Clitheroe Advertiser and Times


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THURSDAY, MAY 31st, 1984 No. 5,109 Price 20p


Renewed pressure to open station


A PUBLIC meeting at Clitheroe to hear the argument for retaining the Settle-Carlisle rail­ way line, ended with a demand for the re­ opening of Clitheroe and Whalley stations.


Ambulance driver’s grim


experience A YOUNG ambulance driver from Clitheroe who wasoneof thefirstres- cuers on the scene at the Abbeystead water pump­ ing station explosion, found it an “unforgett­ able” experience. Mr Alan Slater (28), of


Newton Street, who is based at Accrington, was the driver of one of a convoy of seven ambu­ lances which raced over the Trough of Bowland road last, Wednesday evening.after it had been closed to all but emergen­ cy vehicles by the police at Dunsop Bridge. Alan, who is married


with two children, said: “We had to wait for the


fire services to make the area safe before bodies could be brought out. A two-ton girder was block­ ing the a c c e s s and through the hole I could see the victims and hear their cries. “Everywhere was cor­


doned off and there was great tension as scores of rescue vehicles arrived.” Alan’s job was to take


two bodies to Lancaster and he was appalled at the extent of the bums the victims had received in the explosion.


“It was the biggest dis­


aster I, have attended. I will ,never- forget , the scenes and injuries” he added.


Clitheroe in the early hours of Thursday and was up shortly afterwards to start work again.


He returned to


opposition to the rundown of the railways, that at­ tempts are to be made to restart an Action Group to fight for the reopening of the stations, as well as retaining the Settle line. .The ' Clitheroe-based


group would lobby MPs and councillors and distri­ bute leaflets underlining what they feel are strong economic reasons for reopening the station. The m e e t in g , at


chairman of the Settle- Carlisle Joint Action Com­ mittee, said afterwards: “The meeting breathed new life into the campaign for a Clitheroe station. P r ev io u s ly it was moribund, but now we have 50 people keen for the station and the Settle link.”


Clitheroe Parish Hall, on Saturday, decided to set up a co-ordinating com­ mittee after- hearing that British Rail has reopened 20 stations in recent years because of public pressure. Dr John Whitelegg,


Dr Whitelegg, who lec­


tures in transport studies in the Department of Geography at the Univer­ sity of Lancaster, said there was no town in En­ gland or Wales which had better economic reasons for reopening its station than Clitheroe.


with action committee se c r e ta r y Mr Pe te r Horton, and Mr Richard Watts, chairman of the Railway Development Society (North West).


Dr Whitelegg felt that


Clitheroe people were more resigned to the rail­ way rundown than people elsewhere, but he consi­ dered that the distribu­ tion of 5,000 leaflets set­ ting out the jobs and tour­ ism benefits brought by


• continued on page 11 He shared the platform


HEAVE-HO! Members of the Lions and Round Table with the giant clog which will be one of the attractions of the heritage fair


The stage is for great day


late afternoon, the town centre will be closed to traffic as people from local organisations set up 60 stalls and sideshows in Moor. Lane, .Castle Street and Market Place to raise money for charity.


Arenas Town Mayor, Coun.


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Howel Jones will declare the fair open at noon and from then on it will be a non-stop day of fun with attractions for all the family ranging from climbing the greasy pole to smashing plates and cheering on pram-race “mums and babies.” Arenas are being set up


in Market Place and Castle Street -for enter­ tainment by the Slaidburri Silver Band, the River­ side Jazzmen, Morris dan­ cers and light-footed


Teachers plan selective action


SCHOOLS in the Ribble Valley could soon be hit by selective action aimed at causing maximum dis­ ruption. About 20 teachers from


Ribblesdale and Bowland schools walked out on Thursday to attend a meeting at the Craven Heifer, Clitheroe.'' Mr Chris Roberts, vice-


THOUSANDS of visitors are ex­ pected to pour into Clitheroe on Sunday for one of the biggest enter­ tainment specta­ cles staged in the town in recent years — a country heritage fair. From mid-morning until


No extra time


THERE will be no extra drinking time at Clitheroe pubs .on Sunday afternoon. Magistrates turned


for the landlords, said that all but one of the premises was within the immediate area of the fair. He pointed out' that there were only two public toilets and the hotels, as well. as supplying food, drink 'and soft .drinks, would be providing extra toilet accommo­ dation.


down an application by 12 of them to stay open from 2 to 5 p.m. Mr Leslie Ingham,


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members of the Clitheroe Caledonian Society. — The fair is the brain­


child of Clitheroe Round Table and Clitheroe Lions, in conjunction with the British Tourist Au­ thority Heritage ’84 celeb­ rations.


Dominating the fair will


Roland Hailwood said that the clog was a symbol of Lancashire's roots and heritage and epitomised what the fair was all about.


come and have a good time,” he said. The organising commit­


“We want people to


tee regarded the fair as something contributing to the community life of Clitheroe and affording an opportunity for i smaller, less able groups to prom­ ote themselves.


