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RIBBLE Val l ey h o l i d a yma k e r s heading for the Continent by road and rai l


weekend have been keeping their fin­ gers crossed that there will be no es­ calat ion of


thi s strike at the coun­ the


try’s ports. A sp o k e sm a n fo r Clitheroe Travel, in Castle Street, said: "At the moment the dock­ ers are only stopping th e m o v em e n t o f freight. So far, holiday­ makers have not been ' affected, but you never k n ow w h a t m ig h t


happen because the situation changes from day to day.” Despite the problems


h a v e a r r a n g ed a number of excursions to various parts of the


at the ports, neither Clitheroe travel agency has had inquiries about cancelling ferry book­ ings in favour of flying to a destination.


brisk, with few vacant places on planes and in h o te ls . Once again Spain and the Balearic Islands seem popular and many people are also holidaying in the Greek I s la n d s and Yugoslavia.


B u s in e s s is very


home during the holi-. days, local coach firms


For those staying at


UK. It will be business as


usual for the Ribble Valley Council and its. Church Walk offices in Clitheroe will be open normally.


Cinema shuts tomor­ row until a week on Monday, but Ribbles- dale Pool will be open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (10 a.m. until normal evening closing times), W ed n e sd a y s (n o o n until 8 p.m.) and on Saturdays and Sundays (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.).


The C iv ic H a l l h - Three schools


to close but when ?


GRINDLETON CE School has won its fight against closure, but children at Downham, Hurst Green and Ribchester will not know until the beginning of next week, at least, whether or not they will be returning to their classrooms after the summer holidays, and if so, for how long.


since Thursday, when Secretary of State Sir Keith Joseph announced that Hurst Green and Downham CE schools and Ribchester RC are to be closed, but called for con­ sultation about the actual date.


Confusion has reigned


» Bitterness...... Talks about closing


them at the end, of the, 1983-84 term have been going on since February of 1983. So the fact that the


Minister le f t his an­ nouncement, until the last


week of the term has caused some bitterness among parents, teachers, governors and adminis­ trators.


It has given them no' time to put their house in order and has also caused problems for headteachers of other village schools in anticipating ■ many pupils have to absorb.


theey might ju s t how


also left the county coun­ cil in the air and even yesterday no firm ar­ rangements had been made for them to meet


The Minister’s decision


chairman Coun. Mrs Josephine Farriijgton said it was hoped to meet Downham, Hurst Green and Ribchester governors on Monday to ensure that everything was done in the best interests of the staff and children. Chairman of the Dow-'


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nham governors, the Rev.' Eric Chard, considered it a “most unsatisfactory state of affairs”. But he believes there is no way the county will regard the school as closed from


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Downham felt it had put up a convincing case for the school to remain open.


Sad day


p o in te d than Lord Clitheroe, whose ances­ tors built the first school in the village more than 400 years ago. Lord and Lady


No one was more disap­ -Ar t THE smiles of the pupils and teachers at Grindleton School say It all


Grindleton celebrates in


style


THE reprieve of'Grindle­ ton School was cele­


brated last night with a service of thanksgiving, followed by a ‘‘knees- up” for pupils, parents- and friends.


By coincidence, the news of the reprieve was heard just a short while before a governors’ m e e t in g , a r ran g ed


weeks ago, to discuss plans for celebrations or a “requiem” — depend­ ing on the decision.


The celebrations began on Monday, when a school trip became a very happy day out.


Clitheroe were in London when the news came. “It’s a sad day for an exceed­ ingly good school with ex­ cellent teachers,” said Lady Clitheroe. At Hurst Green, too,,


only 19 pupils on a falling I l f


there was sadness at losing this important side of village life, though with


roll there was a feeling of inevitability. In anticipation of clo­


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sure, parents of children now at the schools or with infants starting next term were asked by the county to fill in forms indicating which alternative school they would like their chil­ dren to attend.


Merger? But now there is an


even greater air of indeci­ sion. Said Mrs Christine Sunderland, whose two children attend Hurst Green: “I have no idea whether


my children will be going to a new school in the autumn, whether the school here will, in fact, have closed or whether it w ill s ta y open until Christmas or after.” At Hurst Green there


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Head teacher Mr Stuart L ie v e s le y said the pupils and no doubt their parents were all relieved, but added that everyone at the school would like to express sympathy to the other three establishments. “If we can help in--any way they should call on us,” he said.


Just a few days before the news Mr Lievesley re­ ceived his B.Ed degree from Princess Alexand­ ra at Lancaster Univer­ sity. When she heard that the school was. under threat, she told him she thought the vil­ lage schools should con­ t in u e to f ig h t and wished Grindleton well.


