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Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) 8 Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, July 19th, 1981,
No decision yet on move of adult education service
MANY fears of Ribble Valley councillors ab<put the suggested move of local further education administration from Whalley to Accrington and Rossendale College were allayed when District Education Officer Mr Peter Evans addressed the Policy and Resources Committee. The Lancashire Educa
Rowland school top
of list IMPROVEMENTS to the changing and shower ac commodation at Bowland County Secondary School was top of the list when the Ribble Valley Liaison Committee for Education drew up a minor building works programme. The committee had
tiori Authority has defer red'.a final decision on the move of the administra tion service until April,
Rain puts an end to sports day
Plea to consider needs of elderly
vras made at the Ribble Valley Councils Hous ing Committee.
handed to Coun. Eric Brace well (Clitheroe) by Mrs Ethel Penny, secret ary of Clitheroe Old Age Pensions Association,
It came in a petition
before the start of the committee.
1985.Chairman Mrs Sheila Maw (Whalley) said she felt generally much • hap pier about the situation. Mr Evans told members
been asked by Lancashire County Council Buildings Sub-committee to submit a list for the years 1985-
that the essential charac ter of the local further education service would be retained intact . . . with the addition of specialist courses at Ac crington in ' such subjects as computers and en gineering. He added that it was
87.The liaison committee also put on the list, in priority order: Adaptation to provide an
extra nursery class at Brookside School; extra accommodation at St Cecilia’s, Longridge; ac commodation at Mellor School to put the children under one roof; temporary classroom at Bowland School.
general county policy for tertiary colleges to take over administration of adult education in a dis trict, the only exceptions in Lancashire being the Ribble Valley and Wyre district. Mr Evans said that
“NO change” . . . that’s the outlook regarding water conservation mea sures in the Ribble Valley, despite several showers at the weekend. Mrs Christine Miles, in
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while the Whalley ad ministration had given an excellent service, the Ac crington and Rossendale 'College had greater funds
hall at St Wilfred’s School, Longridge; adap- taptations to provide more storage space and various other works at Ribblesdale School; better access to the playing fields at St James’s, Clitheroe, provision of a resource area at Sales- bury School.
Completion of a new
Voicing fears about kiosks
FEARS about the future of rural telephone kiosks are to be voiced to British Telecom in a letter from the Finance and General Purposes Sub-committee of Ribble Valley Council. In view of the possible
in an emergency,” said chairman Coun. William . Bowker (Chipping).
future privatisation of the service, councillors want to know whether the figure of £185 in earnings per year for a rural kiosk — which has been' men tioned as making it viable — will apply to the Ribble Valley, where kiosks are often a “lifeline.” “These kiosks are vital
to draw upon. • However Coun. Leo
Wells (Clitheroe) was worried that the new ad ministration might not take into account the scat tered nature of the Ribble Valley.
Post boxes
stay sealed POST-BOXES in the Ribble Valley are still sealed due to a dispute at Preston which has led to staff being unwilling to perform certain overtime
duties. However, anyone
unable to post mail be cause of sealed boxes can hand it over the counter at . post offices in the Blackburn head postmas ter’s area, which includes Clitheroe, Darwen, Black bum, Rossendale and Ac crington.
Chemists’ rota
TODAY and tomorrow, Derrick Green, Railway View,. Clitheroe, until 6- 30 p.m. Sunday: Selles, Church Street, noon to 1 p.m.. Monday to Friday until 6-30 p.m.
formation officer at the North West Water Au thority’s headquarters at Warrington, said: “The bit of rain we’ve had in Lan cashire hasn’t made any d if fe rence to wate r stocks “It has taken a little bit
A TORRENTIAL . pour brought an abrupt end to the sports day at C l ith e ro e’s Edisford County Primary. School, but it could not dampen the spirits of the 255 pupils who took part. For before the rain
Praise for tourism policy
clouds appeared on the scene, they enjoyed a number of races and com petitions, ranging from netball shooting to a foot ball relay. At the end of the day
THE Ribble Valley Coun cil has been congratulated by Lancashire County Council on its preparation of a draft tourism de velopment policy for the area.
