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Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial),.22323.(Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) CIVIC HALL , CLITHEROE: Tel. 23278!


Thurs., Frl. and Sat., at 7-30 p.m. Matinee Thurs., at 2-15 p.m.


D R A G O N S L A Y E R (A ) April 19th to 24th


R IB B L E V A L L E Y A R T S F E S T IV A L


RIBBLE VALLEY DRAMA FESTIVAL 1982


Adjudicator: ANTHONY RUSHFORTH MONDAY, APRIL 26th at 7-30 p.m.


“CO UN T YOUR BLESSINGS” I A c c om m o d a t io n


l 12-00 noon PMR — 3-30 p.m.


I— 4-00 p.m. SL J. PH


— 3-30 p.m. St. J. — 9-15 p.m. | — 9-15 p.m. — 9-15 p.m. — 9-15 p.m. — 9-15 p.m.


R R R R R


hi, Billington, then l — 9-00 p.m.


I - 12-00 noon SP. Ch. b — 4-00 p.m. Sp. Ch. h — 3-30 p.m. PLH E — 4-00 p.m. St. J. b — 3-30 p.m. BIW K — 9-15 p.m. 1-9-15 p.m. p — 9-30 p.m. [— 10-00 p.m.


1 — 4-00 p.m. Sp. Ch.


by Ronald Jeans — The New Lancastrians, Blackpool. TUESDAY, APRIL27th at7-30 p.m. BILLY LIAR


by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall — Blackpool Dramatic Society.


THE WIND IN THE SASSAFRASS TREES WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28th at 7-30 p.m.


by Ray Galton and Allan Simpson — The Tudor Players, Manchester.


THURSDAY, APRIL29th T H E E X O R C ISM byDonTaylpr — Take One, Settle .


FRIDAY, APRIL30th at7-30 p.m. B O N N Y B R IO by Michael Church — Lancaster Footlights


. SATURDAY, MAY 1st at 7 p.m. M O TH E R C O U R A G E


by Berthold Brecht — Sheffield Playgoers RP


R R R


Admission £1.40. Season Tickets, 6 plays for £7. Group rates for parties of 10 or over £1 each.


Box Office opens April 12th from 11a.m. — 12-30 p.m., 3 p.m. — 5-30 p.m., Mon. to Frl., 11 a.m. — 12-30 p.m. Sat. and evenings after 8-15 p.m.


Support your Rlbblo Valley Festival, reserve your seats now and make this a week of great entertainment.


....7-15 — 9-15 p.m. .....7-15 — 9-15 p.m.


...9-45 — 11-45 a.m.


....9-45 — 11-45a.m. 1 ...1-30 — 3-30 p.m. ...1-15 — 3-15 p.m. ...7-45 — 9-15 p.m. ...7-15 — 9-15 p.m. ...7-00 — 9-00 p.m.


tjton ..7-15 — 9-15 p.m.


...9-30 — 11-30 a.m. ...7-00 — 9-00 p.m. ...7-00 — 9-00 p.m.


Na t io n


|) Furniture aided Star


Bing for Beginners ■Desserts


r.urday, June 26th ■ : J o *•HALL - ttuB J® "^ BLACXBURN °


DUE TO VACANCIES ARISING AT MAY 1st, 1982


CLITHEROE and DISTRICT ASC


are holding a


MEMBERSHIP SELECTION TRIAL


{fo r S w im m e rs a n d N o n S w im m e rs ) | KMWoliU'


PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA RUSSIAN NIGHT


THURS., APRIL 22nd 7-30 p.m. ROYAL LIVERPOOL


Conductor Anthony Ridley, Soloist Martin Roscoe PROGRAMME


Glinka Overture Russian and Ludmilla Rachmaninoff Plano Concerto No. 2 Tchaikovsky Symphony No?4


SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Kodaly Dances from Galanta


FRIDAY, MAY 7th 7-30 p.m. HUNGARIAN STATE


Tchaikovsky Plano Concerto No. 1 Brahms Symphony No. 1


All tickets £3.50, £3.00, £2.50, £2.00 and £1.00 BOX OFFICE


Blakey Moor Blackburn. Tel. 51887 Postal Bookings Welcome


Also available from the Information Offices, Church Walk, Clitheroe


..7-30 — 9-30 p.m.