To complement the


president of the Accring­ ton and District branch of the National Association of Schoolmasters and Union . . of Women Teachers, outlined the la te s t moves in the dispute. He said that following


heritage theme, stallhol­ ders have been asked to turn up in costume and there will be prizes for the best-dressed in a com­ petition to be judged by the Ribble Valley Mayor, Coun. Bernard Thornton. The fair has been widely publicised through­


the half-term break, two or three teachers will be taken out of schools for a number of periods each day when those teachers have busy timetables with lower-form classes. Teachers from other


unions are co-operating with a policy of no cover for absent colleagues. The NAS-UWT wants


its pay claim to go before an independent arbitra­ tion body, a move Lanca­ shire County Council would support- Mr Roberts said: “If an


independent body agreed with our employers’ 4'/2% pay offer, then we would nave to accept it.” ■


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A PLAN to build eight link garages to serve t' new nousing development at Warren Fold, Hurst Green, has been approved by the Ribble Valley Council’s Development Sub-Committee.


be a huge, decorated clog made by Round Tablers under the direction of vice-chairman John Lazenby. Fair Press officer Mr


pubs would form a useful part of the event.


He added that the


said that the police . view was that because a celebration wap taking place, it did not necessarily mean


But Mr Peter Tidey


the pubs should open. There would be


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freshment, but if the pubs were open, some people would come for the 'sole purpose of drinking all Sunday afternoon.


many who attended the event seeking re-


out the area, so it is hoped that Clitheroe — already decorated for the shopping festival fortnight — will put on a big wel­ come for the many vis­ itors. Castle Street will be


closed to traffic from 11 a.m. and Moor Lane from noon. To avoid congestion local people who can walk to the fair are asked to do so, in order to leave plenty of parking for the visitors.


Displays Among the many at-


traetions will be an old steamroller which Mr David Lancaster, immedi­ ate past chairman of the Clitheroe Chamber of Trade, has been helping his brother-ins-law, Mr Andrew Shorrock, to re­ store in time for the fair. ' It will be the first time


the engine will have been shown in public for 12 years. Included in the enter­


tainment will be PT dis­ plays by St Augustine’s


school and demonstrations of aerobic dancing by stu­ dents of Mrs Christine Bibby. Especially for the chil­


dren, Blackburn enter­ tainer Mike Falcon will be presenting his clowning and magic routines, as


Meet Euro candidates


ELECTORS from the Ribble Valley will have an opportunity to see their European Parliamentary candidates in action at the Palish Hall, Clitheroe, a week on Sunday.


Council of Churches has invited Mr Michael Welsh (Con), Mr Michael Gal­ lagher (SDP/A11.) and Miss Helen Jones (Lab) to an open forum so that they can answer questions from the public.


For the Ribble Valley


will be chaired by the Rev. John Salsbury, minister of Clitheroe United Reformed Church.


Starting at 8 p.m., it


well as a Punch and Judy Show.


an “Ultraquizri!, in the Castle .grounds, organised by French Gounection. Clitheroe. Th'ey are hoping for at least 500 entrants to answer simple “yes or no” questions, with the eventual winner carrying off £100.


Another feature will be Souvenir brochures are


on sale throughout the town and include a lucky number which will win someone a weekend for two in London.


So, the stage is set for


a'great day out. “All we need now is a


nice sunny afternoon,” says Mr Hailwood, who looks like having a busy day himself — in the role of the colourful town


entrants from all oyer the country in the final. She wins a week’s holi­


day for two in Jersey and the opportunity to appear at all kinds of prestigious events to promote the Legion. There to see her win


was her mother and father, Joyce and Edwin, who run a haulage busi­ n e s s , her boyfriend Martin, and Mr Bill Wilson, chairman of the Chatburn branch of the Legion.' Anne (28) spent “a


hectic and enjoyable weekend” as guest of the Legion, which was hold­


ing its national conference, in Llandudno! .'' ,


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,*" As well as the now- familiar sessions before the judges testing her knowledge of the Legion, Anne was able to enjoy herself. “All the girls were


shown around the town and I had a chance to do some abseiling on Great Orme,” Anne said. Then it was back to the


serious business of trying on T-shirts and more questions. After winning, her first


job was the daunting one of addressing the confer­ ence and she gave the Ribble Valley a “plug!” Mr Bill Wilson said:


So strong was publi c f ' lS 'M - i i l i i i i


CHATBURN girl Anne Jackson is facing up to her. new role as ambas­ sador for the Royal Brit­ ish Legion after winning the Miss Royal British Legion’s 1984 title in the national finals at Llandud­ no on Saturday. After sweeping through


all the regional contests, Anne, who represents Chatburn branch, achieved her greatest suc­ cess by beating 11 other


Billington hotel plan wins council backing


A MOVE to convert the Foxfields Restaurant, Billington, into a 21-bedroom’ hotel has won council approval, despite objections from nearby residents. It is proposed to extend


the restaurant to include bedrooms, lounge and re­ ception areas, together with additional parking.