Blue was the champion house, with 61 points, joint second were Red and Green with 49 and last but by no means least was'Yellow (41).
RESULTS
of pressure off garden wa tering but that’s all.” The rainfall over the last six days was %in. The giant Stocks Reser
Infants Running. 4 years: Ian Mid
voir at Dale Head, which supplies most of Clitheroe and parts of Blackpool and the Fylde, is current ly well under half-full. The reservoir — full
dleton, Julie Smith. 5 years: Rosalind Hamilton, Emma Roberts, Steven Clark. 6 years: Sean Thompson, Mark Dobson, Charlotte Coates. 7 years: H a n n a h M e tc a l f , P a u l Buchanan. Sack. 4 years: Ian Middle-
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Fifty golden years together
A CHANCE meeting on Downham bridge led to 50 years of marriage for Clitheroe couple Patrick and Mary Sharp, of Peel Street, who celebrate their golden wedding on Saturday.
capacity 2,600m. gallons — is at present just over the 1,000 million gallons mark. Anxious water authori
ton. 5 years: Kerry Jones, Emma Roberts, David Has- lewood, Antony Campbell. 6 vears: Jonathan Arkwright, Joanne Scott, Sean Thompson. 7 years: Claire Boyd, Hannah Metcalf, Paul Buchanan, Brian
Jones. Bean bag. 6 years: Joanne
ty officials claim that unless economies are made — Clitheroe uses lVam. gallons a day — by late August the area could be left with only 10 days supply.
£100 award for project
“OPERATION Raleigh” adventurer Lucy Walm- sley, of Whalley Road, Clitheroe, was awarded £100 for her project by the Finance and General Purposes Sub-committee of the Ribble Valley Council. Lucy, who intends to
Scott, Damian Starkie. 7 years Claire Boyd, Ian Cross. Egg and spoon. 4 years:
St Michael and St John’s Church, Mary gave, up her job as a weaver but Patrick continued as a joiner and cabinetmaker for J. Higson’s, of Well fold. , . He worked there for 20
After their marriage at
Linda Skellom. 5 years: Karen Guy, Donna Drachenberg, Paul Rcdmayne, Stephen H a r g r e a v e s . 6 y e a r s : Mark Dobson. Juniors Flat race. 1st year: James
Reconnaissance
years before becoming a woodcraft instructor with the Ministry of Pensions at Chepstow, Shrewsbury and Calderstones. • Patrick (77), who was
R o b e r ts , M ar tin C ow ey , Hockey. 1st year : James Roberts. Football. 1st year: James Roberts. 2nd year: Gary Kay. Skipping. 2nd year: Zoe Ingham, Johanna Walmsley. Ball into bucket. 2nd year: Mark Smith, Martin Lawson. Sack relay. 1st year: Blue.
year: Blue. Maths degree
take medical aid to In dians, is the second young person to receive a £100 grant
from.the council for the youth adventure project.
A FORMER pupil of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Shaun Nicholas Carson, of Hollowhead Farmhouse, ' Wilpshire, has graduated with a
B.Sc: honours degree in mathematics from War wick University.
3rd year: Yellow. Hockey relay. 2nd vear: Yellow. 3rd year: Blue. Skipping relay. 3rd year: Blue. Football relay. 3rd
born at Worston and Mary (72), from Clitheroe, have two children, Frank and Patricia who, along with four grandchildren, will attend a golden wed ding celebration next month.
Song time
A CONCERT of “Songs from the Shows” given by Clitheroe Parish Church Operatic and Dramatic Society, produced by Edmond Cambien, raised £508. The money, is to be divided between Care, to help mentally handicapped people and the church’s own fund to renovate the Parish Hall lower kitchen.
