Clitheroe Advertiser and. Times, March 11th, 1982 9


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THE lon g e s t-serv in g member of. the Clitheroe Bench, Mrs Mary Wil­ liams, of Whiteholme, Slaidbitrn, sat for the last time at Clitheroe:. - Court on Thursday, having been a magistrate for 28 years. Paying tribute to her,


Roefield sports hall plan is unveiled


Mr David Yorke, the magistrates’ chairman, said they were very grateful for all she had done, including long ser­ vice as a representative on the County Probation: and A fter -care C'om- mittee. Noting that Mrs Wil­


liams was only. the third magistrate to retire in his nine years as Clerk to the Justices, Mr Peter Nuttall observed that long service seemed to be a tradition at Clitheroe. Mrs Williams, he said,


NO sooner was the first stage of the Ciitheroe Roefield Bam project officially open than the Ribble Valley Sports arid-Recreational Advis­ ory Council announced the next — an ambitious sports complex planned for the site.


c en tre was officially opened on Saturday by Lord Pilkington, chairman of the North-West Council for Sport and Recreation. The barn has been in


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had always been willing to help out, no matter how short the notice. Tributes on behalf of


the advocates attending the court were paid by prosecutor Mr P e te r Roberts and on behalf of the police by Chief Insp. Geoffrey Imeson. Replying, Mrs Williafhs


TWENTY Clitheroe youngsters enjoyed a variety of half-term ac­ tivities during the first play scheme organised by the Clitheroe Impact youth oppor tunities programme at Trinity Youth and Community Centre.


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said magistrates must have a vision of service and justice and she was deeply grateful to have had the opportunity and to have served' on the Probation and After-care Committee. She hoped the policy of


taking a religious oath would continue, for this was a great strength to those who believed in it. “I shall continue to follow the work of the court with the greatest interest,” she said.


' Grime said she was hopeful that it would become a regular half- term activity.


scheme, run along simi­ lar lines to the summer play schemes held by Toe H at the same venue, proved a great success and leader Susan


The week - long


by the youth oppor­ tunities programme — F io n a Z an t , S arah Bridge,' Angela Stir- zaker, Jackie Avino and Sandra Long — assisted with the running of the scheme and part-time youth worker Richard Bancroft also helped.


Five girls employed


Boots, Castle Street, Clitheroe, will be open


from 5-30 to 6-30 p.m. Sunday: Derrick Green, Railway View, noon to 1 p.m. Monday to Friday, 5-30 to 6-30 p.m.


Pool, a video film, games on a giant inflat­ able and an open disco which a t t r a c te d 90 youngsters. ,


Activities included a visit to the Ribblesdale


use since May, with the Ribble Valley Sports Council — which'leases it from the Ribble Valley Council — supervising a wide range of activities. Guests at the opening


"grossly unfair” PROSPECTIVE buyers of Ribble Valley coun­ cil houses could qualify for discounts of up to £6,000 — thanks to their parents.


Council discount scheme is


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to allow, in certain cases, tenants to count the years of their parents’ occupan­ cy to qualify for discount' — despite strong opposi-. tion from Clitheroe mem­ bers Bert Jones and Mrs Barbara Speak.


Councillors have agreed


scheme was like giving away ratepayers’ money, and Coun. Mrs Speak felt everyone would come with “a little sob story”. The discount scheme,


Coun. Jones claimed the >


/and £6,000. However, a child must


with a maximum of 50 per cent, which can mean dis­ counts of between £4,000


years tenancy qualifies for a minimum third discount


'absence from home would cancel any earlier qualify­


be 16 to qualify for dis­ count, while a two-year


ing years. Chairman of the Hous­


under the 1980 Housing Act, was explained to the. Housing Committee by Borough Treasurer Mr Gordon Onslow.


The local authority could use its discretion to


allow the parents’ tenancy to be counted. This only


applied when a child suc­ ceeded a parent and oc­ cupied the house as a principal home. Under the Act, three


ing Committee, Coun.. Fred Green, thought there were probably some very deserving cases. ■But he was strongly op­


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posed, on principle, by Coun. Jones.' A child could only be considered a tenant when the tenancy was actually assumed, he maintained. “I think it’s grossly


, unfair and should be thrown out. There is ab­


solutely no reasonable case for giving away this money,” said Coun. Jones. An added complication


would arise when there was more than one child in a family. Coun. Mrs Speak felt


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were made by sports council vice-chairman Goun. Henry Chapman, in the absence of chair­ man Mr J. Leach. Thanks were expressed


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to members of the Pet­ ticoat Lane Committee, who made the initial effort to raise funds for the barn project, to people who have underta­ ken community service work on the scheme, con­ sultant Mr J. March, sol­ icitor Mi- J. Taylor and accountant Mr B. Pend- lebury. A demonstration of


Spread Eagle Hotel, Sawley, followed the wed- ding a t St H e le n ’s Church, Waddington, of Mr David Roy Capstick and Miss Jane Aspin. The bridegroom, who is


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a vehicle painter, is the youngest son o.f Mr and Mrs R. Capstick, of Abbey Ten-ace, Barrow. The bride, who was


martial arts was given-by the Goshin Club, of Clitheroe, with commen­ tary by Mr A. Rickwood, and a buffet lunch for guests was served in the Mayor’s Parlour by invita­ tion of Coun. Walmsley. Agreement has been reached to proceed with


given away by her father, is the-only daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Aspin, of Eaves House Farm, Wad­ dington, and. works on the farm. She wore a white Not­


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plans for building an addi­ tional sports area on land between the rear of the barn and the nearby Rib­ blesdale Pool. The Ribble Valley


the discount scheme could be abused. “They already have the right to buy; why do we have to give money away as well? Everyone will come with their own little sob story and we will be taken in every time,” she said. A suggestion by Coun.