Cash aid for goods yard scheme


PLANS to develop the goods yard at Whalley Railway Station for indus­ try could give the village a jobs boost. The Rural Development Commission wants to


’ build nine small industrial units on .the one-acre site, but the access road will have to be improved before work can go ahead. Local authorities were


ween Lancashire County Council, the Rural De­ velopment Commission


not .-prepared to help with the cost" Unless British Telecom; which owns -the adjoining two acres, also assisted. Following talks bet­


and British Telecom, the Ribble Valley Council’s planning and transporta­ tion committee has agreed to make a contribution which could run into thousands of pounds. But the actual figure


will not be decided until further talks take place. Deputy planning officer,


“Anne will, perhaps, do more in promoting Chat­ burn than any other member in our '47-year history. “She will be an ambas­


sador not just for Chat­ burn but for the whole movement and we are all very proud of what she has achieved.”


New role for hall?


CLITHEROE St John Ambulance Association has been given planning permission for its two- storey Church Brow pre­ mises to be used as offices or for residential pur­ poses. The building, used by the association for almost 40 years, has become too expensive to ran.


Mr Peter Nock told the committee: “You will straggle to find a better site for industry that does not have any environmen­ tal problems.”


Exhibitions


, Read artist Mr Kenneth . Cherrington, of Whalley Road, \rill be exhibited in the Ribble Valley Council o f f ic e s fo y er from Monday, until June 22nd. Self-taught, Mr Cher­


WATERCOLOURS by


rington concentrates on recreating bygone, street scenes. Starting at Whalley lib­


rary on Saturday, for two weeks, is an exhibition of works by Burnley artists Mr Arthur Fergus (ani­ mals, landscapes and birds) and Mr Ron Kil- shaM’ (pencil sketches in­ cluding Ribble Valley scenes) and landscapes by Witton houseM'ife Geral­ dine Wetton.


INSTEAD of Manches­ ter United versus Liver­ pool, it M


’as Washington


Touch-down time at St James’s P P T J


Redskins against the Dallas Cowboys on St James’s School playing field.


For tea ch e r Mrs


Dorna Allen, on a year's exchange, from her native America, has been tea ch in g the school’s third .year boys .the basics of American football. And, after two month’s instruction, they like it just as much as English football.


In fact the boys took -


■' forward and give coach­ ing on the more compli-


: cated rales. ■ On Friday, Accring­


to the game so quickly that /Mrs Allen put. an advertisement in the 1 Advertiser and Times’ asking for anyone with a deep knowledge of the American game to come


Nearby residents, hoM’- ever, feel the M'hite M


and red roofs of Foxfields do not blend in with' the landscape and Coun, Jack Carr (Billington) asked the Ribble Valley Coun­ cil’s Development Sub- Committee to refuse plan­ ning permission. He said the scheme con­


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THE bar staff at Low Moor Club dressed in colourful German folk costumes to give an added touch of realism to a Bavarian bar­ becue, on Friday. Meals were cooked


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over charcoal grills in the car park by mem­ bers Steve Griffin and Steve Passmore and served to about 130 members and guests in the club concert room. They were later en­


tertained to a selec­ tion of German and British songs by an artist from Southport. Proceeds from the


travened every planning order he knew and de­ scribed the site as “a big enough eyesore already.” He also M-arned the committee there M


a lot more development on the site if it approved the plan, because there was four acres of land left.


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(Clitheroe) said the applic­ ant M'as putting a lot of money into the Ribble Valley and the committee should give him it s support. .;


But Coun. John Cowgill . , r


to outline planning per­ mission-, and included a condition that a tree­ planting programme be followed to soften the impact of the building or the landscape.


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’hat the boys had


York, said: ’ “Mrs Allen has certainly taught the boys a > lot. I’m just going to try to polish up


-their skills so they can enjoy the ■ game even more.”


/ , While - the boys tried'


their best at . their new found game, the girls, from their class cheered them on and drew, sketches of the players in action. . ’ ,


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Karen Seed (9) plays her part ■ in the razzle-dazzle as Bill Holden prepares to start'play under the watchful eye of Mrs ■Allen. .


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gani s ed by club stewardess Doreen Hartford, secretary Barry Dean and Mrs Dean and committee members Mrs Beryl Inman and Al ex Holmes. Pictured in folk cos­


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Self-contained


“A PLAN to extend Abbey Lea, SaM'ley, by adding a self-contained unit with a separate front door has been given the go-ahead by the Ribble Valley Council’s Development Sub-Committee.


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