Fr Trevor Vaughan, who led the thanksgiving service at St Ambrose’s Church last night, said the school had been in the village’s prayers ever since county had made the closure recom­ mendation. '


have been official talks about a possible merger between the v illa g e ’s Catholic and CE schools, But according to the


Archdeacon of Craven, the Ven. David Rogers, no formal plans for a merger have been made. He has not since heard from the othe r side whether further talks might take place.


Representative


THE R ib b le V a l le y Liaison Committee for Education has appointed Coun. Mrs Pat Hall, of Chatburn, as its represen­ tative to serve on the


Social Services District Liaison Qommittee.


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Forestry is the job ,


for Alistair


FORMER C l i th e r o e Royal Grammar School,, pupil Mr Alistair Mac­ Leod, of Pendle Road, C l i th e r o e , has been awarded an OND with credit in forestry from Newton Rigg College of Agriculture and Forestry, Penrith. Prior to undertaking


the three-year sandwich course, Alistair (23) spent two years working with the Forestry Commission in the Bowland Forest area. His 12-month sandwich course was spent working


for a private forest com­ pany based in Caithness, Scotland, on extensive t r e e p la n t in g p r o g ­ rammes. • Later in • the summer


Alistair will be taking up an appointment with the Forestry Commission as a forester.


For museum


CLITHEROE C a s t le Museum has been given a £500 grant by the Town Council. The Mayor, Coun. Howel Jones, told members at a meeting that £1,000 had been allot­ ted for the museum in the town’s estimates for 1984- 85. A further £500 is to be given to the museum later in the year.


Town’s exports are hit by dock strike


CLITHEROE industry was this week begin­ ning to feel the pinch as the week-old dock strike took its toll on hauliers and exporters.


The largest-ever export


order won by Clitheroe’s Ribblesdale Cement is “in limbo” because of the strike The firm — Clitheroe’s


largest employer — is stockpiling cement at a rate of 750 tons a week, but there are no plans to lay off any employees. The £lVim. contract


landed in April is to supply, 30,000 tons of cement for Tarmac Inter­ national to extend the air­ field on Ascension Island. Ridings Transport, of


Longridge, has been sup­ plying up to 20 wagons a day to transport 25 tons each to Teeside for the order. Ribblesdale Cement


-Ribblesdale Cement which was due at Liverpool Docks en route for the Sudan yesterday.” The Clitheroe factory of


the haulage on six wagon­ loads of imported paper materials and pulp which we bring every day from London’s Tilbury Dock. We have also already had haulage cancelled on a wagon 1 oad of cement from


ley, Mr Brian Saul viewed the situation as “severe.” He said: “We are losing


ICI — which manufac-. tures catalysts — would consider sending goods abroad by air in the event of a prolonged strike.


Works manager Mr


managing director Mr Alan Tetlow said: “The strike is a minor irrita­ tion. The export order is only three per cent of our monthly output of 100,000


tons.” Transport manager of


Duttons Transport, Whal­


Martin Hill said: “We are not exporting for a few weeks, so we hope it will be settled by then. The catalysts are' normally sent by wagon all over the world, but we . could send them by air because they are not bulky or large in volume.”


Cheaper by bus


SUNDAY bus -fares in the Ribble Valley will be re­ duced from this weekend, in a major campaign by. Lancashire County Coun­ cil to encourage more people to use tne area's services. The council has joined


forces with local operators to offer two basic cut- pr ice fa r e s in th e ir “Sunday Saver” scheme. All single bus trips nor-’


mally costing between 30p to 70p will be reduced to a flat fare of 30p. Fares over 70p will be cut to 60p; those' below 30p will remain the same, as usual.


The two-fare system


will apply to journeys bet­ ween six districts in­ volved in the scheme — Ribble Valley, Blackburn, Hyndburn, Rossendale, Burnley and Pendle. - - x


Fun at camp for the Pathfinders •


“A GREAT success” . . . that’s how one leader summed -up St Jame s’s Pathfinder group’s annual camp. ■ Held at .Bucks Farm,


West Bradford, by per­ mission of Mr Brian Clark, the Pathfinders, between the ages of 10 and 14, . enjoyed a number , of games and competitions. •' :


in the fun on Saturday night for a campfire and sing-song. Despite the odd shower, the children and leaders r e tu rn ed home on Sunday tired but very happy.


Their parents joined -


Clitheroe libraries will be open throughout the fortnight, except that on days of late opening they will both be clos­ ing at 5 p.m.


W h a l le y ' and


iness will be in opera­ tion at Clitheroe’s main post office. During the holiday sub-offices will be closed as follows: July 21st to 28th — Bawdlands, Bolton-by- Bowland, Chatburn, Rimington, Wadding- ton, Salford, Newton, Slaidburn, Pendleton, West Bradford, Dow- nham, Barrow, Billing- ton, Sabden.