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THE Ribble Valley Coun cil is to be represented at the inaugural meeting of the newly-formed North West Industrial Develop ment Association by Coun. William Bowker, of Chipping. The Policy and Re sources Committee asked him to gain information about tne association before the council commit ted itself to joining.,
asked for its comments on the policy and mem bers of the Planning and Industrial Development Committee agreed the County Planning Officer should discuss it in more detail with the borough council, along with the county publicity officer and North West Tourist Board. The county planning of
The county' had been
Bungalow refused
AN outline planning appli cation for a detached bun galow and garage on land adjoining Hodder -Place, Stonyhurst, has been refused. The Ribble Valley
Council’s Development Sub-committee felt that the proposal was in con flict with the provisions of the North East Lanca shire Structure Plan, whereby the site is in an area of outstanding natur
al beauty. % Within such areas there
is a strong presumption against new development
not justified for or essen tial to the needs of rural industries. ■ Also, if approved, the
ficer, in a report to the committee, pointed out that the borough will have to elaborate on the de velopment potential of the area in future, as the draft policy is mainly weighted towards promo tion and marketing. The main aims of the
should be taken in the choosing of sites for build ing bungalows and shel tered accommodation with easy access to buses, shops and post offices. It stated ' that Pendle
It asked that more care '
GISBURN AUCTION PRICES
FORWARD in the dairy sec tion at Gisbum Auction Mart on Thursday were 74 newly- calved cows and heifers. Prizes for a newly-calved
Road, Bolland Prospect and Standen Road bun galows were a good exam ple of the wrong type of site for the elderly, being built on a hill with no shops or post office and no warden care. In the case of Pendle
Newly-calved Friesian cows . ..
cow went to A. Wade (£560) and R. M. Shackleton (£498) and for a newly-calved heifer to M. and J . Kinder (£515) and S. Murray (£508).
made to £560 (average £442) and heifers to £600 (£455). In the in-calf section there
£505.
Road,, hazardous steps were made worse in the winter months. Today’s elderly were
entitled to the best the borough could afford and their interests should be placed first before money said the petition. Chairman Coun. Leo
ward in the calf section. Frie s ian b u lls made to £160 (£88.20), heifers to £80 (£49.10), Hereford X bulls to £157 (£91,25), heifers to £94 (£58.55), Charolais X bulls to £218 (£137,65), heifers to £148 (107.70), black polly bulls to £110, heifers to £97 (£74), Limousin X bulls to £216 (£117.50), heifers to £140
There were 274 animals for . ,
made to £182 (£181). There were 25 animals for
(£82.10). Weaned calves: Beef X bulls
Wells said that two new schemes for the elderly had been considered ear Her in the meeting. The committee discus
plan would lead to the submission of similar ap plications which would be difficult to resist.
draft policy are to provide guidance for private sector investment, the protection of the charac ter of the area and the longer-term increase in employment oppor tunities.
CLITHEROE Naturalists had a long journey to Upper Teesdale, but it was far from tedious and the rewards were plen-.
tiful. . The day included a walk along the banks of the River Tees, passing through one of the most important nature reserves in Europe, and 74 wild
old people. “We will face the prob
ward in the store pig sale,, making to £33.60 (£31.58). Forward in the fatstock sec
tion were 382 cattle, including 134 young bulls. There were
sed new developments all the time to keep up with the increasing numbers of
lem the best way we can,” he said.
Long journey worthwhile
flowers were named. The outing also included
a visit to Gibson’s Cave, followed by a short walk through fields which, in mediaeval times, were part of a deer forest
Mr Neilson for a wonder ful walk and Mrs Pickles for her help.
Mr Wilkinson thanked Fitness is put to the test
also 1,950 sheep, including 225 fat ewes, and tnree'pigs. Certified clean cattle: Light
were 12 animals forward and B.W. July calvers made to
10%
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steers made to 109.2p (96.6p), medium to 114.8p (95.4p), heavy to 92.8p (90p), light heif ers to 105.8p (91.5p), medium to 95.8p (90.6p), heavy to
•88.2p. Uncertified cattle: Best pnee
for Charolais X bull was that shown by J. M. Hall, of Airton
(126.2p). Young bulls made to 126.2p
FRlDGl SUMMER
(110.6p), s te e rs to 107.8p (93.7p), heifers to 90.2p (79p), fat cows grade 1 to 79.8p (74.4p), grade 2 to 74.8p (66.2p), grade 3 to 65.2p (53.8p), ia t bulls to 57.8p (56.9p). Sheep: Light lambs made to
189p (180.2p), standard to 172.5p (155.2p), medium to 153.5p (144.8p), heavy to 140.5p (133.3p), standard hoggs to 119p (118.1p), medium to 128p, overweight shearlings to 97p, fat ewes to £33 (£23.80), fat rams to £44.50 (£29.60). Pigs: Fat sows to £100 (£80).
