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Clitheroe Advertiser and Times


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THURSDAY, JULY 7th, 1983 No. 5,062 Price 19p


Resigns — as rural dean


THE Vicar of Clitheroe, Canon John Hudson, has resigned as Rural Dean of Whalley.


Mr Hudson, who was Rural Dean of Burnley before moving to C l i th e ro e


Padiham in 1968, said of his decision: “Rural Deans are appointed on a renewable three- year term and gener­ ally seem to serve six or nine years.


from


“I have now done over 18 years as a Rural


Dean and think it is only right that some­ one else should have a turn.”


Four years ago, he was appointed an honorary canon of Blackburn Cathedral.


■Helen must wait for Palace datei


CLITHEROE hus­ band and wife Barry and Helen Townson have their sights set on


gold. For 21-year-old


Barry, of George Street, is to receive his Gold Award from the Duke of Edin­ burgh a week today . . and his 19-year- old w ife , Helen ,


hopes to receive hers next year.


only son of Mr and Mrs Peter Townson, of Peel Park Close, the award marks the end o f s ix years work.


For Barry, the


made a sponsored parachute jump to collect cash for the scheme.


Three years ago he


in the balancing de­ partment at Rolls R o y c e , B a rn o ld - swick, is an old boy o f R ib b le sd a le School.


Barry, an engineer


were married in March this year, now regularly go back to the school to help youngsters taking part in the Duke of


He and Helen, who


travel to London along with Barry’s parents. Barry has asked his mother to accompany him to the presentation, as he feels that Helen, a nurse at Blackburn Royal Infirmary, will soon be seeing the Palace in her own right.


Edinburgh scheme. The couple will


Bench snookers club’s bar plan


CLITHEROE licensing justices have turned down an application for a drinks licence at the town’s newest sports


Robert Poole, who opened the J. R. Snooker Club at the old Palladium just two weeks ago, is to appeal to the Crown Court against the magistrates’ decision, which came after fears were expressed by objec­ tors that the move would le ad to u n d e r -a g e drinking.


club. But 35-year-old Mr


Farm Cottages, Copster Green, has spent £30,000 to buy the lease of the former cinema and bingo hall and fit it out with nine competition tables and two pool tables.


Mr Poole, of Wheatley


have joined the club, many of them teenagers, and the youngest 14.


■"—1 'T~ Two hundred people


It is this aspect which disturbed Clitheroe Town


councillors Lawrence M cEn tee and E r ic Bracewell.


A DISCONSOLATE Mr Poole takes solace in a game of snooker.


Council to meet culvert repair bill


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IN THE RIBBLE VALLEY


TWO Barrow residents' who would have been faced with a £3,500 bill for emergency repairs to an old lodge culvert near their homes have been given a reprieve. The culvert, which


licensing ju s t ic e s on Monday: “We are all in favour of extra sports facilities for young people, but we feel the sale of intoxicants would be a re­ trograde step. It would turn these premises from being a sporting centre into a drinking venue. There are enough licensed clubs in the town.”


Coun. McEntee told the


attract young people and, despite every effort to stop it, the overall effect would be to encourage under-age drinking. “We are concerned for


He said the club would


cohol at up to eight organ­ ised functions a year. These were events such


as exhibition matches, for which admission would be by ticket only, said Mr Houghton.


plained that £500 alone had been spent on a screen to separate the in­ tended bar area from the rest of the club.


Mr Poole la te r ex­


under-age drinkers be al­ lowed in,” he said.


“ In no way would


cently made redundant from his job as a mainte­ nance fitter, sold property to set up the venture and take advantage of the snooker boom. “Snooker clubs with


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Youth club digs up secrets of the past


MEMBERS of Trinity Youth Club busy cleaning up Meariey Brook in Clitheroe have come up with something they least expected to find . . . an old road. The discovery was


made by 12 youngsters on an archaeological dig near the stream on land at Up- brooks owned by farmer Mr A. Dinsdale. He knew of a Roman


road in the area, but the youngsters found a 19th- century cart-track made of brick and limestone lying on top of this. The track was inches


■ :p i IT was a proud day on


Saturday for 15-year- old Sharon Limbert, of Park Avenue, Chat- burn, when she was crowned Sunday School queen by the Mayoress of Ribble Valley, Mrs Hilda Boden. With Sharon are


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Villagers call for action at unlit danger junction


members of her re­ tinue. At the back, from the left, are Clare Ormerod, Stephen Harrison, Paul Craig, Susan Rhodes. At the f ro n t are Philippa Murphy, Emma Studholme, S tev en Turner. For further details, please turn to page 6.


bars are springing up all over and there is a need for one in Clitheroe. It helps keep youngsters off the streets and brings families together, with fathers and sons playing,” he added.


Screen


set this up. If it is a success, I will need staff and that will take people off the dole.” He said the chance of


“I came off the dole to


Nine seek glory


NINE Ribble Valley vil­ lages have entered this year’s Lancashire Best- Kept Village Competition. Among those vying for


the title of “champion vil­ lage” are Waddington, Whalley, Wiswell and Chipping. Entrants in the large


having a drink during the game would make the club more attractive and a licence could mean the dif­


VILLAGERS at Pendleton fear that


light the dangerous junction which leads


there will have to be a fatal accident before something is done to


to the hamlet from the Clitheroe — Whalley bypass. Their fears have been


Ministry of Transport as to whether there was money for a lighting scheme. But after the meeting,


right from the Blackburn direction on the bypass. “When we wrote to the


building up since the death in November 1981


of a young cyclist crossing a similar junction on the A59 at Worston at night. That junction is now lit.


junction were raised at this week’s meeting of the Ribble Valley Area Com­ mittee of the Lancashire Association of Parish and Town Councils.


