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“EVERY child is unique and must be given an equal chance in life,” said the retiring Mayor of the Ribble Valley, Coun. Ted Boden, speaking in the Mayor’s P a r lo u r on Monday evening.


panied by Mayoress Mrs Hilda Boden, was dis­ tributing cheques totalling, nearly £6,000 raised during the Mayoral year for “Children in need.” Also present was the Chief Executive, Mr Michael Jackson.


The Mayor, accom­


Coun. Boden. who is headmaster of Chatbum


Primary School, said He was deeply concerned about the needs of chil­ dren, 'having worked with them for nearly 40 years.


large rural area with a small, scattered popula­ tion and I am nearly sure that our percentage of voluntary organisations per population is the high­ est in the county,” he said.


“The Ribble Valley is a


he had extended his origi­ nal list of children’s charities, after finding out about work being done for Ribble Valley children.


• Coun. Boden added that


wards for being Mayor is finding out just what sterling work is being done . . . for example, I had no idea about the work being done for local children under two with heart disorders,” he said.


tioned the hard work put, in by the Mayoress’s Committee, which had raised £1,400 towards the appeal.


Coun. Boden also men­


nine organisations receiv-. ing the cheques said they were delighted that the


Representatives of the “One of the greatest re­


money raised was for charitable institutions within the county.1


Recipients were: Save


th e Children Bone Marrow Appeal £250, St


Denys’ Home, £1,166, Salford Rescue Society £1,166, NSPCC Cente­ nary Appeal, £1,166, Meteor Club of Clitheroe £250, Association of Chil­ dren with Heart Disor­ ders £250, Blackburn and District Children’s Home £250, National Children’s Home £1,166, Royal Man­ chester Children’s Hospi­ tal Research £250.


Warning of more school disruption


'Adopted' foal needs a name


danger of losing the foal unless they quickly found a foster mother.


Theft from car


A PORTABLE TV and a two-way radio valued at a total, of £500 were stolen from _ a car parked, in. Eastmoor"' Drive, Clitheroe, on Monday. The TV, a 16in. Panasonic model, carried the serial number EJI632098. Thieves gained entry to the vehicle with a dupli­ cate key.


RIMINGTON couple Arnold and Olive Roe were left with a big headache when their Shire horse, Smnelson Georgina, died giving birth to a foal last week. F o r th ey were in


search ended' in Derby­ shire, where they travel­ led to collect a new mum, Clarissa, for the foal.


F o r tu n a te ly , th e ir


Rimington, Mr and Mrs Roe, of Kimberley House Farm, had their fingers crossed in the hope that the mare and foal would take to each other..


On the journey back to


Roe’s son Alistair (22) shows in our picture, Clarissa has quickly ac­ cepted the youngster, as her own.


But as Mr and Mrs . • i • •


like our young readers to suggest a name for the colt; so send your ideas to the Editor, Clitheroe Ad­ vertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe.


. Now the family would


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thing on the K and WVR, including the 128-ton pride of the line, West Country Pacific class “City of Wells”, which has been used on such popular . British Rail excursions as the “Cumbrian Mountain Express”.


Now he can drive any­


, served as a diesel loco driver in his spare time at weekends. As secretary of the soc­


Oxenhope line. He started as a guard and also


director, he has railways, and their history in his blood, for his father was a railwayman.


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new service, a .book enti- tled “ Rememfier re ­ member”, has been writ­ ten by sound archivist. Mr . Ken Howarth, giving a


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AN Easter play with music entitled “No way out” packed; St Helen’s Church, Waddington, on Sunday afternoon. - ’It, was performed by


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children of Waddington and West, Bradford CE School; trained by head teacher Mr Peter Cunliffe and his staff, who also prepared .scenery and


• made costumes. A 'collection was. taken ;


■Mayor’s Children in Need fund.


for. the Ribble •Valley! ;


. children for .their splendid performance and for. the message-of Easter which the'play contained.


