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Clitheroe Advertiser and Times
r Shopping festival
F IN E weather and crowds of customers from near and far have made for a bum p e r s ta r t to Clitheroe’s first-ever shopping festival and the town’s traders are now looking for ward to a busy Bank Holiday weekend. A number of shops
will be extending their
• opening" hours tonight and tomorrow and on Bank Holiday Monday, many will be open for business as usual.
■ Late night opening will be in operation again next Thursday and Friday before the two- week long festival comes to an end on May 8th.
Already, however, the
event looks like being a - resounding success. The sunshine and the added attraction of the Ribble Valley Arts Festival has helped bring' out the crowds since the festival began on Saturday and officials of the Clitheroe and district Chamber of Trade, who have organ ised the event, are de
lighted with the. public response so far.
“The weather has cer
tainly given.,us a boost,” said Chamber" of Trade president Mr Roy De- whurst, “At this time last year, we had heavy snowfalls, ;so we are very happy with the way things have gone so far.
“But we hope the en
couraging. response so far is only the start. Clitheroe is a town with personality and we aim to prove that to an even greater extent over the
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remainder of the fes tival.”
Members of the public
have been entering into the spirit of the festival by taking part in the “odd object” competition o rg a n is ed by the
, Chamber for the dura tion of the festival.
"More than 500 entry
forms are in circulation already and everyone who would like the
■ chance to win a prize is still very welcome to’ take part. Entry forms are available from any of
the ’ 50 participating shops and the winning
• draw .will take place on May 10th.
A musical note will be; added to the festivities
during the late-night opening tonight and next Thursday by more than 20 young people from the K e en ite s (S t James’s) and West Brad- • ford Fellowship .singing groups. Ranging in age from 14 to 20, the young people w i l l sing in Market Place between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. each evening/
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A ROYAL memento for every household to trea sure and a wallchart and pictures of England’s World Cup squad. These are two exciting reader offers in today’s Adver tiser and Times. See page two for the
coupon to start you off on a collection to mark the 30 glorious years’ reign, so far, of Queen Elizabeth II. Altogether there will be four sets, each of 15 colour photographs. Each set costs £1 with
the chance later to buy a colour album in which to keep and treasure them. The offer is strictly li
out all-in schools’ plan Want present set-up and 6th form college
THE governors of Clitheroe’s two grammar schools this week came out against all-in education for Ribble . Valley schools and want to retain , selection at 11-plus.
R ib b le sd ale d e b a t e . . . see page 8
They have backed a
proposal for a com bined grammar school for ll-to-16-year-olds on the girls’ site, with the remainder going to Rib b le sda le or Bowland, and a com prehensive 6th form centre at the boys’ site. . ...... . ; .
• But it was a narrow "decision — nine votes to eight — coming at the end of a lengthy consulta tion period which has seen three public meetings, a save our schools petition and heated Press corres pondence. .
The governors’ decision
makes it virtually imposs ible for the status of the grammar schools to be changed because it is up to them to issue the public notices needed for closure.
The governors took a similar stance three years
/ago • when they strongly opposed a split-site prop osal for "the grammar schools, after which the principle of comprehen sive education was put in “mothballs” until revived by the new Labour ad ministration on taking over at county hall a year ago.
Now the" ball is again
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in the county’s court and one avenue open to the authority is to threaten to cease -to maintain the grammar schools, writes our reporter. 4
But according to Dis
trict Education Officer Mr David Staton this is most unlikely.
, Hurdle “ It is impossible to pre
dict what the education committee will do next,” he said, “but I would not have thought this is the end of public consultation. The authority may come back with counter prop osals;
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■ “ This first hurdle is often the most difficult one for the authority and the only way - forward must be by discussion and debate,” he said.
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Comedy’s success
C LITHEROE Evening Townswomen’ s Guild Drama Group had a triple success at the annual fes
tival organised by the Preston Federation of Townswomen’s' Guilds. Clitheroe’s play, “Mrs
Dooley’s Table”, a comedy by Sam Bate, received a marvellous response from the audience and was re warded with the coveted festival shield.. ■ ■ Barbara Taylor won the producer’s prize and Mar garet Kendrick the best actress award. •’
• Other members taking part were Margaret Ire land, Lucy Wrigley, Betty Brown, Elaine ,Wilkinson,
" Pauline Altham and Sheila Ingham. There will be a second
showing of the play for fellow Guild members at the open meeting in June.
