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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1st, 1985 No. 5,170 Price 20p


Link opens on Monday


TWO viewing platforms cut out of the rock are a feature of Clitheroe’s newest road which will be opened, on Monday, by County Council High­ ways Committee chairman, George Slynn.


The road, the £374,000 cost of ^ .


which has been shared by the County and Ribble Valley Councils, will serve the Salthill Industrial estate and take heavy traffic away from the S'nawbridge area. As a temporary measure, an order has been made, prohibiting traffic


with a gross weight exceeding 7.5 tonnes from using Taylor, Holden, Back Holden, Walker and Bright Streets, except for loading and. un­


loading.


Vicar’s call for rethink on Mart


‘Part of our heritage ’


A LOCAL vicar is moving the auction The Rev. Brian Steven­


son, Vicar of Low Moor, accuses the Ribble Valley Council in his August newsletter of “civic vand­ alism.”


urging the council to mart from Clitheroe


lend support at an annual fair. It is our real herit­


age that matters.” He urges the council to


forget about the problems o f tra f f ic congestion, adding that they are part and parcel of a busy market town. This week he told our


Everything stops for tea


HELLO! Hello! Hello! What’s this then? Drinking on duty? Well, not really. It just happens to be break time for two members of the


cast of the popular BBC Television series ",Juliet Bravo,” on location at Read. On hand with a welcome cuppa was 15-year-old Ann Spencer, of Windsor Close, whose parents made their house available for filming an episode, to


appear in the autumn. With Ann are PC Sparks (played by Mark Botham) in the car, and John


Gillett. Dozens of Read people turned out to watch the film crew at work and are


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Langho Centre sale off


THE £750,000 sale of the Langho Centre has fallen through after months of uncertainty. The Centre was closed


last year. In November it was revealed that Man­ chester City Council, the owners, had accepted an offer of £750,000 from the Isle of Man-based Stan­ dard Commodities. Contracts were ex­


changed but this week, after months of uncertain­


ty, it was revealed that the sale had collapsed. Talks are now taking


place with other in­ terested parties. Langho Centre was


built at the beginning of the century as a residen­ tial home for epileptics. Entirely self-contained, it also took in mentally and physically handicapped patients. A gradual run down, with a view to clo­ sure, began in 1982 and


only security officers now remain.


WI Show feature


A DEMONSTRATION of I engraving on glass and wood will be a feature of ] the Clitheroe. area WI Show to be held at Rib- blesdale School on August 17th. The show will follow


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This year, instead of


the WI market, there will be a stall selling home- baked and home-grown produce and another with a full range of WI publica­ tions.


__________ £1,000 haul


THIEVES stole £1,000 of I equipment after breaking


into the county council depot in Riddings Lane, [


Whalley. Included in the haul |


were a pair of chain-saws, } a grass strimmer and a | drill.


LOCAL soccer-mad youngsters turned up eager to improve their skills when the annual Ribble Valley coaching course started at the Castle field, on Monday, despite heavy rain. The course teaches basic skills — heading,


passing and shooting. Tomorrow, the Ribble Valley Mayor, Coun. Mrs Joyce Lilburn, will


award badges to boys who reach a' high stan­


dard. The course has been developed for the eight-


to-14-year-olds with the help of the FA and the English Schools FA, and the attendance of 45 compares with 39 last year. With the boys is coach John McKeowari.


. Mr Stevenson . . . keep heritage Referring to the mart’s


planned move to Salthill, he says: “ It seems that everything worthwhile, in this case something that has helped to create Clitheroe as a market town, has to be planned out of existence.


Heritage “What a pity it is that


we allow such things to happen — and in the name of ‘progress’ at that. Civic vandalism, I call it.”


Continuing, Mr Steven­


son says that he loves the smell and atmosphere which the mart gives Clitheroe. “ I would plead with our


councillors to think again about the heritage to which they are happy to


THE Lancashire County Fire Brigade had 2,243 fewer call-outs in April and May, compared with the same months last year . . . due to a considerable decrease in grass fires.


reporter that he was very sad about the proposed move. “Many towns would be glad of this kind of thing, but we seem very anxious to be rid of it.


Parking “ I f we moved the ordi­


nary market, people would be horrified, but the auction mart was the originator of the market town itself.” “ It’s still not too late to


abort the move.” Referring to parking


and traffic problems, Mr Stevenson says: “We want the town choc-a-bloc. I came from Padiham where they are trying to reintroduce a market. “ P e o p le t r a v e l to


Clitheroe from all over because they love the at­ mosphere and the auction mart with the farmers, the animals and the smeli is part and parcel of it. I think it’s important.”


In the same newsletter


he attacks vandalism, noise and bad language which, he says, is becom­ ing the norm and praises the residents of Wadding- ton for trying to do some­ thing about it. Low Moor,


she adds, is also plagued by vandalism and the people there are equally concerned.


Fewer grass fires Comparing figures for


February to May with those of the previous year, there was,' however, an increase in the number of chimney fires and mali­ cious false alarm calls.


“think again” before town centre.


