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THE long term plan to free Clitheroe town centre of heavy lorries moved up a gear this week. The Ribble Valley


Council’s Planning De­ partment has received its first application for a haulage centre at the Salthill Industrial Estate


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•on the outskirts of the town. Smith Transport and


Steadplan are seeking permission to operate a haulage business and also the repair, sales, dismantling and fabrica­ tion of vehicles. The council’s Deputy Planning Officer, Mr


Peter Nock, anticipates that the application — probably the first of a number from haulage firms — will face opposi­ tion from residents in nearby Green Drive. Said Mr Nock: “They


have objected to use of the site by haulage vehi­ cles in the past and I expect they will take the same view this time. “But this application is


for an actual depot which councillors have already agreed to in principle.” In the event of the


application for the three- acre site being approved it would still be another 12 months b e fo r e


Smith’s and Steadplan — which at present maintains and repairs the lorries off Woone Lane — would be able to operate fully from Salthill.


Mr Jim Smith, a direc­


tor of Smith’s, says the move would be a fairly big operation, involving offices, stores, work­ shops, staff facilities and a lorry park.


“It’s an ideal site with


access to the Pimlico link road and we hope


the council will look favourably on our plan,”


he said. Another Clitheroe


haulage firm is on the v e rg e o f d e c id in g whether or not to move to Salthill. The Ribble Valley


Council this week re­ ceived financial approval from the Department of the Environment to buy up the Kirkmoor Road site of J. H. Myers, which could set the wheels in motion for a move. But head of the firm


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Textile firm at the


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A QUESTION mark this week hung over the future of a Clitheroe textile firm which has been forced by the recession to make 80 per cent of its workforce redundant over the past six weeks.


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Mr John Myers is so frustrated by delays in signing contracts with the council to sell the present base and buy one-and-a-half acres at. Salthill, that he is still undecided on a move.


County drops plans to go


comprehensive . . .b u t ' the day will come’ says education chairman


SELECTIVE edu­ cation is to be re­ tained in the Clitheroe area for


the foreseeable future.


After considering a report outlining the vari­


ous options — the subject o f hot debate in the Ribble Valley over the last'three months — Lan­ cashire County Council is being recommended to abandon its plans to intro­ duce a comprehensive system in the Clitheroe area. The county’s Education


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Clitheroe’s two grammar schools and introducing a


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commendation at their meeting on Tuesday, but at the same time criticised the decision of the gram­ mar school governors to resist the ending of selec­ tion in Clitheroe. The governors’ decision


by nine votes to eight, made it virtually imposs­ ible for the status of the grammar schools to be changed because the gov­


ernors are required to issue the public'notices needed for closure. But, in recognition of


county council claims that falling rolls over the next 10 years would have a drastic effect on the stan­ dard of education in the Ribble Valley unless some changes were made, the governors came out in favour of the idea of a comprehensive sixth form. County education chair­


man Coun. Mrs Josephine Farrington described the governors’ decision as “holding 'up educational progress and ignoring county polici9 s” and the Sub-Committee passed a resolution deploring the decision and expressing concern at possible reper­ cussions. “To maintain a system


that divides children is patently wrong,” said Coun. Mrs Farrington. “The idea of selection is anachronistic in the


1980s ” The Sub-Committee ap­


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THERE was plenty to smile about at Saturday’s spring fair at St Mary the Virgin Church, Gisburn.


tative County Coun. John Watson told the Sub-Com­ mittee that the petition taken by members of the Save Our Schools action


The smiles were not


only on the faces of sis­ ters Karen, Andrea and Nicola Pate and Carol


Graveston, but also on some of the plaster wall plaques on sale on one of the stalls.


It all helped to raise the


grand total of more than £494 for church funds.


The fair was opened by


Mrs P. Townsend, of Dower House, Gisburn. She was introduced by the vicar of St Mary’s, Canon S. A. Selby,- and thanked by Mr W. Peacock, churchwarden. The raffle was won by


. Mrs J. Gornall.


group had so far yielded 10, GOO signatures out of a population of 29,000.


He added- that world


opinion was also gradually coming out against com­


prehensive education and he believed that would eventually' be the situa­ tion in this country. But Sub-Committee


chairman County Coun. Mrs Ruth Henig said there was no reason to suppose the opinion voiced most loudly and most often was necessari­ ly that of the majority. Afterwards, however


members of the Save Our Schools group, who lob­


bied county councillors before the meeting, were jubilant. “They tried to sacrifice


our educational system on the altar of political op­ portunity and failed,” said le a d e r Mrs Pauline Brown, who warned that the county council would never again have the chance to introduce com­ prehensive education in the Ribble Valley. The decision taken by


the Sub-Committee is subject to approval by the full Education Committee at its meeting on June


8th.