Collecting RED GROSS Week starts
• on Sunday and throughout next "week volunteers will be out collecting on the s tree ts o f Clitheroe. Funds raised will assist work With the handicap ped, the frail elderly, the
■ sick and those needing first aid.
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THERE ,was not a’ frown to be seen among these., 18 Clitheroe Brownies waiting for the bus to take; them on a weekend holiday.,to St Annes. ■
The girls from the SS Michael and John’s Browr, nies stayed in a Brownie house.Under supervision -
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they did their own cooking and cleaning and to add to the fun there was a fancy; dress contest ,and a
camp.fire. .....
■ v. In charge were Brown-Owl Mrs.F., Nelson,
Tawny Owl-Miss M. Preedy and Snowy Owl Mrs Dixon, who had the assistance of two Guides. ....
the points put at the con sultation meetings, pri vate submissions and, now, the governors’ re commendation.
It was at a specially-
. called meeting on Monday that the schools’ joint board of governors came out by just one vote against any of the four options proposed by the county council and which have been the" subject of heated debate.
Option Instead, the governors,
chaired by the Vicar of Clitheroe, Canon John Hudson, backed an option which emerged from the public debate . . . to retain selection at 11 and introduce a comprehen sive 6th form centre.
The governors meeting
came five days after the third and last of the ; public consultation meet ings which drew 700 people to Ribblesdale School.
It is one of the addition
al options submitted, at that meeting by Mr W. A. Finch, of Alderford Close, Clitheroe, which is now being backed by the gov ernors.
Unanimous After Monday’s meet
ing, Canon Hudson said that the longer-serving governors felt that the theoretical advantages of comprehensive education often failed to work in. practice. “They see no point in destroying the ■ system
th a t w o rk s w_ell Clitheroe,” he added.
According to Canon
Hudson, eight of the 17 governors wanted com prehensive education so that Clitheroe could oper-. ate on the same basis as the rest of Lancashire.
The governors had, however, unanimously,
supported Mr Finch’s option — featuring a com bined school for the' ll-to-: 16s on the girls’ site, with the remaining pupils going to Ribblesdale or Bowland i f it remained viable.
A comprehensive 6th
form on the boys’ site would offer a, wide .range
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of subjects, said Canon Hudson, adding that the governors felt such a 6th form would be likely to expand as the unemploy ment situation led to more young people seeking further education.
“This type of 6th form
would also offer a diffe rent discipline which would be more acceptable to the 16-plus age group, and there would be more p ra c t ica l as .well as academic courses i offer,” he said.
He now feels that the
governors’ decision is as much as they can do and the matter must rest with the county council.
Firm’s high
hopes
A C L ITH E R O E 'f irm which has had the threat of closure hanging over it for the past three weeks-- could have been saved. Twenty-four jobs were
put on the line when Bow land Wood Ltd, of Fir Tree Mill) Brook Street, was forced to suspend trading due to mounting financial problems. .But managing director
Mr Peter Ireland said this week that he was very optimistic about the firm’s chances of continuing. “ It now seems a distinct
possibility that all 24 jobs will
be.saved,” he said. ■ “Some of the workers
may already have found alternative employment but I am hopeful that all 24 jobs will be made avf li able again.” Negotiations have been
in progress since the firm suspended trading three ,
" weeks ago and it is under stood that a takeover is in the offing. But Mr Ireland declined
to comment further, adding that the situation should be clearer within the next few days. Bowland Wood was
founded by Mr Ireland three-and-a-half years ago and manufactures kitchen and dining furniture.
IDENTITY BADGES
FROM next January, the drivers of ■ private hire vehicles in the Ribble
■ Valley will wear badges ■ with their photographs on them. This is one of the re
sults of discussions held by ' a working group of council officers represent
in g 14 Lancashire dis tricts.
