the National Union o f Teachers’ county executive, such a suggestion was “ pure speculation” at this stage. He said, though, that his members would be


keeping a close eye on the situation because new catchment areas were often a consequ­ ence of an administra­ tion reshuffle.


G At next Tuesday’s


meeting of the County Education Committee, a question will be asked on behalf of local County Coun. John Watson, who is con­ cerned to know why ■ the Ribble Valley Dis­ trict Education Liaison Committee was not consulted or even told about the education office closure.


Lorry firm’s move comes under fire


THE first application by a haulage firm to set up business on the Salthill industrial estate, Clitheroe, is being opposed by


people who live nearby. stores for the repair and


An outline application


by A. J. A. Smith Trans­ port will be considered to­ night by the Ribble Valley Council’s Develop­ ment Sub-Committee. And the outcome will be watched with keen inter­ est by other local haulage firms which, over the years, have been pressed to move their businesses from the town itself.


A total of £700,000 —


the bulk coming from Government grants — has been spent reclaiming- the disused Salthill quarry and creating the 10-acre industrial estate. But residents of Green


IT WAS great fun for nine-year-olds Laura Woods, of Whalley, and Sarah Jameson, of Bil-


lington, leading the fancy dress parade at Saturday’s strawberry fair at Whalley.


four years as part of general fund-raising by the Church of England Child ren’ s S o c ie ty ,


The fair, held every


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berry tarts, the fancy dress was a big draw for the children, who were disguised as all kinds of things, from nursery rhyme characters to Rubik cubes and robots. Prize winners were:


Under 5 — Melissa Whitehope, Max Wild, Nicola Thompson. 5-7 — Ruth Clarke, Clare Barton, Paul Pilkington. Over 8 — Laura Woods, Jason Wearden, Richard


Phillips.


‘Cheap meat’ warning by police


POLICE are warning Ribble Valley butchers to be on their guard against men offering cheap meat for sale, following an early morning raid on an abattoir on Tuesday. The carcases of six pigs


and 20 lambs valued at £1,200 were taken when thieves broke into the premises of Heywood Slaughterers, Wiswell


Moor. ‘


A C l ith e ro e CID spokesman said that an attempt could be made to sell the meat to butchers. “ If any approach is


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Drive fear that the noise and fumes associated with haulage businesses will make their lives intoler­


able. The Salthill scheme has


also involved considerable landscaping, creation of a


nature trail and a new road which will ultimately carry traffic between the Pimlico link road and Up-


brooks. | Offices


| Smith’s lost its site on the Clitheroe railway sid­ ings to make way for the new Booth’s supermarket and has since been in­ volved in much controver­ sy in efforts to continue in


1 business locally. At Salthill, the firm


wants to put up new of­ fices, service bays and


sale of vehicles. It is also proposed to carry out dis­ mantling and fabrication


work. This would be on a site


in the north-eastern corner of the estate — the


first left-hand plot when entering from the link


road. One Green Drive resi­


dent, who asked not to be named, is concerned about


noise in the early hours. L ow e r rates


“We are already able to


hear traffic on the bypass, so any noise from the lor­ ries in the quarry, which is only 100 yards from our back gardens, would be far worse,” she said.


“We already have the


comings and goings of ICI, Tarmac, Ribblesdale Cement and Dugdale’s vehicles and a lorry park on our doorstep would mean we are virtually suiTounded by industry,” she added. Mr Derek Noble, of


number 27, says he would expect a big reduction in rates for having to put up with any nuisance. “This used to be a nice


quiet area and the old quarry gave a lot of plea­ sure to people out walk­ ing,” he said. The changes at the


quarry in recent times have not been greeted with enthusiasm by Mrs


Welcome home


FLAGS and bunting are be ing flown in Kay Street, Clitheroe, to wel­ come home 22-year-old Ian Howell from the Falk-


lands. Ian, who was uninjured


in an attack on his ship, HMS Glamorgan, was ex­ p e c ted to ar r ive in


Clitheroe yesterday, after landing at Brise Norton. His homecoming could


not have been better timed, for today is his wi fe Karen’ s 19th birthday. Ian is a marine en­


E ls ie A n d e r ton , of


number 28, who remem­ bers the day when nearly 50 species of wild flowers could be found growing in


the quarry. She is upset that the


council has only informed residents living nearest to the site about the plan and fears that people who live at the other end of Green Drive may not hear about the proposal until it is too late to object.


But according to Mr


Philip Bailey, the council’s Chief Planning and Tech­ nical Officer, there is no rule which says a council has to automatically notify people about every plan­ ning application.


C o s t / The residents most af­


fected had been notified, he said, but in deciding how many to inform/ the question of time and i cost


had to be considered by the council.


“Speedy decision^ are j


wanted these day^ by central government on planning matters,” he


added. No objections to the


proposal have been re­ ceived from the county surveyor, the North West Water A u th o r ity > or Clitheroe Town Council.


& Another Clitheroe


haulage firm is hoping soon to be on the move. Mr Thomas Hickley,


whose firm at present op­ erates from a site in Bawdlands, has applied to the Ribble Valley Council for permission to use part of premises owned by the textile firm Designstyle. The site off Taylor


gineer mechanic and has been serving in the Royal Navy for five years.


Street ' would be used partly as a garage repair and fitting shop and as a depot for heavy plant and haulage vehicles.


THE Ribble Valley Coun­ cil is being asked tonight for its observations on a county proposal to build a new fire station on land at P r in ce s s Avenue Clitheroe.