The Vicar, Canon C. F. 'Goodchild, thanked the


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ficer” for all the operating staff, he can certainly make sure that he gets his fair share of the driv­ ing this summer!


iety’s Locomotive Com­ mittee, he is responsible for organising repair and maintenance of the fleet of 34 steam locos. And as “rostering of­


A WEST BRADFORD father-of-two realised every schoolboy’s ambi­ tion at the weekend by passing his driving test lirst time . . . in a steam engine! Mr Chris Hulme (42), a


bers belonging to the Na­ tional Union of Teachers at the two schools — Rib- blesdale in Clitheroe, and


TEACHERS at two large Ribble Valley secondary schools this week took part in a postal ballot to de­ termine whether they would be in­ volved in a three- day strike next Tuesday, Wednes­ day and Thursday. Votes from staff mem­


Mr Tony Mundy also warned: “There will be another Day of Action in the _ Ribble Valley on Thursday, no matter what is decided in the ballot.”


a week yesterday,, af­ fected six local primary schools — St Leonard’s and St Mary’s, both at Langho, Edisford, St James’s and SS Michael


The first Day of Action,


St Augustine’s, Billington — will be counted at a NUT meeting at the Spread Eagle Hotel, Barrow, tonight. A two- thirds majority will secure strike action. NUT District Secretary


schools were • affected to some extent and in some, it was only possible to teach the fourth and fifth years.


and John’s in Clitheroe and Waddington and West Bradford CE. All the secondary


ficer Mr Peter Evans said he. did not think that strike action by NUT members at Ribblesdale and Billington would close the schools.


‘Surprising’


-best they can under very, - difficult-circumstances;’’" . ': Mr Mundy' praised the


this situation, but I ani s a t is f ie d th a t head teachers .are doing the


“tremendous • response” from NUT members, which he described as “unexpected and surpris­ ing from normally very conservative members.”


ment on Monday by the National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers said it- could, not guarantee that industrial action during the summer term would not have some ad­ verse effect on the exami­ nations system.


action would not affect GCE examinations, which would be supervised. However, a press state­


Continental


tant Masters and Mistres­ ses Association in the Ribble Valley are now awaiting the results of a ballot on whether to pro­ vide cover for absent teachers. They have also been recommended by their union to withdraw from voluntary school ac­ tivities. NAS/UWT members


Members of the Assis­


withdrawal of goodwill supervision, and teachers are not covering for other teachers absent through illness. The only exception is a same day coverage if the teacher falls ill at school.” He pledged that NUT


“There has now been a


bound to have a partial effect,” he added. “Nobody is happy with


“However, it would be District Education Of­


will leave school early on Thursday for a meeting in Preston at 3-30 p.m. and have been told to with­ draw lunchtime supervi­ sion. This has meant the taking on of extra tempor­ ary welfare staff at some schools, with six being


•employed at Ribblesdale and St Augustine’s. However, the disrup­


tion has not been bad news for everybody.


-dents-are ifihding-ithati they have more time to study.” '


with the arrangement,” said acting head Mr Roy Adams, “and: GCE stu-.


Grammar School the Con­ tinental day has been adopted, with boys work­ ing through without a dinner break from 8-50 a.m. to 1-30 p.m. “They are delighted


At Clitheroe Royal


Masters back in prison


jail in 1979 on Home Office licence, but this has been revoked by the Sec­ retary of State, Mr Leon Brittan.


man said that the licence was revoked last Thurs­ day. It meant Masters’


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rieved and his sentence commuted to life impris­ onment. As a “lifer” released on


licence he could be recal­ led to prispn at any time at the Secretary of State’s discretion.


Masters was found guilty of murdering a 75-year- old Clitheroe bricklayer and was sentenced to hang.. But three days before he was due to be executed, he was rep­


unable to 'give specific reasons for .the move. Almost 20 years ago


automatic re tu rn to custody. He said that he was


CLITHEROE-BORN Joe Masters, who escaped hanging for murder by only-72 hours in 1964, is back in prison. He was released from


CANOE instructors Lee Ruane (left) and Bryan Lowe are slash­ ing out in a big way to raise at least £400 for their canoe club. ■


; They hope to paddle 127 miles along the Leeds and Liverpool canal to raise money, to buy new canoes and lifejackets for Clitheroe S co u t and Guide Canoe Club.