Bradford 1-30 — 3-00 p.m.


School ....7-30 — 9-30 p.m.


| School ..7-30 — 9-30 p.m.


LOW MOOR CLU THURSDAY AND SATURDAY


U S U A L E N T E R T A IN M E N T IN T H E L O U N G E


SUNDAY LUNCH


M E M B E R S D R AW £ 6 also SUNDAY, APRIL 1Bth


C H E E R S


with BERNARD ON DRUMS 34166, 32985, 34254, 33654


bplements or sup- jumeracy and Basic hardship, but not


■lease apply to the ■chosen course and


|Adult Education in District Principal, khool, Station Road,


RIBBLE VALLEY ARTS FESTIVAL


- V ^NORTFMAfES^ fs O U N O A R C H IV E


Come and hear the voices of the Past, Present and Future


:o e


“A Century of Sound” Mr K E N H O W A R TH


with NW Sound Archivist .


Wednesday, April 21st at 7-30 p.m. at the


CIVIC HALL, CLITHEROE


Rotary Club of Clitheroe and The NW Sound Archive ADMISSION FREE BY T IC K E T ONLY


Sponsored by the Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, The


DOORS OPEN 7:00 p.m. Tickets available from


The Advertiser & Times Office, King Eitreet,


Clitheroe antf


Whiteheads, Whalley Newsagents, King Street, Whalley


Your Member of Parliament DAVID WADDINGT0N


will be available to interview constituents at the CONSERVATIVE OFFICES,


RAILWAY VIEW, CLITHEROE, SATURDAY, APRIL 17th


from 9-30 a.m. to 11 a.m.


MENSWEAR i Town & Country


at s


;• 66-70 WHALLEY ROAD, CLITHEROE. Tel. 22697 .Park at the door.. . - .


DENIMS from


, , £ 1 1 .9 9 ‘..SWEAT SHIRTS from : •


£ 5 .9 9 . . t ..7' .T-SHIRTS


:: SHORT SLEEVE SHIRTS ■ and SPORT SHIRTS, S, M, L, XL


T TRENDY SHIRTS (pin v collar) £ 7 .7 5 :


CONVENTIONAL SHIRTS from £ 5 .2 0 -v.-1


. TROUSERS 30ln.-46ln."; •


q


' CASUAL JACKETS — lots to choose from


wslst -


Now stockists of ARNIE WEAR .


.; Good prices • RIBBLE VALLEY ARTS FESTIVAL RIBBLF V A L LEY BOROUGH COUNCIL proudly present


r i v m HALL, CL ITH ER OE 19th APRIL — 1 st MAY C IV IC O P E N IN G N IG H T featuring


p-15 p.m. >N)


MINI IS .


THURSDAY 22ndAPRIL 8 p.m.


THUR., FRI. and SAT., 22nd, 23rd,


24th APRIL (davtlme)


fHEROE TEE


\rning


A R L O U R - L ITH E R O E


j»RIL 1982 noon


ly The Handicapped |lion al Waddow Hall


LLS, RAFFLE PP "


Tickets for 19th, 20th from Civic Hall, YorkIn


• MONDAY 19th APRIL


7-45 p.m.


TUESDAY 20th APRIL 7-30 p.m.


WEDNESDAY 21 at APRIL 7-30 p.m.


ROSSEND ALE MALE VOICE CHOIR and ROSSENDALE LADIES CHOIR .


Admission: Adults £1.00, children 50p Promoted by Ribble Valley Borough Council


LAN C A SHIR E C O U N T Y BIG BAND AND LANCASHIRE LA


A N IG H T T O R EM EM B ER with


SCHO O LS TR A IN IN G BIG BAND Promoted by Clltheroe Round Table


A C E N T U R Y O F S O U N D


The memories and reminiscences of north west folk featuring the north west sound archives


Promoted by Clitheroe Advertiser and Times and the Rotary Club of Clltheroe (admission by ticket from Clitheroe Advertiser)


,


S L A ID B U R N S IL V E R B A N D present , BRASS IN C O N C ER T Admission 75o


F E S T IV A L O F B A L L E T A N D D A N C E . over 700 entries pay at the door


« Street Clltneroe. Tel. 23278. Information Office, Council °n|c8S> Church


and 22nd April events are available from the Sponsoring lk Clltheroe. Tel. 25566. Free brochure also available.


