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Concern is voiced


at strain on sewer


INDUSTRIAL and resi­ dential development on the outskirts of Clitheroe could spell more trouble for the town’s flooding blackspot.


from both the recently completed Salthill Indust­ rial Estate and a proposed development off Pendle Road — possibly for up to 30 houses — will run into the same system that has brought regular misery to re s id en ts in Taylor Street.


Foul and surface water


Good news for school leavers


hope for the Ribble


COUNCIL PLANS A SHOWDOWN


THE Ribble Valley Coun­ cil is set for a planning showdown over five appli­ cations submitted by the county council. Four housing schemes


for the old Whiteacre School site, Barrow, and a proposal for a new fire


s ta t ion in P r ince s s Avenue, Clitheroe, are simply local departures from the relevant struc­ ture plans, the county council is maintaining. However, all five plans


represent major altera­ tions to laid-down policy,


according to the Ribble Valley Council’s Develop­ ment Sub-Committee, which was asked for its observations. Members voted unanim­


ously to refer the matters for arbitration to the Sec­ retary of State for the


Environment. Clitheroe’s Coun. Brian


Braithwaite condemned the choice of Princess Avenue for a fire station as “most unsuitable.” He felt a better place would be the old Albion Mill site in Waterloo Road.


being invited to partici­ pate in the Manpower Services Commission- sponsored scheme which, under the Government’s new training initiatives, will give youngsters the chance o f gaining academic and technical qualifications, as well as practical “on the job” ex­ perience. For at least the next 12


Local employers are


Irovided later this summer with overnment training scheme.


administrators — are being asked to provide the necessary places for practical training. The four courses envis­


aged, each offering up to 15 places, will be clerical and commercial training, general vocational prepa­ ration, retail distribution


arid catering. Advantage


months, the year-long scheme will run parallel with the current six and 12-month work experience program me s, which makes no provision for academic qualifications.


Liaison But it is expected that


the older scheme will eventually be phased out in favour of the new in­ itiative, which will initial­ ly cater for a maximum of 60 Ribble Valley teena­ gers over the next 12


months. It is hoped to run four


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training courses locally, with the college work being based at Whalley Adult Centre, which has been associated in the past with other Govern­ ment training schemes. District Principal Mr


Jeff Smith is working in close liaison with Ribble Valley careers officer Mr Jack Atkinson to fill places on each of the four courses and local employ­ ers — ranging from indus­ trialists to shopkeepers and hoteliers to hospital


Go-ahead for £37,000 repairs at Castle


MAJOR roof repairs to Castle House, Clitheroe, are to be carried out by the R ib b le V a lley Borough Council as a matter of urgency. A total of £37,000 has


been earmarked for the job, including £5,000 for a t ten t ion to the stonework. _ C h ie f E x e cu t iv e


Mr Michael Jackson told the Advertiser and Times that a grant had been ap­ plied for under the His­ toric Buildings scheme. However, in view of the


urgency and the necessity to do the work during the summer, permission has been received to go ahead, with a promise that this will not pre­ judice the grant applica­ tion. Tenders will shortly be invited. The house will have to


During the courses,


which begin in early August, the youngsters will be paid £25 a week by the Manpower Services Commission. Meanwhile, alternative


schemes such as the Trini­ ty Impact project in Clitheroe — for youngs­ ters with more practical skills — will continue. “The introduction of the


new scheme is certainly good news for school leav­ ers,” said Mr Atkinson.


The disclosure, to


Valley’s school leavers will be the introduction of a new


“ It will give them a


wider choice of courses and offer them the advan­ tage of gaining technical qualifications.


Confident “ Anyone interested


should contact the careers office (Clitheroe 22045) or Whalley Adult Centre (Whalley 2717) as soon as possible. “Each candidate will be


advised of the best course to suit his or her needs and we are confident that every school leaver will be found a place on one scheme or another.” Clitheroe and District Chamber of Trade is al­


ready co-operating with the scheme and any other employers interested in participating should con­ tact industrial liaison tutor Mr Alan Daniels at the Adult Centre.


