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Clitheroe 223, 10 Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, April 8th, 19S2


BID TO BRING THE TOURISTS


A NEW map'out soon could bring in much- needed extra.trade for Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley, says the Mayor of. Ribble Valley Coun.


John Walmsley. He was speaking after a


reception at the Mayor’s P a r lo u r to launch a brochure called “Red Rose Country Car Trails” which features the map. Ten thousand brochures


have been printed and will be on sale at tourist in fo rm a tio n offices throughout the North West, including the centre in Clitheroe. Coun. Walmsley said:


we in Ribble Valley can highlight the beautiful country we have. It could bring in thousands of pounds for local trade and may even help with jobs,” Local shops will benefit


Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331(Classified) A look at 1981 census figures |


THE population of the Ribble Valley- in­ creased by: 1,591 in the last, decade ac­ cording to . the 1981, census figures just issued. -* These put . the area’s


from increased business as well as restaurants and country inns, he said. The maps are the idea,


“These brochures should put Ribble Valley on the map. “It is the best way .that.


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of the Red Rose Festival Committee set up to promote tourism. It feels that with the lack of. public transport, scenic car tours are the best way for tourists to see the area and therefore five car trails to points of local in te r e s t have been selected. Two of these take in the Clitheroe area. Of Clitheroe shops, the


brochure adds: “Old- fashioned and personal


service is available at the small and delightful shops.” The English Tourist


Board is meeting the cost of the brochures, which will be on sale from the beginning of May for 30p.


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SLAIDING — EVANS


followed the wedding of Margaret Evans and John Keith Slaiding at Trinity M e th o d is t Chu rch , Clitheroe, on Saturday. The bride, a teacher, is


A honeymoon in Bath


ing accessories. She car­ ried a bouquet of freesia and gold and white spring


flowers. Matron of honour was


the only daughter of Mr and Mrs J. A. Gray, of Sheffield. The bridegroom, a char­ tered accountant, is the


elder son of Mrs D. Slaid­ ing, of Castle View, Clitheroe, and the late Mr


E. Slaiding. The bride, given away


by her father, wore a navy linen suit and white and; navy blouse with a frilled neckline and match­


Mrs Joanna Robinson, who wore a dark brown suit and erfeam blouse. Best man was Mr Ken­


ducted by the Rev. J. Needham and organist


population on census night (April 5th, 1981) at 52,121 — an increase of-1.15 per cent on; the 1971 total of 51,530 and reveal a total growth of 7,604 in the last 20 years, the - population in 1951 being 44,517.


,Valley borough there are 858 more women than men and an average of 0.9 people to each of the area’s 57,917 hectares.1


According to the fi­ gures, in the Ribble


published in advance of a, more detailed analysis to be issued . later in the year, gives an- interesting breakdown of the popula­ tion into age categories and also an insight into housing conditions.


A preliminary report,


the Ribble Valley popula­ tion is in keeping with the census night figures for


The slight increase in


Lancashire as a. whole. These show a county population increase of 31,757 'or 2.36 per cent between 1971 and'1981. •'


age. categories provides interesting comparisons. For instance, almost 40 per cent of/- the. Ribble Valley population is aged over 45.


The section devoted to


as being aged from. 35 to 44 with 12.9 per cent aged between 16 and 24 and 12.8 per cent between 25


and 34.The remaining category —’ under-fives — accounts for five per cent of the Ribble Valley population, (six per cent for the county). ■


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pensionable age — at 21.1 per cent — form the. largest section of the local community, while 18.4 per cent are of pensionable age; The next largest section


People between 45 and


is children aged from five, to 15. They total 16.5 per cent of the Ribble Valley population, almost identi­ cal to the county figure of 16.4 per cent; The census also shows


13.4' per cent of .the Ribble Valley population


owners 'in the Ribble Valley than in any other part of the county, with the local figure of 74.4 per cent sizeably outstripping the county figure for car owners of 58.8 per cent.


There are more car


is one of the leading areas when -it comes toK home ownership. Of the area’s 17,498 households, 75.4 per cent are owner-oc­ cupied ;— the fourth high­ est percentage in the county and 4.4. per cent ahead of the county average. Households rented from


A.nd the Ribble Valley


job or business total 12.4 per cent, while council rented accommodation in the Ribble Valley -ac­ counts for 12.2 per cent.


