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bers of the Development Sub-Committee decided to recommend to the county council that Waddington Fell Quarries’ controver­ sial application — which also involves the extrac­ tion of three-quarters of a million tons of shale — should be rejected on en­ vironmental grounds. County councillors, who


VILLAGERS in Wad- dington have won the support of Ribble Valley councillors in their campaign to stop the local fell quarry being extended by 20 acres. By just one vote, mem­


Environment. The fell company main­


tains that without longer planning consent its pre­ sent operation will only last five years and that present reserves are tot­ ally inadequate to justify a major capital invest­ ment programme. The new reserves of


ers — many of whom were listening in the public gallery along with villagers — should not be forgotten. Concern, though, about


shale — sufficient to supply Ribblesdale Ce­ ment’s dry process kiln for the next 20 years — and sandstone are ex­ pected to last for up to 30 years. The company, which employs 22 people, would also carry out tidying and redressing work.


aroused great concern in Waddington over traffic volume, extra hazard and nuisance, and these fears


But the scheme has


who represents Wadding­ ton, led the opposition to any extension of the quarry. He said: “Everyone is


were again emphasised at last Thursday’s committee meeting. Coun. John Walmsley,


the week a wagon was coming through the vil­ lage once every four mi­


already scared to death by the lorries coming through the village. Talk of an extension is abso­ lutely ridiculous because it will take the top off the fell.” He claimed that during


nutes — and this amount of traffic was taking its toll. Brook walls were


crumbling, houses were cracking and sewers, bridges, water mains and the road itself had to be regularly repaired. Support came from


the fell company’s work­


the safety of people’s lives was uppermost in the mind of Bolton-by-Bow- land representative Coun. Mrs Joyce Lilburn. “We would be taking a


Coun. John Hodgson (Grindleton), who said he understood the despair of people in Waddington and urged that the extension plan be rejected. But Clitheroe council­


terrible risk allowing even more lorries to pass, through Waddington,” she said. “I wonder how we would feel if we approved the extension and then there was a fatal acci­ dent.”


lors Leo Wells and Brian Braithwaite felt the area’s economy and the jobs of


Technical Officer Mr Philip Bailey said the County Surveyor had in­ ferred that the only other alternative route for the


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Forty object to Taylor Street industry plan


AN outline plan to build two bridges over Mearley Brook, Clitheroe, to link Econ Atkin­ son’s plant with Taylor Street has been blocked because it is “a little premature.” Econ Atkinson is in the


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jubilee celebrations at the Spread Eagle Hotel, Sawley, was the cutting of the birthday cake by one of the founder members, Miss Kathleen Teece.'


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The cake had been baked by Mrs H. Simpson and iced by Mrs M. Miller.


guests at the dinner. President Mrs E. Greenwood welcomed every­


There were about 70 members, husbands and


one, including Mrs L. Moore, the Lancashire Federation treasurer, and Miss M. Stott, vice-


chairman of the LFWI, in place of chairman Mrs F. Smithies, who was unable to attend because of illness.


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annual reunion dinner. Indeed, she well and


truly made her mark, winning second prize in a raffle which raised nearly £150 for the grammar school’s funds. The dinner, at the Spread Eagle Hotel,


successor, Mr Donald Tranter, of Oxford, now secretary of the Board of Management of Methodist Residential Colleges and Schools. He gave a witty speech,


Sawley, on Friday, was at­ tended by more than 150 guests — the highest number for at least 20 years. They were welcomed by


but on a serious note re­ called the start in life he had been given by the grammar school. Finally, deputy head­


the association’s chair­ man, Mr Colin Haworth, and the roll call was read by headmaster Mr Gerald Hood. Oldest member there was SO-year-old Mr Joe Wrigley. Mr Hood also gave a


master Mr Roy Adams brought members up to date with the activities of Old C l i th e ro n ia n s throughout the world. Pictured is County Coun. Chatburn (left) wel-


comimr Mr T ra n te r , watched by the principal


summary of the school’s activities during the past 12 months. Re tir in g president


Croft introduced two new members, Mr Richard Blackburn and Mr Gerard Walmsley. The coach excursion or­


AN entertaining talk about the origin of words was given to Clitheroe Probus Club, by one of its members, Mr Fred Ash­ worth. He was thanked by Mr Harold Blackburn. Chairman Mr Eddie


Probus Club


ganised by James Har­ greaves to the Royal Northern College of Music Orchestral Concert in Manchester was appreci­ ated by all. At the next meeting Mr


B. Lewis, of Blackburn, will speak about “A Lan­ cashire lad in the Ameri­ can Civil War.”


guests and the associa­ tion’s officers.


County Coun. Clifford Chatburn introduced his


Whiteacre housing plan


TWO more schemes have been submitted by Lanca­ shire County Council for the Whiteacre School site in Barrow.


tion of the existing build­ ings and erection of 31 detached houses with gar­ ages and parking areas.


The first is for demoli­


detached houses with gar­ ages and parking areas.


The second involves 27


ously obtained planning approval for several poss­ ible uses for the site.


The county has previ­


will be considered by the Ribble Valley Council’s Development Sub-Com­ mittee on December 7th.


The latest applications


process of trying to sell or lease about half its factory space off Kendal Street to provide small industrial units. The bridges would help


with access from Salthill Road and Lime Street. A rep o r t from the


would increase traffic on Taylor S tre e t , which should be avoided at all costs. More than 40 objec­


County Surveyor to the Ribble Valley Council’s Development Sub-Com­ mittee said there was some merit in the idea. But unfortunately it


veyor also, there was no cause for concern over road safety and so, on purely traffic grounds, it might be difficult to sus­ tain any objections at a public inquiry. F in a l ly , C l i th e ro e


Mayor Coun. John Cow- gill acknowledged that the


problem of the lorries was a very deep one. “Waddington, as the


winner of several Best- Kept Village awards, should not be destroyed,' he said, “but perhaps we need the judgment of a Solomon for an equitable agreement.” R e je c t io n by th e


lorries — through West Bradford — was even less suitable. According to the sur­


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Borough Council now means the issue must go before a full planning committee at County Hall towards the end of Janu­ ary — a meeting which villagers from Wadding­ ton will be able to attend. Approval by the county


would probably lead to a public inquiry because it would involve a departure from the local structure plan. Rejection by the county


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Technical Officer Mr Philip Bailey said the bridges were “'a little pre­ mature” and that any more development on Taylor S treet or Up­ brooks, or by Econ Atki­ nson’s, should be resisted until the Salthill Indust­ rial Estate road was com­ pleted. Clitheroe Mayor Coun.


John Cowgill thought Econ Atkinson’s dispersal


use a large area of land behind a sawmill and a ministry storage building for the sale and storage of building materials was also rejected by the sub­ committee, because it would again lead to more traffic in Taylor Street.


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