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Council has agreed in principle that the Sports Council may lease the land as soon as a suitable home can be found for the


Harry Riding that the committee should examine each case for discount on its merits was accepted by seven votes to three. Two claims for discount were later refused, in pri­ vate, by the committee.


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in Pen die Road, Clitheroe, will be eligible to buy their homes follow­ ing a ruling by the De­ partment of the Environ­ ment. The council’s argu­ ment that it should retain the bungalows because they were purely for the elderly was rejected.


• Tenants in bungalows


S erv ice s and a new squash complex jit 'Ros- sendale — has been ap­


Group — which has done work for Mecca Leisure


pointed to draw up outline designs for a sports hall. / A sub-committee has


been formed to investi­ gate the planning stage and the opinions of organ­ isations and the public are being sought on the facilities required. The Sports Council is


n eg otiating with the Charity Commission for charitable trust status for the undertaking and will be applying for grant aid from local councils and the N o 'r th -W e s t S p o r ts Council.


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Rebuilt organ sounds like new


THE organ at Clitheroe Parish Church was put through its paces on Saturday after a silence of almost three years.


So much ,of the organ has been replaced and the


tonal qualities of the in­ strument are now vastly improved' that it virtually sounds a new instrument. Organist Mr Charles


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demonstrated the wide range and 'exceptional capabilities of the organ .with light-hearted pieces such as the “Will o’ the Wisp” by Nevin and in


Myers selected a popular programme. The first half consisted of pieces chosen to show off the range, notably the string effects in “Le Cygne” by Saint Saens. In the second half he


POWER LOSS


VERY few residents in three Ribble Valley vil­ lages will be aware that they were without power last week for a total of more than six hours. The cuts, the result of stormy weather, affected


Grindleton, Sawley and Bolton-by-Bowland. , / Supplies were hit' from


11-30 p.m. last Tuesday until 1-50 a.m. and later on Wednesday morning between 3 and 7. A Norweb spokesman


famous Widor “Toccata' and for an encore played a short “Gavotte’ from “Otho” by Handel. I t was obvious that


earned a bouquet of pink roses, white carnations and hyacinth tips. B r id e sm a id s were


Christine Parsons, Suzan­ ne Oddie,.a cousin of the bride, and Gillian Dugdale, a cousin of the brideg­ room. Christine, the chief


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bridesmaid, wore a tur quoise lace and chiffon dress with a white lace picture hat. She carried a bouquet of white carna­ tio n s and tu rq u o is e ribbon. The others . wore pink


and white chiffon dresses with pink and white flo­ wered headdresses . and carried bouquets of pink and white carnations. Mr Jeffrey Capstick,


brother, of the brideg­ room, was best man and Mr Ian Hosker and Mr S tep h e n H a r t we groomsmen. The ceremony was per­


formed by Canon C. F. Goodchild. The' couple are to live


at Eaves House Farm. P hotograph: P y e’s,


Clitheroe.


Poppy ball date is fixed


CLITHEROE Royal Brit­ ish Legion’s Poppy Ball is to go ahead a week to­ morrow — four months late. The ball is normally


held in November, but a rift between the Legion


those present enjoyed the programme enormously and there were many favourable comments


about the instrument after the recital.


ings, the Vicar, Canon J.C. •Hudson, referred to the excellent work done by the organ builder, George Sixsmith and . his staff, and the time and energy expended by Mr Myers in finding replacements for damaged parts. He also gave apologies for Mr Sixsmith, who was ■ at­ tending his daughter’s wedding in New Zealand.


Opening the proceed­ , Advisory Committee, in­


Canon W. D. Robinson, chairman of the Diocesan


troduced Mr Myers and spoke of his work as organ adviser to the Dio­ cese of Blackburn in addi­ tion to his activities as a visiting recitalist imother parts of the country and his work locally. ’ . <


said that altogether 480 customers had been af­ fected, though fortunately most of them would have been in bed. The trouble was caused


pairs’'were quickly carried out by engineers.


by debris, whipped up by a gale force wind, damag­ ing an overhead line.. Re­


were the Mayor and May­ oress of Clitheroe,' Coun. Bob Ainsworth and Mrs A in sw o r th , a large" number of the staff of Messrs Sixsmith, together with representatives of other firms who assisted in the rebuilding. V -


Among those present HHC


branch and the town’s Legion Club, plus a number of other circumst­ ances, delayed J;he event until now. - Legion club secretary Mr Terry Clifton admitted that there had . been,'a “clash of personalities” be­ tween officials of the two bodies but added that all had now been healed and they were working well together. Mrs . Ethel .Penny, of


Hayhurst Street, said it was the first time in her 15 years as local poppy appeal organiser that the ball had not been held in November.


cause that is when the poppy appeal is fresh in everyone’s mind but it can actually be held at any­ time of the year, she said At the ball six awards


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SPEAKING to Trinity Ladies Afternoon Fellow ship; Glitheroe, Miss M. Hetherington described the lessons she had learned from her. expert ence in life. She was .thanked by chairman Miss


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