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the distance in 24 hours.


Lee (24). lives in ■


tremendous achieve­ ment. We are all proud of what the lads are trying to do for us."


of Scouts and ______ on hand to give them a lively send' off, and also canoe dub chair­ man Mr Stephen Pietrzak. He said:,“It will be a


instructors and assis­ tant Scout leaders with the 1st Bowland Scouts, Grindleton. There mill be


H d y h u r s t ' Stre et , Clitheroe, and Bryan (23) lives in Painter Wood, Billington. They are both club


Leeds on May 26th and plan to paddle through the night• to complete


They will leave


Jobs appeal goes out in earnest


staff is calling at more th an 100 firms and businesses and writing to employers' throughout the area as part of a national job-search week, organ­ ised by1 the Institute of Careers Officers.' Around 350 teenagers


spread the Easter message


Clitheroe area with a poster and sticker cam­ paign.


paign, which runs until Friday, tells employers how they can help the careers service to find work for YTS trainees, school and college leavers and other young people. I t is backed in the


drawing attention to the new Young Workers Scheme subsidy of £15 a week,'.available to em­ ployers recruiting a 17- year-old school leaver or youngster out of work or on YTS for a year. . :


Effort required


CLITHERONIANS are being urged to make a special effort -to help the town become more attrac­ tive and. welcoming - in . a bid to do well, in the “Bri­ tain .in : Bloom” competi­ tion.’


A letter has. been. sent


when judging will prob­ ably take place.


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Celia Ashworth said “Employment is not as bad here as perhaps in Skelmersdale, but there are quite often certain areas of employment, such- as office and sales work,' where we do not have as many vacancies as we would like.” ■ The job-search cam­


the Government-spon­ sored Youth Training Scheme locally, some 30 to 40 are still seeking full- time work. Careers officer Mrs


will join the jobs market at the end of this month, but only about a third are expected to obtain work immediately. Of the 120 who joined


A DETERMINED, appeal is going out this week to hundreds of Ribble Valley employers for jobs for young people. The district careers


continues with the arrival of a jumbo play group at the Castle grounds with author John Cunliffe of “Postman-Pat” fame on hand to entertain with his stories and judge a com- petiton inviting youngs­


new Ribble Valley Mayor Coun. Bernard Thornton, present prizes to winners of a writing competition. The week, launched at a library book exhibition van in Clitheroe by Coun. Ted Boden prior to his Mayoral term ending, has included visits by the chil­ dren’s librarian to schools and play groups. Read CE ■ School pupil


Laura Smith (8), Read CE; Kathryn Yates (8), Langho CE; Helen Taylor (9), Pendle County Prim­ ary; Sharon Lloyd (9), Langho CE;. Judith Wil- cock (11), SS Michael and John’s; and Adrian Field­ ing (10), Langho CE.


Caroline Ogden (11) was one of two winners of the writing competiton. -Runners-up included:


(left)' and Philip Dawson, of E as tham S t re e t , Clitheroe, are among youngsters “snapping up a book” at the start of Lan­ cashire libraries’ Book Week.


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CHILDREN’S Book Week took off in style in the Ribble Valley. • On Saturday the fun


Silence is golden


for chatty Lynette


hush took palce at the Victoria Hotel, Clitheroe, and the money will go to the national “Save a Tod­ dler” campaign. Said Lynette, who


SILENCE was' golden on Friday evening- for pupil nurse Miss Lynette Wells, of West View, Clitheroe . . . for she earned £130 in sponsor­ ship money for holding her tongue. Lynett'e’s marathon


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nurses at Blackburn Infir­ mary: “I was teased by some of the regulars but managed to keep quiet, though I am normally a . very chatty person.”


on them,”' said Lynette, “because .I’ve never shut! up since.”


For Lifeboat


A FLAG day in aid of the RNLI organised by Clitheroe Ladies Guild made £1,140.


and Mrs John Wells,, brothers John and Alan, | and sister Ann were con-, vinced that she would; never complete the three, hours. . . and sponsored; her generously. “However, the laugh is!


Lynette’s parents, Mr;


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