Top Circle job for Liz


IT’S going to be a busy year for Twiston house­ wife Mrs Liz Parkinson who has been elected one of two vice-presidents of the National Association of Ladies’ Circles. Her role will be to liaise


between Ladies’ Circles worldwide and to arrange exchange meetings. She will serve for two years and then become presi­ dent. • Mrs Parkinson, a staff, nurse with the Blackburn Health District, lives at Mill House. She was chairman of


the North West Lanca­ shire Ladies’ Circle in 1979 and has been a member of the Clitheroe Circle for 12 years. Born at Preston, she


moved to Downham in 1968 and then to Twiston


two years later. Her husband, Michael,


is a chartered surveyor. They have two sons.


AN HONOUR FOR STAN


CLITHEROE musician Stan Barker, has been in- vited to serve as a member of the governing council o f the Royal Northern College of Music. Musical director of Jazz


ists out of a - total of .25 workers at Designstyle, of Upbrooks, have lost their


HUNDREDS of people turned out in brilliant weather on Sunday to see these four teams do battle hi the “It’s a knockout” contest or­ ganised by Ribble Valley Sports and Re­ creational Council. The Coneron and


Ribble Valley hi the Red Rose Festival coinpetition on J7ine 5th at Nelson. The team from Lon-


Leeming “ Happy Chinaman Trophy" ■ ivent to the Clitheroe Town team which will 7io%v represe7it the


gridge Sports Centre ivas second, the Dol- phhi Swimming Club tith’d, and the Duke of Edinburgh gold aivard side fourth.


A b ou t £50 ivas .


raised toivards the Roefield Spoiis Centre project.


Langho Centre faces the axe


THE Langho Centre for the handicapped is to be run down over the next four year’s with the loss of 150 jobs.


The centre, which cur- j


rently has 250 residents, is being phased out be­ cause new drugs mean that many patients can now receive treatment at home. Speculation about the


centre’s future started two weeks ago, but the closure decision came as a big shock for the staff, some o f whom have worked there for more than 30 years. Most of them are day care work­ ers and nurses. Several were near to


Songsters win prize of £500


tears when the officer in charge, Mr W. A. Hay­ ward, broke the news at a mass meeting on Monday. A hospital spokesman


said there had always been a great team spirit there, with many of the staff regarding the resi­ dents almost as their own families. The centre, opened in


1905, is run by Manches­ ter Social Services depart­ ment, which has been told that new technology is cutting down the need for large hospitals.


Book tokens


PUPILS of Whalley CE School have done well in the Children’s Book Week competitions organised by the county library service. In the nursery rhyme


jazz in talented young musicians — and interna­ tionally renowned as a


College — which helps to develop the awareness of


jazz pianist, Stan, of Wad- dington Road, said he was proud and delighted by his latest honour.


competition for children under seven, first prize went to James Taylor and second to Sandra Lee. In the crossword com­


petition, second prize went to Vanessa Young. Winners received book tokens.


Smiles help raise £494


A SONG performed by 150 pupils of St Augus­ tine’s School, Billington, about a kestrel hovering above a motorway, has won a major prize in a national competition run by the World Wildlife Fund and BBC’s Pebble Mill at One. Today the pupils, win­


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in names PUPILS at Clitheroe’s Pendle Junior School have been playing the name game as part of this year’ s golden jubilee celebrations.


A poll of the most popu­


lar boys’ and girls’ names on this year’s register makes interesting com­ parison with those on at­ tendance lists of 50 years ago.


Simon tops the present


boys’ list, followed by Mark, Andrew and Ian, with Christopher, Matth­ ew, Peter and Stuart sharing fifth spot.


Sarah is the most popu­


lar girls’ name, with Clare, Joanne, Nicola and Catherine also on the list.


Looking back half a


century, John, William, George, Frank and Eric were the boys’ names that dominated the register, while favourites for the girls were Mary, Dorothy, Kathleen, Margaret and Lily. It is interesting to note


that no't one name from 1932 appears in the pre­ sent list and vice-versa.


ners of the 11-14 age group of the “ Sounds Natural” competition, will sing the song on the Pebble Mill television programme. The prize of £500 is


Wagon will cost £28,500


being used to buy musical instruments for the school. The score was composed by music teacher Mr Peter Rose and the words by teacher Miss Anne Conlon. The pupils have


chance to spot their friends on TV, as they will be-on holiday for As­ cension Day.