R IB B L E V A L L E Y D R AM A f e s t i v a l


. 26th APRIL — 1st MAY


a feast of drama and entertalnmentll Box office opens April 12th _ Civic Hall, Clitheroe. Tel. 23278


'Trinity Youth and Commimlty


CLITHEROE SHOPPING FESTIVAL v24th APRIL — 8th MAY


• ‘ Competitions, window displays, special offers. Late . night openings, 6 day trading and other events.


• ■ Trade S P R IN G A R T E X H IB IT IO N RIBBLE VALLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL — SERVING THE COMMUNITY ‘


Organised by CHtheroe and District Chamber of •


Come to Clltheroe for friendly old fashioned , personal service In a festive atmospherell


• . n OtthBjoo.^L|M*y^*t— Won., May 3rd, 10 ®5a ANTIQUE and


COLLECTORS FAIR HAWORTH COMMUNITY CENTRE


(off the main street)


SUNDAY, APRIL ,18th' , 11a.m. — 5 p.m.


Signposted — Refreshments ' For details Tel. Gulseley-74600


DON’T FORGET CHEESE AND


WINE EVENING


Starkie Arms, Clitheroe Ton igh t , A p r iM 5th from 8 p'.m. .


Ribble Valley Rotaract


1 s t P E N D L E S C O U T G R O U P present


THE BURNLEY SAVOYARDS


in A MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA P A R I S H C H U R C H H A U L S A TUR D A Y , APRIL 17th, at 7-30 p.m.


ADMISSION: E1.00 INCLUDING REFRESHMENTS


Also Coffee Morning this Saturday, April 17th, 10 a.m.— 12 noon. UNITED REFORM CHURCH


R IB B L E V A L L E Y W E A


LIFE IN PONDS AND RIVERS TU TO R : MRS M. PARR


A course of 4 lectures at Ribblesdale Adult Centre commencing on Wednesday, April 28th at 7-15


'p.m. plus 2 outdoor meetings to be arranged with the class


FEE: £3 plus outdoor meetings extra


P LEA SE N O TE that the first meeting is on APRIL 28th AND NOT APRIL 21st as previously stated


at RIBBLESTDALE POOL, CLITHEROE on Friday, April 23rd, at 7 p.m.


If you can already swim, would like to join a.club and wish to improve your swimming, come along for


a trial.


RIBBLE VALLEY ARTS FESTIVAL


SLAIDBURN SILVER


BAND present-


BRASS IN CONCERT


CLITHEROE CIVIC HALL, THURSDAY, APRIL 22nd at 8 p.m.


Tickets 75p from Civic Hall, RVBC Offices and Band Members


COME AND SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BAND


IT is not surprising to see a ‘ totalitarian and profli­ gate administration, that cannot live within its budget, such as the Lan­ cashire County Council, w a s t in g r a te p a y e r s ’ money on the question of our present,'or a still un­ proven, form of education. ’ I iise the word totalita­


rian for dictatorship's ex­ actly what they are prac­ tising, in a society which is supposed to be a demo­ cracy. Perhaps this is a time


for Lancashire, under, di­ rection. from the central Labour Government. ‘ A lot of the present


noise has more to do with politics than education, and.a lot:of the county and divisional. Labour party would be going around, tongue in; cheek, if the wishes of the Ribble Valley ratepayers Were really being taken into consideration. The county has been


to remind people that the previous Tory administra­ tion promoted a policy of comprehensive education


Notified Mrs


T h a t c h e r


I READ and share with interest the letters and articles of concern about 1 eavIng our schools system as it is now, par­ ticularly the saving of Bowland County Secon­


dary. I felt so annoyed and


concerned about this obvi­ ous forthcoming closure that I thought it was time for Mrs Thatcher to know just what is going on, and sent a letter and certain press cuttings, I have re­ ceived a reply thanking me gratefully for the com­ ments, and stating that she will carefully consider the matter. Things have now got to


