Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) 31 (Classified)


‘Bury the hatchet’ appeal over play fields wrangle


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VILLAGERS in Whalley are urging the parish council and the Queen Elizabeth II playing fields management committee to forget their differences and join together to campaign for better facilities for the area.


recently when the parish trustees surrendered their 999-year-lease of the play­ ing fields.


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committee claims, is illeg­ al and jeopardises the charitable status that the parish council, as the new trustees, would require if it wanted to apply for Sports Council grants to develop the playing fields.


This, the management


committee’s AGM it was claimed that the legal debate over the lease was doing little to help young and old people in the vil­ lage, who were desperate­ ly in need of more facilities.


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the management commit­ tee and the parish council to bury the hatchet and concentrate on the needs of the less-privileged sec­ tions of the community — particularly the teenagers who needed a purpose- built clubhouse.


Mrs Phyllis Jolly asked


of the management com­ m i t te e , Mr Michael Green, blamed the lack of


In reply, the chairman


co-operation on the parish council. He alleged that the


council had changed the management structure of the playing fields in an illegal manner and had gone out of its way to inflame public opinion against the management committee. Answers were given at


money that may have to be spent maintaining the area for a five-year period. He revealed that until


last year, a total of £41,585 had been spent on the site, including £16,916 by Whalley Parish to cover the purchase of the land and the provision of an entrance.


the meeting to many q u es tio n s about the financing of the playing fields, including last year’s opening day fete held after, a torrential downpour which many people thought had left ratepayers with a bill for £3,000 for repairs to the damaged topsoil. Mr Green said that al­


, loss of £1,184, damage to the ground cost less than £100 to put right. The £3,000 referred to the


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TRINITY Drama Group came up smelling sweetly from their enthusiastic plunge into a barrelful of red herrings in the Agatha Christie who-dunnit “Murder at the Vicarage.” What might have been


Spending targets under fire


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IN a heated debate about Government spending targets for 1985/86, Coun. Bert Jones (Clitheroe) told members of the Ribble Valley Council it was about time they de­ cided whether they were "councillors or Conserva­ tives.” "How can we run an


a bewilderingly compli­ cated plot spoiled by numerous and frustrating dead ends was trans­ formed into a great suc­ cess by skill and lightness of touch which sustained the intrigue and audience interest until the final pistol shot. Investing Christie’s


cardboard cutout charac­ ters with a touch of humour and charm brought the production to life and the cast cleverly avoided any slip into farce. The action revolves


authority like this with the Government target of 3% . . . it should be nearer 13%.” he declared. The Mayor of Clitheroe,


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Coun. Howel Jones, said that the Government was asking local authorities to exercise voluntary re­ straint. Quoting from the


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around the murder, in an English country vicarage during the 1940s, of the much-disliked Colonel Protheroe, whom every­ one had a motive to kill. But few would have


though the day had been a financial flop, making a


1977, the management committee had spent more than £24,600 on the fields, including £17,736 on earth-moving and drain­ age, which involved the burying of 1,000 tons of limestone. The committee itself


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raised about £11,800 of this total, with the bulk of the remainder being made up of grants of £6,500 from the Ribble Valley and Whalley Parish Coun­ cils (£5,490). Mr Green said that the


A YOUNG Langho man has netted the Premier Apprentice award at Blackburn’s Royal Ordn­ ance Factory. Stephen Knight (22), of


Hillcrest Road, recently gained an honours degree in mechanical engineering at Salford University. Half of the four year


next stage was .the build­ ing of a sports hall, which he hoped would be subsid­ ised by th e S p o r ts Council.


A PLEA for more people of 60 and over to join the Clitheroe Pendle Club to take advantage of the excellent facilities available teas made at the club’s 34th


outlined the activities available. These include snooker, dancing, keep fit, whist and bridge sessions, meetings, concerts and talks. There are also library facilities. Membership is available to people in Clitheroe and the surrounding areas aged 60 and over and costs £1 a year.' He appealed to members to spread the message. Mr Haig pointed out that a number of volunteers and charitable organisations and churches contributed to the £7,000-a-year running costs.


birthday party. Mr Brian Haig, chairman of the Clitheroe Old People’s Welfare Committee,


course was spent at the factory and he was partly judged on his work there. Stephen, whose father


also works at the factory, chose an engineering handbook as his prize.


and guests, including the Ribble Valley Mayor and Mayoress Coun. and Mrs Bernard Thornton and Clitheroe Mayor and Mayoress Coun. and Mrs Howel Jones. After an excellent tea provided by members and the committee, there was a sing-song and a concert arranged by Barbara Scattergood. The Clitheroe and Ribblesdale Rotary clubs provided transport to and from home for a number of


The party, at Clitheroe Parish Church Hall, was attended by 165 members the members. Parcel list 1


DO you know anybody who is 80 years old or over and lives alone? If you do, Clitheroe Town Council would like to know as soon as possible, so that it can make ar­ ran g em en ts -for the Mayor’s Christmas Wel­ fare parcel list.


Mayor, Coun. Howel Jones, said that the coun­ cil would also like to know about anybody who was particularly needy.


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Oxford Dictionary on the meaning of the word “vol­ untary,” he added that all that was happening was that central Government was bullying local au­ thorities. However, Coun. Wil­


Protheroe was shot acci­ dentally in a struggle that the audience realised, with hindsight, that it could only have been her. Although .every actor


liam Bowker (Chipping) said it was about time Labour members of the council took stock of their views. “They would be far


better employed telling Arthur Scargill to get the miners back to work, rather than hoping Mar­ garet Thatcher and this country fail to succeed,” he said.


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! Hornby had the vicar off ; to a T. The other players were:


played their part excep­ tionally well, special men­ tion should be made of Helen Coates, who, as Miss Mai'ple, the amateur sleuth and professional busy-body, never put a foot wrong. And Norman


' Haworth (the maid), 1 Michael Britcliffe (the curate), Kathryn King (Lettice Protheroe), Anita


Jean Robinson (Griselda Clement), Andrew Hail­ wood (the nephew), Marie


: Kellington (Mrs Price Ridley), Beryl Wadding- ton (Ann Protheroe), Ian Harrison (Lawrence Red­


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EQUESTRIANS from Haydock)-and Stuart the Ribble Valley were , Robinson ( In sp e c to r


Slack). The costumes and set


were also very convinc­ ing, and never did the cast allow the small stage to cramp their style in what turned out to be an excellent evening’s enter­


tainment. Producers were Roland


liers were: Best conditioned — Heather Todd, Read. Junior equitation — Harriet Newber­ ry. Worston. Fun horse. — Catherine Halton, Billington. Ridden Arab — Sharon Har­ greaves, Bashall Eaves. 13hh working hunter pony — Chiii'e Hargreaves, Clitneroe. 14hh — ■


Ormiston, Whalley. Junior handy pony — Claire Har­ greaves. Newcomer’s trophy — Antonia Gysbers, Worston.


Deferred -


A REQUEST for a “snic- ket” for the West View allotments has been defer­ red by Clitheroe' Town Council. until next year's


estimates. Councillors arrived at


the decision because they, have already earmarked over £2,000 to be spent on allotments next year.


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“SEMI-SECRET” deci­ sions are being taken by the Ribble Valley Coun­ cil’s Public Works and Health Committee’s Tory members regarding refuse collection, claimed Coun. Bert Jones (Clitheroe) at a meeting of the Ribble


' among the Tory group., , “I know of no one else


the committee, Coun. Mrs Joyce Lilburn (Bolton-by- Bowland) said there was no conspiracy or secret


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