HEAVE HO! Taking the strain are infants from St James’s CE P r im a r y Sch oo l, Clitheroe, seen put­ ting their backs into the tug-of-war on sports day. Another picture and the re­ sults of both junior and infant sports appear on page 10.


Pool proves popular


MORE people are taking the plunge at the Ribbles- dale Pool, judging by the quarterly returns. At­ tendances rose by around 500 to 41,338 and the total income went up by some £1,400 to a total of £18,054, compared with the corresponding period last year. The p o s it ion at


County reassurance on catchment areas


neighbouring areas — will have no effect whatsoever on catchment aieas


for local schools. That was the firm as­


surance given by Educa­ tion General Purposes Sub-committee chairman County Coun. Mrs Ruth Henig at Tuesday’s meet­ ing of the county council’s Education Committee, fol­ lowing public expressions of concern by members of Clitheroe’ s Save Our Schools action group. Group lea d e r Mrs


Clitheroe Civic Hall is much less happy. Admis­ sions were down by nearly 3,500 to 5,024 with a corresponding fall in income by more than £2,700 to £6,702. There was a fall, too, in


Pauline Brown accused the county council of using an “ underhand strategy” by proposing to alter its catchment areas. Such changes, along with the abolition of the


the number of people vis­ iting the Castle Museum. The number was 2,616, compared with 2,936 in the same three months of last year.


Abbey’s £40,000 bequest


A £40,000 bequest from a descendant of a man whose name ap: peared on the death warrant of King Charles I has enabled Whalley Abbey to carry out alterations to provide staff ac­ commodation and a house for a resident priest warden. The project, which


should be completed by September, involves buildings on the east side of the abbey’s courtyard. As well as improving


the existing facilities for two resident members of staff, the money will be spent providing a house, probably to be used by a priest serving in the Blackburn diocese.


The development is to


be named “The Whaley Lodge,” taking the sur­ name of the generous spinster who left her for­ tune to be used “for the promotion of new charit­ able and religious work." Originally the Whaley


family’s surname was spelt the same as the vil­ lage, but modem trends led to it being shortened. The late Miss Whaley


the safe custody of Charles I during the king’s incarceration at Hampton Court.


of the judges at the trial and his name appeared on the death warrant.


He was ultimately one On the restoration of


first learnt about the Abbey back in 1926, when she read that the Diocese of Manchester was trying to raise money to buy the premises, and gave a do­


nation. The events which led to


the latest bequest make interesting reading. An Edward Whalley,


the cousin of Oliver Crom­ well, was responsible for


the monarchy, Whalley fled to America where, after eluding the Royalist troops sent to apprehend him, he married and raised a family.


In the present century,


one of its members found­ ed the massive Mobil Pet­ roleum empire and a for tune was amassed. Later still, Whalley Abbey captured the inter­


est of Miss Whaley, whose bequest has en­ abled the present project to be undertaken.


Ribble Valley as an edu­ cation district, would, the group feared, not only destroy selective educa­ tion but the area’s social and cultural fabric. But the action group al­


paign. County Coun. Mrs


Henig said, however, the county council appreciated that the Ribble Valley had geographical prob­ lems which were unique in the county and that was why it had been re­ commended that a sub­ office be retained in Clitheroe. The proposed re-shuf-


fle, she said, would save some £30,000 a year, which was “equivalent to three teachers” and cer­ tainly not a minimal saving. County Coun. Michael Fitzherbert-Brockholes


legation was described as a “smear campaign of the worst kind” by County Coun. Mrs Henig, who firmly refuted any sugges­ tion that district administ­ ration and catchment areas were connected in


any way. “ I must take the


strongest exception to the statement by the Save Our Schools action group,” said Mrs Henig. “I must stress that at


no time during our discus­ sions on the financial sav­ ings which would be made by some minor changes in the administration dis­ tricts have catchment areas been mentioned. “Catchment areas and


said that although he was glad to hear the reassur­ ance that there was no deviousness involved in the reorganisation of the Ribble Valley district, he had some reservations about the amount of money which would be saved by the proposals. “The sums of money are


not clear at the moment and I hope that at the


next stage, allowance will be made for the cost of establishing a sub-office in


West representat ive County Coun. George Nickson said the present education service in the Ribble Valley was a very good one and he saw no reason why it should be changed. He also refuted a point


