Clitheroe 22324 6 Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, May 5th, 1983


Susan jumps for charity


J Geoffrey Ainsworth Ted Boden Mrs Myra Clegg Anthony Dewhurst Ok 'K p§ Fred Green Chris Holtom


A CLITHEROE girl, who has only once been up in an aeroplane, will be making her first para­ chute jump on Saturday from 2,500 ft. to raise money for Clitheroe’s Trinity youth centre. Miss Susan Bow, who is


25 and a chef at Clitheroe Hospital, hopes to raise more than £200 for. the centre’s extensions. Susan, who lives in


Waterloo Road, said: “The worst part is the waiting on the day. Of course I am apprehensive, but de­ termined to make the jump.” She will receive several


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the Ribble Valley, Coun. John I. Walmsley (C) has served the council on sev­ eral committees and has fanned at Gannies Farm for 59 years. Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn Farmer’s wife Mrs


of Clitheroe Rugby Union FC, Mr Jack Holmes (C), of Portfield Farm, Sabden Lane, moved to Whalley nine years ago. He is em­ ployed by a firm of coated-fabric manufactur­ ers, responsible for mar­ keting and product de­ velopment. Waddington A previous Mayor of


council’s Conservative group, Coun. Mrs Sheila Slaw, of Lower Clerk Hill, entered local govern­ ment as a member of the former Padiham Urban District Council, of which she became chairman. A former vice-president


Mrs Myra Clegg (C), of Pendleton Road, Wiswell, is a parish councillor and former parish council chairman. Whalley (2) Deputy leader of the


elect Coun. Ted Boden (ind), of Rydal Place, has been head of Chatburn CE primary school for 26 years and a parish coun­ cillor for 25. - Wiswell and Pendleton Present Mayor Coun.


women, seven of them ex­ isting councillors, who are due to take their place as representatives of the un­ contested seats in 10 wards. Chatburn Ribble Valley Mayor-


Mrs Dorothy Pearson


has lived in Hurst Green for 33 years and was


parish council clerk for 13. Sabden


Teacher Mr Anthony


Dewhurst (C), of Pendle Street West, is a member of St Nicholas’s Church choir. He belongs to a worldwide organisation which promotes ties bet­ ween local families and students from abroad. Gisburn and Rimington


for the Yorkshire Traffic Area, Coun. Harry Wad­ dington (C), of Park V iew , Gisb u rn , has served on the council since its inception nine years ago. C la y to n - le -D a le and Salesbury


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tradition is Coun. Geof­ frey Ainsworth (C), for three generations of Ains­ worths have represented Clayton-le-Dale. He lives in Longsight Road and has served on the council since it was formed. Wilpshire


Continuing a family Former council leader


'He is a previous Mayor of the Ribble Valley. Vice-chairman of the


Coun. Fred Green (C) lives in Longsight Road.


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Mr Christopher John Holtom lives in Shrop­ shire Drive. He first came to North East Lancs in December, 1959, to launch the Mecca dance hall in Burnley.


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Dorothy Anne Pearson (C) is a member and former secretary of Slaid­ burn WI, a WRVS helper and member of Slaidburn Village Hall Committee. She lives at Hodder View, Slaidbum. A igh ton , B a i le y and Chaigley Parish councillor Mrs


THERE are hopes of an early solution to problems relating to the use of land off Woone Lane for busi­ ness purposes, the Mayor, Coun. Mrs Myra Clegg, to ld R ib b le V a l le y Council. Coun. Bert Jones had


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OFF on a trip clown the yellow brick road are some 40 boys and five


girls from Clitheroels grammar schools.


• : • A week tonight-the cur­


tain goes up on the Boys’ Grammar School’s latest offering, “The Wizard of


- Oz.” It is being, staged at Ribblesdale School in the


drama complex for three nights and is produced by


Valerie McDonald. Tick­ ets are £1 for adults and 60p for OAPs and chil­ dren.


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Clitheroe Pendle Club were Mrs ? P. Adey , and


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said he was “appalled” by the slow progress taking into account all the efforts of the council and its offic­ ers to have the matter settled.


That ‘eyesore’


A START has been made on a scheme to fill in an old surface water ditch off Highfield Road, Clitheroe, Coun. H. T. Waddington, Public Works and Health chairman, told Ribble Valley Council. He was replying to a


Harry Waddington John Walmsley


Clo sures opposed


A NEW voice was added on Tuesday to mount­ ing protest over proposed primary school clo­ sures in the Ribble Valley.


ty’s district liaison com­ mittee for education, which unanimously de­ cided to oppose closure suggestions by Lancashire Education Authority.