THE Ribble Valley Coun­ cil’s Public Works and Health Committee has ap­ proved the purchase of a new refuse wagon costing £28,500. Borough Health and


Housing Officer Mr Peter Gladwin said the vehicle would replace one which had been in use for the past 10 years, three years longer than is normally expected.


Annie makes Paris on cue


CLITHEROE pensioner Mrs Annie Coleman has always believed that where there’s a will there’s a way.


And she proved that


she has both a will and a way when she was in danger of missing last week’s international con­ ference of Inner Wheel Clubs in Paris.


Rain foils record


attempt


HEAVY rain, accom­ panied by thunder and lightning, put paid to an attempt by Eric Davis, of T r a w d e n and Tony Cooper, of Clitheroe, to see a record number of birds in 24 hours in Lan­ cashire. They had just reached


Lytham lifeboat station in the early evening, having already seen 99 different- species, when the storm ended any hope of further sightings. -The attempt was spon­


sored to raise funds for the Lancashire Trust for Nature Conservation. Eric is chairman of the Eastern Region Commit­ tee of the Trust and Tony is the Conservation Of­ ficer for the Ribble Valley District. . They were chosen as of­


ficial watchers on behalf of the whole Trust after their record-breaking reg­ ional effort two years ago, when they saw 79 diffe­ rent species in just four hours in East Lancashire alone.


Annie (80), of Chester


Avenue, was meant to go to the conference with other members from East Lancashire. But when the coach called at her home


just before 8 aim., she had overslept and ans­ wered the door in her nightie.


The coach left without


her and that’s when Annie put her lifelong motto in


practice. She rang four taxi firms


and found one to take her to Preston where she caught a train to Euston with minutes to spare. Then followed a dash to Waterloo for the boat train to Calais.


another taxi and eventual­ ly arrived at her hotel in Paris shortly before mid­ night. The next morning she was up early for the conference start at 10 o’ clock, much to the amazement of her friends.


Annie then caught She has been a member


o f Ac cr ington Inner Wheel Club for more than 40 years.


Seven members of the


Clitheroe Inner Wheel Club attended the confer­ ence. They were trea­ surer .Mrs Goia Gorst, Mrs Elizabeth Christy, Mrs Margaret Norris, Mrs Margaret Spensley, Mrs Esther Dixon and Mrs Pat .Haigh, who was accompanied by her hus­ band, Eric. •


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jobs and the firm’s prop­ rietor and managing di­ rector Mr Ian fiaighton was this week involved in negotiations to try and prevent it closing down altogether.


The firm, which man­


ufactures curtains, beds­ preads and other domestic textiles for the home market, has been badly hit by “a contraction of trade” in the curtain in­ dustry and production is


only continuing on a-very limited basis.


Designstyle was found­ ed by Mr Haighton 11


years ago and its work­ force has since fluctuated between 20 and 30.


“Although we have had


our ups and downs over the y ea r s ,” said Mr Haighton, “ we have always managed to over­ come any problems. But now cheap imports and the fact that people just are not spending as much as they once did have combined to produce a sharp decline in the cur­ tain industry.


“It really started to hit


about nine months ago and shows no signs of picking up in the foresee able future.”


Record sum


THE recent week of fund­ raising for the Royal Na­ tional Lifeboat Institution by the Clitheroe Ladies' Lifeboat Guild — house- to-house collections and a flag day — realised a record £976.


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HISTORIC P EW MAY BE MOVED


THE views of parishion­ ers are being sought on a proposal to move a 300- year-old caged pew at Whalley Parish Church. The vicar, the Rev. Michael Ackroyd, would like to see the pew, consi­ dered to be one of the finest examples of its kind in the country, moved to another part of the church to create more room for


the choir vestry. Mr Ackroyd has also


circulated letters to parishioners inviting their views on the proposed in­ troduction of changes in the services at Whalley, following the publication of the controversial “alter­ native service” book two years ago.


BIRD IS BACK


ONE of the regular resi­ dents at C l itheroe’ s Roefield Hotel — a pea hen — returned home last Thursday as mysteriously as she disappeared. The nine-month-old


bird, one of several bred by Mr and Mrs Neil Campbell, was missing for three days. After an appeal in the


Advertiser and Times, she reappeared for break­ fast. “We have no idea where she’s been, but she was healthy, happy and had obviously been fed,” said Mr Campbell.


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