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AN a ccusation th a t youngsters in this area are “ bulldozed’.’ into taking the 11-plus exami­ nation too soon after Christmas was made this week by Pr ima ry Teachers’ representative Mrs Nancy Mortimer at a meeting of the Ribble Valley District Liaison Committee for Education.


the examination, which used to be about Febru­ ary 19th, was now about the 3rd.


Mrs Mortimer said that


had time to recover from Christmas and the schools have certainly not had time to complete the ad­ ministrative work in­ volved.


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ported her plea and Dis­ trict Education Officer Mr Peter Evans said that he would report her com­ ments to County Hall.


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this has occurred because Easter was early this year,” he said.


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pubiic meeting at Ribbles- dale School a week on Tuesday. The school closure


debate was joined this week by Mr Jeremy Fen­


nell, countryside officer of the Community Council of Lancashire, with a plea to Ribble Valley small vil­ lage schools to join to­ gether to fight the latest proposals.. There will always have


to be small schools in the Ribble Valley because of its geological lay-out',” Mr Fennell told our reporter. “What we must get


away from is the situation where several schools are suggested and in the en­ suing fight to retain indi­ vidual schools, terrible rifts are created between villages.” Mr Fennell mentioned


All schools treated same-


A CLAIM by the Vicar of Hurst Green, the Rev. Brian Cave, that the schools’ review dis­ c r im in a ted ag a in s t Church of England schools was taken up by teachers at a meet­ ing with County Hall officials. Mr Ray Cornish,


teachers who met at Clitheroe Girls’ Gram­ mar School on Monday that Roman Catholic schools would be tre­ ated no differently to CE or county schools when it came to. any “ r e q u i rem e n ts to change.” Negotiations were still continuing with the diocesan au­ thorities, he said.


Chief Assistant Educa­ tion Officer (Planning) told the 100 Ribble V a lley


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Bolton-by-Bowland and Tosside where, he said, the county council’s prop­ osals to close either one school or the other had ■ created a ,bad rift between the communities. He said: “The Comrnun-.


ity Council realises that the county council has to save money . . . but the time has come to look at alternative ways of doing this, rather • than closing small schools. “For example, there


meeting was Mr John Hudson, Chief Assis­ tant Education Officer (Schools). Nearly 40 non-teaching primary staff attended a later meeting at the school and were also addres­ sed by Mr Cornish.


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■and parents at the small school at Altham are now fighting closure because they did not take the proposal seriously,” he said. “The authority has


parents must not be lulled into a false sense of secur­ ity because the county says the proposals are merely suggestions. “This was said in the recent Hyndburn review


THE Secretary of State for the Environment has agreed with the Ribble Valley Council that per­ manent planning permis­ sion should not be given for a commercial garage on Thorn S t r e e t , Clitheroe. Planning and Technical


A CAST of 33 children and two adults have been rehearsing, over the past few months for the latest produc­ tion by Wh alley Church Players, “The Wizard of Oz.” It is to be staged in


The lead part of Dorothy is played by Deborah Caton, the daughter of Liz and John Caton, who both act and produce for the Players.


Whalley CE School n ex t Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and . Saturday nights, with a matinee on the last day. Producer Dorothy


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Emma Taylor and the Lion Ian Chambers. Adult parts are taken by Brian Slow (Scarec­ row) and Sydney Cook- son (Wizard).


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Collapses and dies at work


A YOUNG Clitheroe ICI fitter collapsed and died while - changing into his overalls in the


were with him, both members of the firm’s first-aid group, tried im­ mediate resuscitation. However, their efforts failed, as- did those of two doctors who were on the scene very shortly after­ wards. Mr , Peter John Selway


firm’s locker room on Thursday. '■ Two - colleagues who


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(36), of New la n d s Avenue, Clitheroe, was several minutes early for his night shift at ICI, where he had worked for nine years, and was sit­ ting chatting to his friends when he collapsed. He leaves a wife,


AN application to convert the former, school at P a y th o rn e ” into .two houses and to build ■ two detached garages has been refused. Borough Planning and


Hilary, and children Julia (10) and Mark (seven). Mr Selway, who was a


Technical Officer Mr Philip Bailey told the Council’s Development Sub-Committee, in a writ­ ten report, • that planning permission had been granted in 1980 for con­ version to one dwelling. The building of two'


native of Clitheroe and at­ ten d ed Rib b le sd a le School, served an appren­ ticeship as ’ a mechanic at P r im ro s e . Garage, Clitheroe. He then worked for


asked for any comments to be in by May 31st, when it will obviously be making decisions in time to post notices at the schools involved before the end of the summer term.” The closure of the


Officer Mr Philip Bailey told the Development Sub-Committee that car repairers Ellis and Ward had been given only tem­ porary permission follow­ ing various objections from nearby residents, re­ sulting in an appeal. Mr Bailey reported that


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ADMITTING conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace, Frank George Smalley (19), of Tower Hill, Clitheroe,, was bound over by the town’s magis­ trates in the sum of £100 to be of good behaviour for a year.


dustry in these. villages and consequently schools, there are going to close,” he said.


Wrong job


IN our schools’ story last week, Mrs Carol Harrison was described as assistant head of .Grindleton School. She has asked us. to point out that site is in fact a part-time teacher there. •


Patio doori forced . .


PROPERTY worth £1,297. was stolen from a house m Green.Drive,- Clitheroe, during the early hours of Friday, while the occup­ ants were away. Thieves forced a back, sliding patio door, and made off with jewellery, a portable television, video1 and cas­ settes: . ■ ■


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ABOUT 40 members of Edisford Ladies’ Club were given a talk and slide show by Mr H. Sweet on the history of the National Trust. He was thanked by club pres­ ident Mrs Rosemary Wilson.


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Councillor loses plans objection


A RIBBLE Valley coun­ cillor has objected to the house next-door, at Read, being extended. But his fellow council­


would devalue one of the oldest buildings in the village. ■ The Parish Council sup­


. floor bedroom.- Coun: Reitchel-wrote. to


lors on the Development Sub-Committee disagree and have voted for the extension to go ahead. ■ Coun. Jerome Reitchel occupies half of the Old Vicarage in Whins Lane. His neighbour wants to extend his section to pro­ vide a new staircase, study, enlarged kitchen, entrance porch and .first-


•light to his home. And he further claimed that ex­ tending the property


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ported Coun. Reitchel’s contention that a porch would alter the character of the area and also felt , that an immediate neigh­ bour should be protected from the loss of light. But Planning Officer Mr


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