■ Reporting to the Ribble
Valley Policy and Re sources Committee, Mr Paul Timson, solicitor said progress was being made towards standardis ing application forms,
• licensing conditions and li cence fees for private hire operators. •
Diamond day on the farm
W H E N you are 89 and it is your diamond wedding day, what better way of celebrating than by a drive in the country .with your family. Mr William Moon, of
B ra d le y H a l l , Farm, Chaigley, may well do
just that with his wife Ruth (83), on Monday after, they have been tre-
Moon to enjoy the coun tryside they love so well. They have a married
daughter, Mrs Doris Knowles, who lives at Edisford Bridge Farm,
ated to a celebration lunch * Glitheroe, four grandchil- by their family. Mr Moon has been driv
ing since 1926, though now he keeps off the busy roads. So, if it is a nice day, he intends to take the family up a quiet country road to admire the view. ■ Sons Harry and Joseph, who is . a parish councillor
at Thornley, now "run the farm, leaving Mr and Mrs
Ready for weekend by the sea i p RI p&l hisi i r ; m 1
"dren and five great-grand children. The couple both come'
from farming families. Mr Moon’s father was at Holden Green Farm for many years and Mrs Moon’s family at Heights Farm, Bolton-by-Bow- land. They have lived at
Bradley Hall since 1938 and before that farmed at nearby Middlebanks. “The main change in
farming is that now you need so ;much capital,” said Mrs Moon, recalling the days when a young couple could start up with a wheelbarrow, a bag of seeds and lots of determv nation. One thing, however,
that does. not cost any thing is .a little give and take. That, they say, is the key to a happy mar riage.
i Fanfare for new bishop.
THE Rt Rev. David Stewart Cross will be en throned as the sixth Bishop of Blackburn a week on Saturday. x He will be greeted by a
fanfare of trumpets as he walks in procession from Blackburn Town Hall with civic leaders from all over Lancashire. 1 After being enthroned
by the Provost of Black burn, the Very Rev. Lawrence Jackson, the new bishop will preach and celebrate communion. At the end of the ser
vice, he will give his first blessing to the town and the Blackburn Diocese.
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PEOPLE ivalking by Clitheroe Civic Hall a t . the weekend could have been forgiven for think-. ing they had ventured into fairyland. ' For these colourful
characters in their beautiful costumes were just some of the 700 competitors in ' the festival of ballet and
dance which formed part of the Ribble Valley Arts Festival. From the left are
M ich e l le Jones, Stephanie Mitchell, Laura Woods, Jeanette Hartley, Louise Kerr and Tania Lambert. 9 A report of the
festival appears on page 3.
Asking to be
on list
MORE than 100 firms have asked to be put on the Ribble Valley Coun cil’s list of those who would like to be consi dered when'tenders are being invited.
' This was “ fantastic,”
Mr Philip Bailey, Borough Planning Officer, told the Finance and General Pur poses Committee.
He added that it was
probably due to the pre sent state of trade. Usual ly the council considers itself lucky i f 20 firms
.apply. '
mited so don’t -delay in collecting your cards. It is an offer which will, perhaps, appeal more to our older readers. But the youngsters — and the dads! — have not been forgotten. For them there is the
chance to collect 24 quali ty pictures of England’s World Cup squad. As a special opening
offer with coupon No. 1, on Page 10, we are includ ing a free wall chart con taining autographs of the players.
s. Our spot-the-difference competition last week in connection with the Clitheroe Shopping Festi val proved exceptionally popular and on page 7 we announce the seven winners'. This week, on page 3,
there is another easy-to- do contest in w’hich there is the chance to win a £15 voucher.
MORE SEEK REBATES
THERE has .been a 50 per cent increase in the number of people applying for rent and rate rebates, . Borough Treasurer Mr Gordon Onslow7 told the Ribble Valley Council’s Finance and . General Pur poses Committee. He asked people who had not yet had a reply to
be patient; his department had already dealt with 500 applications in Clitheroe alone and another 250 were being processed.
All these were from
people who had made early application and others w’ould be dealt with in rotation.
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