The problems of the


Pendleton Parish Council had been in touch with the County Council, which was in turn awaiting notification from the


Members were told that


village section include Chatburn, Billington and Langho, while Barrow and Hurst Green are among 22 challengers for the small village title. The competition, organ­


ference between success or failure. The magistrates’ deci­


our young people. As it is, the police already have a job on their hands to monitor all the clubs,” he said. Coun. B rac ew e ll


acted as an overflow from an old spinning mill lodge, was last month found to be in danger of collapse and temporary repairs were earned out. Legally, the owners of


two neighbouring houses — in Chorlton and Catlow Terraces — were liable for the cost. But after hearing from


agreed, telling the Bench he was also concerned about what effect such a club with a drinks licence would have in a residen­ tial area. S olicitor Mr P e te r


sion had come as a shock because he had under­ stood from the police, fire and planning authorities that there would be no problem in obtaining a licence. “I received planning


ised by' the Community Council of Lancashire, has


attracted a total of 56 en­ tries this year in the three classes. Judging s ta r ts this


Pendleton parish clerk Miss Edna Bannister told our reporter that there is a points system in decid­ ing on the merits of light­ ing schemes, and this junction was low on the list. This is because there have been no after-dark accidents there of conse­ quence. She said: “It comes


County at first, they said the rate of accidents at this junction was not very high. Will we have to have a death to persuade them?” Miss Bannister added


th a t though d r iv e rs slowed to a crawl trying to find the Pendleton access road at night, on­ coming traffic, of course,


1981 at the Worston junc­ tion, we thought that


down to this fact every time . . . there has to be a fatal accident before any­ thing will be done. “When a child died in


lights would be installed at our dangerous junction too.” Miss Bannister, of Rock Terrace, Pendleton, ex­


Ruth Mundy, also of Rock Terrace, spoke of the great difficulties in cros­ sing the junction at night.


did not. Parish councillor Miss


the arrows on the road to try and find the junction,” she said, “but of course in mist or fog that is of no help.


“I find myself counting


plained that difficulties arose at night when driv­ ers were trying to turn


Booklet will mark school centenary


TWO .Ribble Valley parents are to produce a booklet on the history of Whalley CE School to help mark the centenary this year of the school’s junior wing.


month, when each village will be visited twice by two different teams of volunteer judges. Marks will be awarded


permission for a change of use and the police made suggestions which I car­ ried out,” he said. The paradox, he added,


Houghton, making the ap­ plication, said there would be adequate provision to keep people under-age away from the bar. The application was for


Coun. Myra Clegg (Wis- well) that one of the oc­ cupiers was in his 70s and would have difficulty paying, the Ribble Valley Council’s Public Works and Health Committee de­ cided to foot the bill. However, permanent


School for councillors


was that the' premises al­ ready had a bar installed from the time it was used as a bingo hall. “The decision has come


a general drinks licence with a proviso to enable non-members to buy al-


as a bitter blow to my dream, but I shal! carry on with the club and hope the higher court sees things differently,” he said.


for lack of litter, condition of public and private buildings, commercial pre­ mises and well-kept and attractive gardens.


Locked


THE pathways at Whal­ ley Parish Church are in the process of being re­ paired and the gates of the churchyard are being locked at night for safety


NEW town and parish councillors in the Ribble Valley are to have the chance of going on a train­ ing course to learn about council duties. At this week’s meeting


■•the secretary, Mr David Dickinson, said it was hoped the scheme would sta rt in September at Clitheroe.


Emu can manage three ...!


repairs will cost £10,000 and Borough solicitor Mr Paul Timson said that the householders could appeal to Clitheroe Magistrates to apportion costs to all who could benefit from the use of the culvert.


of the Ribble Valley Area Committee of the Lanca­ sh ire Association of Parish and Town Councils,


team of fellow parents and staff has been inter­ viewing elderly people who are ex-pupils. The research has in­


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Discussing Stocks plan


WHAT has the emu eaten? That was the ques­ tion these Brookside pupils were asking at the school’s summer fete on Friday. It was one of the competitions at the fete, in which visitors ■ had to guess what the feathery creature had eaten.


submitted to the county council.


everyone was three shredded wheat! • • V


The winning guess which stumped almost


the 350 who attended and £330 was raised for school funds.


Poor weather failed to dampen the spirits of ^ ■ , .


FOUR members of the Lancashire CPRE branch will discuss the Stocks Reservoir scheme being prepared by Ribble Valley Council and the North West Water Authority when they visit the area a week on Sunday. They will call at the


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is a reflected one from the Pendleton sign and traffic from the other direction tends to race along that stretch.”


“The only light you get


under the grass and the ruts made by the carts were clearly visible. The track is on the same


alignment as the Roman I’oad which runs towards Downham and the Aire Gap. It was probably used


evidence of the Roman road, which is marked on Ordnance Survey maps. “ I was showing the


being sent by Mrs M. C. Higham, of Peel Park Avenue, Clitheroe, to Lancashire Archaeological Society, of which she is chairman. The party also found


to carry lime and coal. Details of the dig are


youngsters the techniques of a dig when we came upon the road. It was very exciting,” said Mrs Higham.


MAKING A SPLASH


THE Salvation Army. Clitheroe, plays host to members from ail over the North West tonight for a “Splash-in” at Rib­ blesdale Pool. Between 50 and 100


Salvationists throughout the Division are expected to attend. The Rotary Club of Clitheroe has given a donation towards the event. The “splash-in” is tre­


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