Normal hours of bus­ July 28th to August


4th.— Dunsop Bridge, G isb u rn , B a s h a l i E a v e s , G r in d le to n , L a n g h o , W h a l le y , . Hurst Green. August 18th to 25th — Stony- hurst.


break o f r e tu rn in g from holiday to find your home burgled, Det. Sgt Jim Oldcorn, head of Clitheroe CID, advises people to see that all windows are locked or properly fas­ tened. He added tha.t house­


To prevent the heart­


holders can always ask police or a neighbour to keep an eye on their property while they are away.


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R o o k s h a v e h a d th e ir ch ips!


IT’S NOT just people who leave Clitheroe untidy with their litter. The birds are at it, too! Coun. Mrs Pat Hall


told Clitheroe Town Council she had seen a rook take empty chip trays from a bin near to the National West­ minster. Bank and drop them sev e ra l yards down York Street. Coun. John Nuttall


reported the nuisance caused by crows at Edisford. “Not only do they


climb inside the bins to pick out morsels, but


they also rip holes in the polythene liners of wire mesh bins, scatter- in g ru b b ish e v e r y ­ where,” he said. So now the council is


a sk in g th e R ib b le Valley authority to in­ stall bins with lids to foil the birds and help keep Clitheroe tidy and give visitors a better image of the town.


Threat to contest chances


WADDINGTON .is again counting the cost of damage to its Brookside railings, part of which were demolished by a vehicle at the weekend. This is the third time in


the last 12 months that the railings owned by the Parish Council have been damaged and villagers fear this could affect their chances in the forthcom­ ming Lancashire Best-Kept Village Competition. Parish clerk Mr Eric


“RARIN' to go” . . . that’s this- bunch of BMX enthusiasts who have been told they can have tivo tracks in Clitheroe.


Council has set aside land behind St Paul’s Terrace, Loio Moor, and Clitheroe Toton Council has offered a place at the Salthill play area.


The Ribble Valley


ivas sent to the Ribble Va lle y Council by Stewart Blackburn (15), o f Littlemoor Road, Clitheroe.


A 160-strong petition


discussed and given the “thumbs up” by the Borough Council’s Re­ creation and Leisure Committee, a letter and copy of the peti­ tion was sent to the town council.


After' the idea was


cost a penny. A few mounds of earth, are to be dumped at the sites in the next few weeks and the boys. will use them to make


The tracks will not


year-old Jason Taylor, ivho helped to compile a petition, performs a “wheelie” in front of his happy friends.


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Dale goes back to hospital


DOWNHAM liver trans­ plant patient, Dale Cle­ ment is recovering in a Cambridge hospital this week after a major opera­ tion to clear his bile duct. Doctors last week de­


cided against another liver transplant for 22- year-old Dale, of Gema Farm, because they did not know how his heart would stand up to the 5Vz hour operation. It was in February 1982


that Dale became the first person in the country to undergo a liver transplant for Wilson’s disease, which prevents the liver from helping the body to rid itself of waste. Despite a 25 per cent


chance of the operation proving a success, Dale, with the devoted care of his parents Elsie and Max Clement, fought his way back to health. However, at Christmas


he b e came i l l with pneumonia and was ad­ mitted to hospital in London. He was put on a salt-free diet for the rest of his life. Dale .went to Cam­


b r id g e by coach on Sunday in his usual cheer- fill frame of mind telling his parents not to worry. The call to Cambridge,


however, has meant Dale calling off a holiday in Ibiza, but he is hoping for a quick recovery so that he can soon book his holi­ day for next year.


Call for vigilance


CLITHEROE Town Council has asked for more vigilance from resi­ dents of the Salthill area following a fresh outbreak of vandalism at the play area.- The Mayor, Coun. Howel Jones, told the


council that broken glass had been found inside a concrete tunnel in which children played and items of play equipment were covered in graffiti.


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Lucas commented: “It is difficult to understand how so much damage could be done by a vehicle st ill capable of being driven away.” About 10 feet of railing


has been flattened and twisted almost certainly beyond repair. Delay in finding the


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driver responsible is likely to prolong replacement of the railings which, in ad­ dition to being an attrac­ tive feature, safeguard the area surrounding the village stream and war memorial. Luckily the war memorial escaped damage.


Mitton garden wins a g a in


■THE beautiful garden of Mitton couple John and Barbara Maudsley has earned them yet another award. It has been voted the


region’s “most attractive garden” in a Granada Television competition.' ' T h e ir p r iz e is a weekend in London, in­ cluding a guided tour of the Royal Horticultural S o c ie ty g a rd en s at Wisley, Surrey. John, a former nursing


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