Noise more about


■ of the rest of their' infor motion and opinions. May I , urge, in the


■opinion — to go to the Ribblesdale School meet­ ing on April 21st to see for themselves, to probe


party members of every >


demonstrably misleading in some of the “facts” pre­ sented ta us, that.we are able to check. That leads me personal­ ly to be doubly suspicious


strongest possible way, everybody involved — ratepayers, parents, old pupils, employers, trade unionists, teachers, "


even


Cynical about


petition BEWARE of Action Groups! ! They easily become obsessed with the imagined virtues of their idealism and are blinded by their own bigotry and intolerance. Take our local “Save


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A SIMPLE PARENT.


our Schools” action group which from my brief ex­ perience of it, is conduct­ ing its canvassing for peti­ tion signatures with grea­ ter zest and' enthusiasm than scruple and integ­


find out what is true and fair.


rity. Our support was sol­


Riversmead has many qualities


HAVING been a parent-governor at Bowland “Riversmead” School until recently and thoroughly enjoying my involvement, it would be wrong not to put forward certain points relevant to the current discussions, which may be helpful to those who have not a full grasp of the situation obtaining at the school.


Proud of school


•a state where democratic views don’t seem to be heeded, and certainly money seems to be no object in carrying out cer­ tain schemes. But the bills to pay for


them continue to arrive. These people seem to


have no idea of restraint, they are fortunate it hasn’t hit them yet. We have now reached


D. LODGE, Colthurst Bungalow, Waddington.


• LETTERS for publica­ tion are accepted only on the understanding ■that they may be edited or condensed at' the Editor’s discretion.


. YOUR correspondent B. Parker seems to be one of the few in considering that Mr Fawcett hit the nail on the head with his cartoon — the vast major­ ity evidently totally dis­ agree. One question I would


like to pose to Mr Parker is why he sent his son to the grammar school when Fairfield Drive would seem to be quite conve­ niently positioned to the excellent Ribblesdale


the point where we must put a large hump in their ideas. Enough is enough.


School. Would he., be perfectly


honest and say how many friends and relations con­ gratulated his son on his 11-plus entry to the gram­ mar school? I am glad to say that I


school, but its achieve­ ments are not so small. In the last few years, Bow­ land has gained 232 GCE O level passes at grade C or above (25 at.grade A and 74 at grade B). In addition during the. same period, it has to its credit 507 CSE grade ones, surely good results for. anyone and, for a secon­ dary ' modern school, ex­ cellent. The school offers well


I t may be a small


' understand comprehen­ sively the issue of conten­ tion; many were old people whose families' were grown up and had left the district. In my locality, the can-


icited in a local village. Pressing' our own ques­ tions, the canvasser ad­ mitted most people signed under the obliging illusion of doing the right thing; most signatories did not


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. little country school with its own catchment area. But when I asked to


' vassers asked for my sig­ nature to keep open the Riversmead Secondary School. I would willingly have signed my support, for I cannot understand the closing of a pleasant


read the heading of the paper I was about to sign, it made no mention of the Riversmead School — it mentioned only opposition to the comprehensive system in general prop­ osed for this area. The canvassers were


with stand


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not only misinterpreting to me the form to be signed — unintentionally as, I believe — but seem themselves to have been misinformed (possibly in­ tentionally) by higher or­ ganising authorities. The Save Our Schools


over 20 subjects, so small does not mean that the necessary choice of sub­ jects cannot be given. It is already possible for pupils to take up to eight subjects in the fourth and fifth years and this can be stretched to nine for indi­ viduals. Numbers on the roll are


have four grandchildren going to university from the school which county education chairman Mrs Josephine Farrington seeks to destroy.


CHARLES MUSSON, 15 Pimlico Road, Clitheroe.


Council right to be cost conscious


CLITHER OE FO O TB A L L CLUB


BINGO NIGHT


(GOODS)


Tuesday, April 20th Royal British Legion Club


8 p.m.


THAT ardent advocate of democracy, the agent for the Clitheroe Division Labour Party, criti­ cises the decision on secondary school reorgan­ isation taken by an overwhelming majority of the democratically-elected members of the Ribble Valley Council — a decision, ■ incidental­


_ “Cost conscious,” he The council is right to calls the council. But how be cost conscious. right they are to be so. By rejecting scheme


NumberOne, promulgated by'a County Council that' is clearly not cost con­


scious, £1,180,000 could be saved. By rejecting scheme No. Two, £930,000 and, by each of schemes' Three and Four, £ 1,100,000. Not negligible sums,' I


think.