Ribble Valley households are not in self-contained accommodation. This, along with the figures of 1.9 per cent of local households having more than one person to each room and 2.4 per cent lacking or sharing a bath, is below the county average.


Just 0.1 per cent of


.above the county average of 7.1 per cent. In all other cases as far


holds in the Ribble Valley with three or more depen­ dent children, however — 1,326 or 7.6 per cent — is


The number of house­


as households are con­ cerned, the Ribble Valley is below the county average. Households with one


a private landlord, hous­ ing association or with a


per cent): Households with one pensioner living alone number 2,658 or 15 2 per cent (16.2 per cent), with two or more pensioners living alone 1,864 or • 10.7 per cent (11.1 per cent) and with' at least one child aged under five/2,023 or 11.6 per cent (12.4 per cent). ...


living in communal establ­ ishments such ■ as , hostels or sh e lte red housing schemes is higher in Ribble Valley than any­ where- else in, the county — the figure- of 6.6 per cent being 4.7 above the county average,' mainly because the area includes, such establishments as' Calderstones 1 arid Broc-


The number of people,


p e rso n liv in g alone number 3,651 or 20.9 per cent , (county average 23.2


' or of foreign extraction are less widespread here' than in most other Lanca­ shire districts. In the Ribble Valley,


khall.; But people living alone


7.1 per cent of the popula­ tion live alone (county av­


erage 8.5 per cent), 2.4 per cent-were born out­ side the United Kingdom (4 3 per cent) and 0.8 per cent are. in households where the head of the


.active”, including 78.8 per cent in full-time work, 1.1 per cent working part- time and 4.2 per cent out


and 64 in the Ribble Valley, 84 per cent are termed .“ economically


of work. . Women between 16 and


59 also listed in similar terms total 60.7 per cent, - 36.2 per cent of whom work full-time, 21.8 per cent part-time-and 2.7 per cent -of whom are out of


work.


■ l ish ed com p a ir in g s t a t i s t i c s for, th e


boroughs.


neth Robinson and usher was Mr Ian Slaiding. The ceremony was con­


was Mr Peter Wrigley. A reception was held at


the Castle Restaurant, Clitheroe. The couple are to live in Liverpool. P hotograph: P y e’s,


Clitheroe. .’


Villagers defend decision to save primary school


THE Government’s decision to reprieve. Bolton- by-Bowland CE primary school — which brought criticism from some Lancashire county councillors — has been defended by the school’s Action Committee.


Mr John Murray said members felt a reply was needed to remarks by county council leader Mrs Louise Ellman and Tory education spokesman Michael Fitzherbert-Broc- kholes that they could not understand the Govern­ ment’s policy.


Committee spokesman


th a t of 95 schools throughout the country, only two had been re­ prieved, which meant the Government had not really changed its policy.


Mr Murray pointed out And when you can get


right to appeal by law and its case in September 1981 was much stronger th a n th e /p re v io u s November, wrhen the county first examined it. Not only were there more pupils, but the action committee was able to put forward more points.


The school had the


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the Bolton-byrBdwland area was wholly unknown to both the Tory and Labour groups on the council, who had no real concept of the village and the school they were con­ demning, or the’ journeys to which they were com­ mitting children and parents. 1 Mr Murray pointed out


The committee felt that


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Brilliant playing


AT Clitheroe Parish Church Organ Society concert on Saturday, Clare McFarlane (violin) and C h a r le s Myers (organ) were given an en­ thusiastic reception.


brilliant performance of the Beethoven violin con­ certo, including a most mature interpretation of some extremely difficult cadenzas, and Mr ,'Myers transcribed the orchestral parts to an organ accom­ paniment and extracted most realistic orchestral effects.


Miss McFarlane gave a


to the audience by Mr Ambrose Veevers, also joined forces to perform tayo movements of Bach’s Sonata'jfor violin and clavier in A Major.


