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Clitheroe Advertiser and Times; January 5th 198A llGl 131 (Classified) Clilheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323<(Advertising): 'Bumley-22331 (Classified)- will give base for


SINCE the-M&y elec­ tions, when .almost- 50 ler cent ofinew.-inem-


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jers joined the,Kibble: Valley Council, the task facing the author- > ity has not been an easy one, says Con­ servative leader Coun. Mrs Sheila Maw. in a review of the yeaifs work.


. Despite its sound finan­ cial position, • it has been subject to increasing p re s s u re from many sources. Firstly,. there is


t), Mrs Olivia ord


■ a mandate to reduce Gov­ ernment spending and local authorities are re­ quired to assist to that


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number of long - planned council ischemes a re coming to fruition, but re- , quire substantial invest­ ment before completion.


At the • same time, • a ,


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I \evenue for the »j.Ww'4,<5 • .


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TUCKING into cakes and jellyj and playing games.,,that’s .what Christmas ■ all about.


. New Year's, day out and about parties are


' And at the one or­ ganised- by Dunsop Bridge WI,-: eight- year-old Gareth Beat- tie (left); and Peter Wood (7).. needed no second invitation to - start -into a plate of. cakes.-':


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: and shortly after they left ithe village hall, 30 oldgjr brothers, sis­ ters and friends took over for a. disco.: Musicwas provided


■ About 40 children attended, the party


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MEMBERS of-■Clltheroe‘-■ ■thb rockface;in :Crosshills^'. mines:at.Newton, .but the,. and D is tr ic t Venture Quarry.


Scouts spent New Year’s Originally it had been obtain permission when Day walking and abseiling ' hoped to visit the old lead. -they arnyecl.


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in the area. The walk, under-: the-


leadership of John Thom- ber and Peter Hardy,' took . in-.; Waddington:' and Grindleton .Fells.


Clltheroe "they practised their abseiling skills on


On . r e tu rn in g ; '. to Scouts were unable to Raise £135 for Christian Aid


MEMBERS of the All with three’ evenings of Saintrf Church choir, carol singing around the Pendleton, and village Pendleton and Wiswell


youth club have given areas. Christian Aid a festive . , -The money mil - go tor . tonic of £135.


wards Christian Aids They raised the sum general funds.- ,


howto'PT KY ■ 1 chances to win. r


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SHOPPING VOUCHER PRIZES


1 In particular, the_coun-


cil is anxious to build. on i t s i Salthill in d u s tria l


.1 ; In i addition.; to?, permit­ ting further industrial land to be developed, this ? would make it possible to; reduce, heavy vehicled use . of Taylor ^ re e t / Salthill Road and the, Shawbridge part of town.


/its various policies con­ nected'.with recreation;


■During the year the council has also continued


but ■ has' the' need for urgent deci- been' faced with


’ sions on sports hall' pro'vi- 'sion in the Clitheroe . part of the district.


tion Committee develop-, ment at Clitheroe Girls’ Grammar School presents an opportunity for the council' to participate in the provision of dual.use sports hall facilities.,


The Lancashire: Educa­ Ee'^etfuUy, this oppor­


tunity arises at a time of other heavy: demands and limited resources. At the


I , says leader


same .- tim e : the . county . council scheme is a ihign , cost one which did not ■ prove as attractive to the * Recreation: and Leisure: Committee - as i t , would have hoped.


• The council is also very


. much aware of the scheme . sponsored by the local sports, advisory committee , to build upon the already 5 considerable recreation facilities a t Edisford- . Roefield, Clitheroe. . .


Activity by the council,


in its .housing policy .has been extraordinary b y ; any standards.-


, .


ment wishes to boost-im­ provement , and repairs to


■ ! In response^ to : Govern­


. older dwellings, the. coun­ cil agreed to the introduc-


- tion of repairs grants for the first time in , April, 1983.


• entered into and promises made by . the end of June amounted to £2mi — ^3m.


Such has ,,been the demand that commitments


' ' While. Government ap- - provals 'to:, borrow-:.this sum were unlimited as far as .payments: 'of grant before-March31_st a re . .^concerned, there .is. now real anxiety ih a t -the in­ e v i tab le -d e lay s could „ cause': considerable diffi­ culty to the'council’s hous­ ing programme for 1984-


85. -


. tives and programmes — clearly a mammoth task, as everything:: will: come under the spotlight. .


.' Aware of^all these ■pressures for services and. restriction ■ in . resources, the .council embarked on a thorough review in the autumn of all . its objec-


by the Government. . In addition to the stan-.


dard form of audit, he ■will be ■ carrying out specific “value for money’’.'audits of the council’s'activities.. - I t ' >.is therefore . with


some satisfaction that the council is able to demons­ trate that its own re'view was well underway before the Audit Commission proposals were made known. ' - ■ As it moves into 1984,


the council , can look back with some, pride and for­ ward with some confi­ dence. Policy review, which


. highest priority to, the most important schemes. -


This review'will enable the , council to . give ' the


The council’s external


'district auditor, who. is now under the direct con­ trol and guidance of the Audit Commission set up


audit will continue to be undertaken by the official


Party fun at Dunsop Bridge


- very sound base for the council, which is ever . mindful that it exists _ to


will be completed -within the year, should -form a


: serve the community which elects it. - By acting responsibly it


feels justified in urging the Government to leave it. with maximum freedom to respond to local needs and aspirations in . doing so.


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