It came from the coun­ PROPOSALS


close or merge six Ribble Valley primary schools — an attempt by the county to tackle the costly prob­ lem of too many places for too few children.


The proposals are to


L ia iso n com m it te e members felt the educa-


Aid needed for school leavers


A CALL for extra re­ sources to lighten the gloomy employment pros­ pects of the latest batch of school leavers was made at L an ca sh ir e County Council’s Educa­ tion Committee meeting. A report from the As­


sociation of County Coun­ cils is voicing concern at difficulties encountered by counties with the govern­ ment’s new youth training initiative and is asking for additional expenditure on buildings and equipment. Many Ribble Valley


tion authority, where possible, should carefully consider savings else­ where. The county council


chairman Coun. Jimmy Fell said the proposed school closures would be a sad loss to the village communities. Members were told the


proposals are to close the s ch o o ls a t W isw e l l- Barrow, Balderstone and the Hurst Green CE, and one or two of those at Chatbum, Downham and Grindleton. L ia iso n com m it te e


Diocese of Salford RC schools commission would not accept merger sugges­ tions to create joint de­ nomination schools. This was a proposal de­


signed to quash the possi­ bility of villagers being left without a school.


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Valley Anglican Church schools association, the Rev. Paul Warren said he “very much” regretted this attitude. The Rev. Fr James


Chairman of the Ribble


centre’s appeal for funds while making toys for the centre. Then she heard that members of Darwen Sub Aqua Club were going up in a plane to make a jump for some­ thing else and had room for one more, so she jumped at the chance.


hours’ training in the morning before making the jump at 3 p.m. over th e sa n d s abo v e Morecambe Bay near Lancaster. She heard about the


Festival opens with lively


comedy


THIS y e a r ’s Ribble Valley Drama Festival opened in Clitheroe Civic Hall on Monday night with Blackpool Drama Society’s presentation of Carla Lane and John Chapman’s “The Liver Birds”. Welcoming the audi­


ence, Festival chairman Coun. Jimmy Fell told the audience to forget snooker and breakfast-time televi­ sion and to enjoy supper­ time live theatre. He welcomed Ribble


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GISBU R N P r im a r y School’s footballers struck silver when they won the Ribble Valley PS Sports Association’s seven-a-side shield. In an exciting final


played at Whalley they beat Osbaldeston 7-4 to lift the trophy. Now the Gisburn pupils


back —■ Simon. Taylor, Anthony Gornall, Michael Frankland (capt.), Alan Sayle, Darren Jackson; front — Michael Preston, Ivan Taylor, Stephen Preston.


are preparing to defend the Rounders Cup which they won last summer. Pictured, from the left:


RAIL: LITTLE HOPE


Valley Mayor, Coun. Mrs Myra Clegg, who declared the festival officially open. Guests included the


head p o s tm a s te r s of Blackburn and Burnley and their wives — this year the festival is spon­ sored by the GPO. The adjudicator, Mr


THERE is little hope of the passenger train s e r v ic e be twe en Clitheroe and Black­ burn being restored. Coun. Fred Green told


Scott Marshall, described the play as an excellent one to open a week of theatre. He said that the set


Dwyer, diocesan rep­ resentative of the dis­ trict’s RC schools, said the commission felt joint denomination schools had been successful where purpose-built, but not where existing schools were merged. The liaison committee


fifth formers will leave their classrooms for the last time this month and face their worst ever battle for jobs. Local careers officer Mr


Jack Atkinson reckons that up to 350 teenagers will come on the jobs market this month, but only about a third will find full-time work. He and his staff have joined a national appeal to find permanent jobs for school leavers. Coun. Eric Smith,


question by Coun. Eric Bracewell, whose ideas for ridding the town of what he described as “an eyesore” are being acted upon.


, Committee told the full committee that 10,000 of the 15,000 Lancashire youngsters leaving school would not get jobs. He said: “We have a


chairman of the county’s Further Education Sub-


responsibility and we need additional resources to cope with it.”


lacked a little colour and a more robust opening scene would have set the pace for the entire pro­ duction. However, he praised several of the leading characters.


SETTING On Tuesday night regu­


lar visitors “Take One,” of Settle, brought' Ben W. Levy’s “Rape of the belt” to the theatre. Mr Marshall said the


also recommended that remedial reading classes and English classes for immigrants at two Ribble Valley schools should be given official status as a way of tackling the falling rolls problem. The county council is


being asked to substan­ tially cut numbers of sur­ plus primary school places by 1985-86.