. The artists, introduced


: birthday was celebrated earlier this week. . / f :


off the organ in “Pieces for a Mechanical Clock” by Mo2art (Fantasia in F Minor — F Major) and Haydn (A Short,March), _a piece of very light music e n t i t le d “ Poem” by Fibich, the stunning Toc­ cata by Dutch organist Andriessen "and three pieces arranged for organ from the film-score of “Richard III” by Sir. Wil­ liam Walton, whose 80th


Mr Myers also.showed


prieve, her party nearly abstained from voting at the first full education committee meeting.


Fitzherbert-Brockholes was so much in favour of village schools, why did he not merely congratu­ late the committee on democratic job well done?


' And, he added, if Mr


the reasons for keeping open the school had been revealed to the action committee and they were not the “blatantly hypoc­ ritical political decisions” that Mrs Ellman claimed.


Mr Murray said that


Murray, the county coun cil was defeated by three major arguments in the school’s favour.


A c co rd in g to Mr


rising rather than falling, particularly in the under fives age group (an ' in­ crease of four to. 19).


9 The school roll was


proved that transport costs would not be a de­ risory £2,000, but could be up to £8,000 (30 per cent of the total saving).


• The action committee


per cent of the total saving, but. the Govern­ ment believed the savings that would be made were


• Teacher costs were 80


over-estimated . and that the neighbouring primary schools would have incur­ red more staffing costs to absorb the Bolton-by- Bowland children.


Cleared on abduction charge


A CLITHEROE man, cleared of abducting a 14- year-old girl after a de­ fence submission, was bound over to keep the peace for two years in the sum of £100.


. took her in your car and made a proposition to her. That does-not amount to abduction but it is the sort of behaviour that is likely to lead to a breach of the peace.”


Court, Judge Sanderson Temple QC told Peter Masters (43): “You picked up this young girl .and


At P re s to n Crown


Street, Clitheroe, pleaded not guilty and the case was halted after the pro­ secution case when de­ fence counsel Mr Richard Henriques successfully submitted that the facts did not amount to abduc­ tion.


Masters, of De Lacy


found not guilty, by the jury.


Masters was formally


WORK is progressing well on Clitheroe RUFC’s new clubhouse'and chang­ ing rooms. _ 1 Club members have


Disarmament meeting


been busy working on the former council • planning


offices since they were moved to the Littlemoor ground from their old home at Princess Avenue. Club p re s id e n t Mr Nicholas Hopwood’said it was hoped that the build­ ing would be ready for use within about two months. “We are waiting for the


A CLITHEROE Youth Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament has been formed and is to hold its next meeting at Trinity


Youth Centre at 7-30 p.m. on Tuesday. Anyone under the age


of 21 interested in joining should go to the meeting.


Rugby club works on new home Youth centre to stage


arts festival


THE .Ribble 'Valley i t s e l f will be' the theme of the first ■ Spring Art Exhibition to be held, at Clitheroe’s Trinity Youth and Community Centre in May. Entries are now being


invited for the event, which will form part of the Ribble Valley Coun­ cil’s arts festival'fortnight and will also feature a children’s competition. Entries are limited to


to be exhibited should be delivered to the youth centre on April 29th bet­ ween 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. or 7 p.m. to 9 p.m: or bn April 30th between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. “It is not intended to


“Paintings or drawings r .


have any selection of ex­ hibits, so because hanging space is limited,to 150 pic­ tures, exhibitors should deliver their work as soon as possible between those,


times.”- Mr Burke i added that


150 on a first come first served basis and exhibits can be new or old works or limited editions. But they must all relate


exhibits should be marked with a label or sticker in-- dicating whether or not they are for sale. A commission of 15 per


to the Ribble Valley —, things such as notable or interesting landscapes, famous or new landmarks, characteristic buildings or streetscapes, people at work or portraits of inter­ esting or typical people of the valley. “The aim is to' present a


total exhibition which would give, a newcomer to the area an insight into the essence of this par­ ticular part of Lanca­ shire,” said one of the or­ ganisers, assistant leader


Steve Burke.


cent will be levied on all exhibits sold and the cash raised will go towards the Trinity Centre’s - Develop­ ment Fund.


ailable' from Mr Burke (Clitheroe 22673 daytime or 25528 evenings) or his fellow, assistant leader Mr Malcolm F le tc h e r


(Clitheroe 23904).


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/Blakey (19), of Spencer’s Farm, all Slaidburn. . They scored .53 points against a Kirkham-team’s


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