The 1.4 acre site, which


used to be occupied by temporary council offices, was originally earmarked in the Town Plan for housing. The proposal will be discussed tonight by the Ribble Valley’s Planning and Transportation Com­ mittee, which declined to alter the town plan to in­ clude the station following last October’s inquiry. The county wants to re­


place the existing building in 1984-85 with a two-bay fire station. The present one, built in 1935, is con­ sidered too small for pre­ sent needs.


Tots * zoo trip marks Royal birth -- --------uu .


made to a butcher — or anyone else for that matter — they should get in touch with us,” he said. Thieves gained entry to the premises by tearing


off a door panel. The break-in was discovered by employees reporting for work at 6 a.m. on Tuesday.


Bottle bank


RIBBLE Valley’s new bottle bank is due to be delivered within the next fortnight and will be av­ ailable to the public before the end of the month, the council’ s Public Works and -Health Committee was told at its meeting on Tuesday. It will be sited in Booth’s supermarket car park in


Station Road.


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RIBBLE Valley anglers are keeping their fin­ gers crossed that a vis­ iting “ fisherman” has left the area before de­ pleting stocks of trout- and salmon.


They hope that recent f l o o dwa t e r in the Ribble may have en­ couraged him to return to his normal fishing beat in the estuary.


The unwelcome visitor, a grey seal, was seen diving and surfacing on the river between Dinckley and Mitton last Wednesday and Thursday.


It is believed that the rain-swollen river may


have encouraged the creature to swim over 20 miles inland — the fur the s t poin t on record that a seal has been spotted on the Ribble.


ROYAL births don’t happen every year, so when the new prince, arrived, West Bradford Guides felt they must mark the occasion in the Ribble Valley. They decided that the


Ribble Valley baby born in the Borough at the time nearest to the Royal youngster’s arri­ val would be presented


with a layette basket. So when K a t ie


Louise Pinder made her appearance, less than 2J, hours after Britain’s most famous youngster, she received a layette basket for her possessions. Katie — who at 7lb.


2oz. was an ounce heavier than the new prince — is the first


Parish backs plan to re-site historic pew


A PROPOSAL to re-site the 300-year-old caged pew at Whalley Parish Church has received the backing of the majority of parishioners. The '


Councillors look at fire station plan


Michael Ackroyd, would like to see the pew, consi­ dered to be one of the finest of its kind in the c o u n t r y , moved to another part of the church to create more room for the choir vestry. Of those people con­


vicar, the Rev


sulted in a poll, 121 sup ported the idea, with 48


.saying no. This result now gives


the church’s PCC a direc­ tive to ask an architect to prepare an estimate for


the scheme. Writing in this month’s


parish magazine, PCC secretary Mr Robert Spenceley says: “We feel it is very important that a change like this should be professionally prepared and earned out. These pr opo s ed


changes will not be cheap and before any work is


started the PCC will want to bo very sure of all the consequences.” The parishioners were


also asked for their views on the proposed introduc tion of changes in the ser­


vices at Whailey. Asked whether they


supported the morning service being moved to 10-30, approval was ex


pressed by 77, 51 did not mind and 34 resisted the


idea. The change will now be


introduced in the autumn


for a trial 12 months. When asked to suggest


the best time for the early service, most parishioners favoured 9 a.m., but it was felt this would leave little time before the one at 10-30. Therefore, the first service '.'■'ill start at 8-30 — again for a trial 12 months starting in the autumn.


HOSPITAL OPEN DAY


CLITHEROE Hospital opens its doors to the


public on Saturday. The annual open day,


between 2 and 5 p.m., is organised by the Friends of the Hospital to raise funds to buy amenities for the, patients and to give people the chance to tour


the complex. Among the attractions


TWENTY-SIX youngsters who attend SS Michael and John’s Playgroup, Clitheroe, and their mothers celebrated the birth of the Royal baby


with a visit to Blackpool Zoo. The trip, similar to one held last year to mark the Royal Wedding, was organised by Mrs Mar-


garet Kenyoa, the playgroup leader. The youngsters viewed the animals,


had


picnic and rode on the miniature railway. The trip proved so successful that it is hoped to


make it an annual occasion — with or without a Royal event to celebrate.


will be stalls, pony rides for the children and enter­ tainment by Slaidburn Silver Band, Longridge Rosettes and Clitheroe Martial Arts Club.


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child o f Mark and Karen P in d e r , o f S e ed a l l A v en u e , Clitheroe.


When the Guides


and leader Mrs Mau­ reen Houghton heard that another Clitheroe


woman had given birth the day after the Royal event, in Queen’s Park Hospital, Blackburn, later transferring to Brantley Meade, they decided to present her with flowers.


Mattheiv, born to


Bruce and Carole Hoidker, o f Bawd- lands, weighed in at Gib. 5oz.


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and Mrs Pinder are, on the l e f t : Mrs Houghton, Amanda Coj:, Joanne Wadding- ton. Right: Amanda Jackson and Debbie Cox.


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After spending some time entertaining ang­ lers and walkers with its surface dives — at one stage it climbed on to the bank — the seal was last seen heading towards the estuary.


A North West Water Au­ thority spokesman said that no sightings of the seal had been made since Thursday.


“ If it has gone back to the sea I think the anglers will be happy because, when it comes to fishing, a seal takes some beating!” he said.


Whoosh!


LOW-FLYING jets may shatter the peace of the Ribble Valley and Pendle over the next few days as RAF pilots try out fighter interception tactics. Jets will operate in for­


mations of at least iour and noise is inevitable, says the RAF. Minimum heights will be 250 feet, but there will be no night flying.


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