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FLOWER-POWER has paid off at Whalley. It has won the North


West section for large villages in the annual national B ritain in


Bloom competition. It is the first time


Whalley has entered the competition and, in Sep­ tember, representatives of the village will be pre­ sented with the Mac­ donald Trophy at a spe­ cial presentation in Man­ chester. The village now goes


through to the national competition which is or­ ganised by the British Tourist Authority. The three judges, who


visited Whalley at the beginning of July, were impressed by the numer­ ous hanging flower bas­ kets, litter-free streets, and the .community effort to do well in the competition. A competition spokes­


man said: “The judges had a hard task because the standard of entry is going up each year.” The runner-up in the


large village section will be announced next week. In charge of preparing


the village was the Whalley in Bloom Com' mittee, made up o parish councillors and members of Whalley and District Horticultural Society. Committee chairman


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Mrs Thelma Feather said that she was over whelmed at the news. “I did not think we would do so well. Many


Chosen for conference on drugs problem


A W E S T B ra d fo rd teacher is to attend an international conference on drag abuse. Mrs Elaine Marsden, of


Halsteads Farm, who is d epu ty head o f St Edmund Campion High School, Lea, Preston, is one of only three Britons chosen by the Council of Europe to go to the week- long conference in Sweden in September. The conference, at the


University of Umea, near Stockholm, has been called to study the Coun­ cil of Europe programme for health education with a view to preventing drag


abuse. The conference also


aims to exchange experi­ ences and prepare a Euro­ pean plan of action. Mrs Marsden, who has


two children, Roger (12) and Nathanael (7) will be asked to give a report on drug-related problems in this area and the local education programme. On her return she will


have to prepare reports for the university, the British Government and L a n ca sh ire County Council.


of us will not want, to stop- here.; This is just the beginning as far as the committee is con


cerned.” Parish council clerk Mrs The lma Davi


prai sed the vi l l ag lengthsman, Mr Arthur Gates, for doing such fine job.


Juliette takes cover-girl title


THE face of Whalley teenager Juliette Harrison will soon be seen all over the country. For part of Juliette’s prize for winning the “Jackie” magazine cover-girl competition is to have her photograph appear on the front page of the publication. Juliette (16), of King Street, also won a weekend


for two in Paris, a five-day modelling course in London, clothing worth £100, accessories to the value of £50 and a beauty and hair session with a


. top London hairdresser. Winning the contest came as a complete surprise


to Juliette, whose photo — a family snapshot taken


by her father, David — was entered by her mother, Virginia, and sister Claire (12) without her' knowledge. Juliette does not have any immediate plans for a


modelling career. She has just left St Augustine’s RC School, Billington, to study for A-levels at St Mary’s College, Blackburn, and would like to go to


college or university. In her spare time she enjoys modern dance and


playing the piano and violin. She is also interested in art, cookery, fashion and design.


Gas main will cross Ribble at Brungerley


NORTH-WEST Gas officials will start a high speed campaign next week to woo over to natural gas the householders from three Ribble Valley villages . . . before deciding whether to link up with the Clitheroe mains


At a series of meetings


starting on Monday, they aim to try and convince residents of Waddington, West Bradford and Grind- leton to switch from solid fuel, oil and electricity.


The 604 private house­


holds Avill have to make up their minds within 30


days. I f a minimum of 40% in


each village agree to take the supply, householders in Waddington could be cooking and heating their homes by gas next spring.


Supplies would be laid


on to the other two vil­ lages later in the year. Gas to feed the new


Soccer coaching is a hit


consumers would be piped through an extension of the main in Waddington Road, Clitheroe.


I t would span the


Ribble on its way to Wad­ dington in a trench exca­ vated across Brungerley


Bridge. Each household taking


a supply would have to pay £270 which includes a contribution towards the overall cost of the project.


The R ib b le V a l le y


Council’s Policy and Re­ sources Committee has al­ ready agreed to pay for a supply to the 71 houses it owns in the three villages if enough private owners


opt for gas. “ I f it is decided to lay


on a supply to the vil­ lages, it will involve a considerable amount of


work,” said a North West Gas spokesman.


“ How ever, through


modern trenching and pipe-laying techniques, in­ convenience to road users and residents trill be re duced to a minimum.”


The first meeting to


sound out consumer demand .will be held at Waddington Methodist School at 6-30 p.m. on Monday for people with surnames A to M. The rest should turn up at 8-


15. Meetings for West


Bradford residents will be held on Tuesday, also in Waddington, at the same times and the meeting for Grindleton residents will take place on Wednesday, at 7 p.m., in Grindleton Methodist Church hall.


On all three evenings


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ABSTRACT works by Pendle Artists and hand­ made fabric items by two housewives will be dis­ played at Whalley Library from Monday for four weeks. The e xh ib it ion by


Pendle Artists will be held in the Gallery. In the lending library, Shirley Braysford, of Haslingden, and Pauline Howorth, of Baxenden, are mounting a display of craft items in­ cluding aprons, patchwork cushions, soft toys and nightdress cases.


Street collection


A STREET collection in Clitheroe for the Lanca­ shire Youth Clubs’ Associ­ ation made £322.29. The money will help finance the association’s general work and activities.


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