Cubs in custody


TANNED But the youngsters were soon released 1


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they were only having fun looking round the station.


sit on the police motor b ik e s and saw an emergency call being dealt with.


They were . allowed to


by Sgt. John Spencer and the party was taken to the station by a parent, Mr Robert Kent. The youngsters and their four leaders were shown round by PC Ian Priest:


The trip' was organised BIRTHDAY


- the annual meeting at the White Lion Hotel.;■


■■ ■


reported another success­ ful year with a member­ ship,of about 90..


Chairman Mr L. Garner


mittee were re-elected en bloc and. the. evening ended with : a session of duplicate bridge. .


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rising. This is not because numbers in the traditional catchment area are rising, but is because an increas­ ing proportion of parents in the area are choosing to send their children .'to Riversmead which, inci­ dentally, has a very im­ pressive sporting record. Most important'of all,


’ which have, become un­ fashionable in certain areas of society, but not at Riversmead. Pupils leave able to go


perhaps, the school is about atmosphere,, loyalty and standards —: qualities


• ence with their rather sinister mode of operat­ ing, will be critically cynical. R. A. PARKER, 7 St Chad’s Avenue, Chatburn.


action group will no doubt publish its report, but if it exults with glee on high mathematical percentages of support, I for one, be­ cause of my brief experi-


THE FACTORY N OW O N D IS P LA Y


Go-ahead for Whalley firm’s


DIRECT FROM NEW DESIGNS


• to work or on to further .education, as fully-de­


ly, that apparently meets with the approval of the majority of local ratepayers.


I will be told “the money would not come from re­ venue but from capital sums.” To me, the source makes little difference. Money spent is money spent and John Citizen ul­ timately pays all the bills. True, comprehensive


I know, of course, that


education was first intro­ duced into Lancashire by a Conservative-dominated


county council. What your correspondent omits to mention is that this was under pressure from. a profligate Socialist gov­ ernment. And, at the end of the


veloped individuals with sound characters. This alone must be worth an extra two or three grade ones per pupil.


MR .1. D. ADAMSON, Till House, Grindleton.


CRAZY IDEA


WHILE feeling very sorry for the residents of Waddington who have to put up with many heavy lorries passing through the village, I think that the proposal by Mr G. Dinsdale to re-route them through Sawley is nothing short of thoughtless . im­ pertinence. Sawley, which has no


30 m.p.’h. limit (I know not why), already suffers from speeding' cars and


day, would it not behove us all, even Labour agents, to be a little more cost conscious in these days of dire national


necessity. Naive I may be, but I


think it would.


CO-UN. J. H. FELL, Limefield Avenue, Whalley.


lorries and its residents certainly do not want any more. It is to be hoped that


consideration — NONE. .


F. BROWN, Archways, Sawley.


extension A WHALLEY animal-'l feed firm has been given permission to extend its premises despite a protest I petition which described them as “a blot on the landscape.” The petition, submitted


jointly by residents and the parish council, also claimed that the firm worked unsocial hours and produced an unreasonable! amount of dust which pol-1 luted the-air and settled on homes, cars and| washing. The Ribble Valley


range of Kitchen carpet O P EN MONDAY TO FRIDAY 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.


Please note we will be closed Good Friday and Easter Monday


In Axminster carpet and a new


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GRAND AUCTION on MAY 15th a t A U C T IO N M A R T


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Council’s Development Sub-Committee was told of the petition when F. Ashcroft and Sons, of I Lamb Roe, sought to de­ molish a storage tank and minor buildings and erect a two-story extension. In a report, Planning


Ju s t arrived


LADIES TU R TLE NECK SWEATERS both


lambswool (£6.99) and crimplene (£3.99) ,


and Technical Officer Mr Philip Bailey said that the extension would provide a new loading bay and grain-storage facilities and I this would tidy up part of the site and improve the firm’s efficiency. While he appreciated


the concern of local resi­ dents, it must be recog­ nised that this was a long- established factory.


the County Council, will give the crazy idea the


it deserves Pendle Club'


WINNERS of the bridge j session at Pendle Club, Clitheroe, were Mrs E. Bush and Mr F. Walker, Mrs R. Pye and Mr T.


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