Not setting precedent
THE floodgates would be-
'Ribble Valley Council made a grant to one in ,
opened to many Ribble Valley villages requesting financial assistance in set ting, up playgroups, ,if
Mellor. This was stated by
Coun. Ted Boden (Chat- bum) at a meeting of the Finance and General Pur poses Sub-committee. Members agreed to tell the Mellor group which made the request to ap proach its parish council or the Education ■ Com-' mittee.
Sporting grants
NINE local sportsmen and women are to share grants totalling £1,005 from the Ribble Valley Council. Canoeist Andrew Tom
received £75. Twenty-seven-year-old
linson (17), sp r in te r Emma Parkes (17) and butterfly-style swimmer Julian Rhodes (15) each
S tephen H illa ry , of Clitheroe, a past England Moto-cross rider, is to re ceive £120 and the same amount has been made available to Geoffrey Fowler (22), a motor cycle racer, Ian Peel (26),' a clay pigeon marksman and Mark Gornall (22), for road race cycling. Mark’s elder brother,
THERE was not an ounce
of flab to be seen when 54 members of Clitheroe’s Lee Carter Health Studio tested their fitness in a mini-triathlon on Sunday in aid of charity. All competitors com
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pleted the course — 10 lengths of the Ribblesdale
Pool, a 10-mile cycle ride and a three-mile jog — and through sponsorship hope to have raised in the region of £2,000 for the Ribble Valley Disabled Action Group and Trinity Youth Club. Fastest competitor was
AN assurance that the Ribble Valley Council had not abandoned proposals for a sheltered housing scheme at Langho was given to the Housing Committee. • Deputy Planning Officer
HOUSE and CONTENTS INSURANCE
Calder Britnell & Co. INSURANCE BUREAU
Mr Peter Nock told Coun. Jack Carr (Billington) that
28 WELLGATE, CLITHEROE Tel. 26026 All other types of Insurance transacted Local A gen ts for
a site suggested at a pre vious meeting had been found to belong to the
Chris Murray, of Simon- stone. Quickest woman was Julie Pym, of Garnett Road, Clitheroe.
Approved
Allan, and sister Linda, who is training for the Olympic Games, each re-- ceives £150 for their in volvement in road race
cycling. Debtors
THE Ribble Valley Coun cil’s sundry debtors’ ac count is in a healthier pos ition than a year ago, Borough Treasurer Mr Gordon Onslow ; told • the Finance and General Pur poses Sub-Committee. He
More room
PROPOSES alterations to enlarge the existing dwelling at Moss . Hall Farm,.-Chipping, by incor porating the adjoining barn and shippon have been given the thumbs-up by the Ribble Valley Council’s Development Sub-committee.
Pendle Club
WINNERS of the bridge session at .Clitheroe
Pendle Club were Mrs K. Gudgeon and -Mrs M. Manning, . Mrs P; . Adey and Mr T. Adey.
THE following plans have been approved by the Ribble Valley Council’s Planning and Technical Officer Mr Philip . Bailey under delegated powers: Clitheroc: Change of use of
store to kitchen and bathroom extension at first floor level at 41 Woone Lane.
sion to- form additional lounge and bedroom a t -3 Piggery. Cot tages, New Lane. .
Extension
BRITISH Telecom has been given permission, for
said that £108,783 was outstanding,, compared, to £121,371 last year. . -. \
a proposed extension for additional telecommunica tions switching equipment at the back of the. existing telephone exchange in Longridge Road, Chip ping. The application was granted by the Ribble Valley Council’s Develop ment Sub-Committee.
£40 fine FOR failing to comply
with double white lines at Whalley Road, Stony hurst, Helen Slack (43), of Pasturelands Drive, Bil lington, was fined £40,-at Clitheroe. She said she thought
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county council. It had also proved very
expensive and negotia tions were going on to try
to reduce the price. Mr Nock told the com
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mittee that the council had very -little building land currently available. However, the ■ policy
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