Clitheroe,” he said. Ribble Valley South


administration districts are two entirely separate entities and there is no reason whatsoever to sup­ pose that changes in one will have any automatic effect on the other. “The allegation by the Save Our Schools action


group tells us much about the methods of devious­ ness and misrepresenta­ tion used in its cam-


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made by Mrs Henig that certain areas to the north of Blackburn, such as Wilpshire, Salesbury and Langho, felt more affinity with Blackburn than with Clitheroe. But council leader


County Coun. Mrs Louise Ellman felt the proposed reshuffle made “ geog­ raphical and administra­ tive sense,” while County Coun. George Slynn (Great Harwood) _ thought the proposals were “logi­ cal and sensible”. Members voted over­ whelmingly in favour of a proposal put forward by Mrs Henig that full con­ sultations take place with district councils and dis­ trict education liaison committees, as well as trade unions, before any changes are implemented. Under the proposed ab­


sorption, which will next come before the Educa­ tion General Purposes Sub-committee at its meeting in September, the work of the Ribble Valley district office would be split up as follows: Longridge would be


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be re-roofed and new tim­ bers put in. This work


will have to be completed before the museum can be further extended or addi­ tional uses made of the


structure. Major repairs to Castle


House were last carried out some 30 years ago by the Clitheroe Borough


Council. The renovations at that


time included the taking down and rebuilding of the battlements, which were in danger of falling down. The old grey slates were replaced with spe­ cially-made concrete ones.


THESE youngsters all went home with a prize from St Paul’s annual gala at Low Moor on Saturday.


A s there were only four entrants in the dress- . Al


a-bike competition and three in the fancy dress, the vicar, the Rev. Brian Stevenson, decided they should all receive some reward for their


efforts. The bike contest produced some topical en­ . ,


tries, including the World Cup in Spain and the rail strike.


Among those who took part were (from the


left): Claudia Chiappi (3), Enza Chiappi (8), Richard Pells (4), Kate King (8), Danielle Chiappi (5) and Paul Eastwood (10).


A report and more pictures of the gala appear on page 7.


THE quality of soil at Clitheroe’s Salthill play area has been given the all-clear by county council analysts.


Clitheroe Town Council


had expressed' concern that the soil content might damage skin and had asked for an investi­


gation. . However, members of


the Ribble Valley Coun­ cil’s Planning and Trans­ portation Committee were told that a survey had shown the soil was harm­ less. To make absolutely sure, the county team is to test the soil to a cer­ tain depth.


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transferred to the Preston office, Balderstone, Bil- lington, Wilpshire, Mellor and other villages to the north of Blackburn would go to Blackburn, and the remainder of the district, including Clitheroe, Whal­ ley and Chipping, would be transferred to Hynd- burn, with a sub-office be ing re ta ined in Clitheroe. After the meeting,


action group leader Mrs Brown said the group’s suggestions had never been intended as a smear campaign. “But I feel that if we


had not brought the issue to the public’s notice, it would have been discus­ sed behind closed doors and by that token we have been successful,” she said. “Of course we were


shocked members of the Ribble Valley Council’s Development Sub-Com­ mittee, comes only a week after it was suggested that an 80-year-old sewer may have been overloaded and caused last month’s flooding in Taylor Street.


The sewer is now the


subject of a TV survey by the North West Water Authority, which should be completed in a fort­ night.


concern voiced by a number of members, the Sub-Committee voted to approve the first applica­ tion for a plot on the in­ dustrial estate, from A. J. A. Smith Transport.


But in spite of deep Said vice-chairman


Coun. John Walmsley (Waddington): “Finding


Smith’s a base has been a long-standing problem and it would be a great pity if we held up progress be­ cause of these doubts about the sewer system. “ At the same time,


though, I would not want to.cause any more trouble for the people in Taylor


Street.” However, a decision


glad to hear Mrs Henig’s reassurances, but we shall be keeping a close eye on developments.”


was deferred on the out­ line housing application on land to the north-east of Pendle Road, submitted by J. R. Dewhurst, L. H. E v e n t h a11 and J . Greibach, until the results of the TV survey arc known. The ap proval for


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