AGREED


ficer, Mr Ray Cornish, said establishing a reme­ dial reading centre at Brookside would repre­ sent a cut of about 50 primary places. The liaison committee


A senior education of­


also agreed, with one vote against and two absten­ tions, that a village should keep the school with the better structural facilities, if one had to close.


members of “this experi­ enced company” merited praise, but the Zeus of Cyril Paley was “the daddy of them all.”


in Act 1 lacking colour but found the stage in Act 2 completely satisfactory. He thought that all


Theatre performs “Pull the other one” and on Saturday, The Anonym­ ous Players, Blackpool, are to give “The Accring­ ton Pals”.


Footlights gave “The Wild Duck” and tonight it is the turn of Broughton Players, who will present “Wait Until Dark”. Tomorrow Otley Little


Last night Lancaster


play, set in the Greece of the Trojan wars, was a splendidly balanced piece and of particular interest because of the. use of the contemporary idiom in an ancient setting. He also thought the set


Ribble Valley Council: “Unless someone can find the money, I am afraid nobody can offer any hope for the line.” Coun. Green, a member


of the North East Lanca­ shire Development As­ sociation, was reporting on a meeting of NELDA, Clitheroe Town Council, Ribble Valley Council and the County Council with British Rail. It was, he added,


cheaper to tra v el to Blackburn by car than


either rail or bus. Coun. John I. Walmsley


said finance was the crux of the matter and there would be no help from the county. Coun. Howe! Jones


gested that if the pas­ s e n g e r s e r v ic e was brought back, there could be “whistle stops” on the American pattern, with­ out need to re-open the station. Coun. Bill Fleming said


called for an integrated transport for the valley. Coun. Bert Jones sug­


there would be little point in re-starting a train ser­ vice if it took support from the buses, which were more flexible.


PASSES


be too long before the county agreed to the idea of bus passes instead of tokens for those of pen­ sionable age. Many elderly people, he


He hoped it would not


said, would be quite wil­ ling to pay say £5 a year for a pass enabling them to travel at half fare.


Fined £50


CHATBURN motorist Bryan Holgate was fined £50, with £5 costs, by Clitheroe magistrates for driving without due care and attention. Holgate (38), of Quarry House; Park Avenue, admitted the offence. . ,


Chemists’ rota


TODAY and tomorrow, Derrick Green, Railway View, Clitheroe, will be open until 6-30 p.m. Sunday: Selles, Church Street, noon to 1 p.m. Monday to Friday until 6- 30 p.m.


. Cinema


CLITHEROE Civic- Hall will resume showing films next week, after the com­ pletion of the : Ribble Valley Drama -Festival. The musical “Annie” will be .on from Monday to Wednesday and on Thurs­ day the winner of numer­ ous Academy awards, “Gandhi", starts its run. • ■


Sport starts here NETBALL


RESULTS in Division One of the Clitheroe Netball league were: Phoenix 11, Dominoes 28


(players of the match — Carol Barrow, Pheonix and Tracey


Jean Hutchinson, Rowdies, Alison Bradley, Trinity). Division 2: Calderstones 12,


22 (players of the match — Wendy Isherwood, Royals, Jayne Seed, St Michael’s). Rowdies 24, Trinity Chicks 16 (players of the match —


Stephenson, Dominoes). Royals 9, St Michael’s Ladies


Cosmos 7. Trinity YC 19, Colts 14.


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Sabden out


of Shield Ribchester CK 4, Sabden 3.


IN a high-scoring semi-final match, Ribchester CK knocked Sabden out of the Aiken Shield and also ended the villagers’ five-month-long undefeated run.


with goals coming from Ware­ ing, Balmbra and Davies in the first half-hour. But Cross Keys got back into


Sabden at one time led 3-1 CHARTE


Youth 18-17. It was an enter­ taining match with plenty of action. The Saints took an early lead and were 14-7 at half-time. Unfortunately for the Saints th eir key player (centre Bridget O’Donnall) had to come off with an ankle injury. This seemed to unsettle the Saints. The last few minutes of the


Travellers beat St Michael’s


the game with a penalty and then a long shot tnat was de­ flected past Sabden’s goalie to level the scores 3-3. Ten mi­ nutes into the second half, they added another to go in front. And, despite heavy pressure from Sabden, who missed a penalty, Cross Keys held on to their lead, defending well until the final whistle.


game were very tense, but the Travellers managed to clinch the match with a last-minute goal. Players of the match were


Valda Wareing for Saints and Tricia Conti for Travellers.


BOB THIRD IN WEST INDIES


whose career as a motorbike scrambler took him to many countries, was representing England on a Bolton manufac- tured bike- in the Caribbean Basin Supercross meeting in Trinidad.


First medal


THIRTY-TWO members of Stonyhurst Park Golf Club braved the wind * and rain on Sunday to take part in the first monthly medal competition of the season. Winners were W. Crotty 92-


24-68; P. Jackson 86-16-70; and M. Nevins 85-14-71. Members are reminded that


first round singles knockout and first round doubles Green-


some knockout competitions should be completed this weekend. Any information regarding


the club can be obtained from, the “Bayley Arms” or Stony- liurst College.


away, Sat.): K. Fawcett, R. Booth, W. Slinger, J. Boden, P. Hall, G. Sutcliffe, G. Lit- tlewood, R. Thornton, C.


Clithcroc (v Barnoldswick,


swick, home, Sat.): P. C. Bishop, A. Henderson, S. Blackburn, S. Westhead, R. Sharp, A. Rigby, R. Banks, M. Blackburn,, S. Rush, M. Scott, C. Seed. Res: A. Blackburn. •Clitheroe 2nd (Lawrenson


cup v Read, home, Sun.): P. C. Bishop, A. Henderson, S. Blackburn, S. Westhead, R. Sharp, A. Rigby, R. Banks, M.


No licence


FOR using a goods vehi­ cle without operator’s li­ cence, West Bradford man Mr John Townson was fined £10 with £10 costs by Clitheroe magis­ trates.


.


Townson, of Grindleton Road, said he did- not know he n e ed ed an operator’s, licence: ■


In a letter to the court, To prosecute


AFTER a period in which people cycling in. the grounds of - Clitheroe Castle have merely been warned, the police will in future prosecute offen­ ders: '


■ Coun. -.Ted Bodenj


Deputy •Mayor, told, the' Ribble Valley Council that the police were keeping a close interest ’and - there was to be further .discus­ sion of the problem.


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Foulds, C. Sims, Townley. Scorer: M. Hall. Clithcroe 2nd (v Barnold­


SABDEN’S Bob Wright retired as a professional motocross rider last season. But last week he was called briefly out of retirement to compete in an eight-nation meeting in the West Indies . . . and came third overall, riding a 125 c.c. bike for the first time. Bob, 34, of Wesley Street,


Swimmers in team


THIRTEEN swimmers from Clitheroe and District Amateur Swimming .Club took part in the final gala of the North Lancs Age Group Champion­ ships at Blackpool Derby Batns. The swimmers continued the


represented in the North Lancs team at the Northern Counties’ Festival of Swimming with Joanne Robinson, Victoria Rawcliffe, Jozef Magee, Peter Jones, Ian Husband and Steven Nicholas being selected.


high standards achieved by the club in the previous galas by reaching a further 13 finals. Clitheroe are again strongly


Linda sixth against tops


MEARLEY . racing cyclist


Linda Gornall, riding for Clay­ ton Velo Whitehead and Wood came 6th at the weekend in a race at Frodsham, Cheshire. Top girls from all over ^ the country were competing. Linda will be travelling to Bordeaux in France on May 10th to rep­ resent Great Britain in four


Stableford


A TWO-DAY combined score Stableford at Clitheroe Golf Club resulted in a win for T. Mason and G. Harrison with 73 pts., followed by K. Holding and J. I. Dugdale 72, and H. G. Fielding and J. P. Kane 71. Saturday’s day card, D. Par­ tington and D. Finney 65; Mon­ day’s card, W. E. Speak and K. Lord 67.


■TEAMS-


- Blackburn, S. Kush, M. Scott, T. Bleazard. Res: C. Seed. Ribblcsdale Wands (v Read,


at home, Sat., 2 p.m.): D. Cottam, M. Dennett, J. Ains­ worth, S. Proctor, A. Holgate, P. Seedle, R. Birch, M. Walker, N. Duckworth, A. Parker, Seedle. Ribblesdale Wands 2nd (v


: kinson, C. Pickles, M. Britclif- fe. Meet ground 1 p.m. Sun., Lawrenson Cup, same team plus D. Workman, 12th man.


Read 2nd, Read, Sat., 2 p.m.): W. Bradley, J. Hutchins, M. Gidlow, R. Driver, C. Monk, S. Kerr, I. Threlfall, D. Jackson, G. Leach, J. Remvick, P. At-


Homes call


A CALL for more homes for single occupation and more sheltered housing schemes in the Ribble Valley has been made by the Mayor of- Clitheroe, Coun. John Cowgill. He; told Ribble Valley


Council colleagues that he hoped the new council w ou ld , g iv e u r g en t thought to providing such accommodation, as this; would help to release two and three-bedroomed houses now, occupied by only one person. , q


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