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ruction ‘last straw


MEMBERS of Wad­ dington Parish Council are counting the cost of the worst outbreak of vandalism to the 20- y ea r -o ld changing rooms on the Twitter Lane [flaying field.


Vandals, believed to


be Waddington youths, broke into the pre­ mises on Friday night and went on an orgy of destruction.


“They tried to smash anything they could lay their hands on. It was


sickening to see it after so much has been done to improve facilities in the village,” said Mr Eric Lucas, clerk to the parish council.


The locks were


broken by kicking in the doors, all the win­ dows were smashed and glass was found strewn across the ground where the cricketers play. There was also a quantity of charred paper.


Drainage pipes were


smashed and paving stones cracked by other stones being dropped on them. S tones were also hurled on to the roof in an attempt to crack it. Property inside the


changing rooms was destroyed. “We have had a


problem of vandalism for some time, but this is the worst outbreak in the building’s his­ tory and as far as the parish council is con­ cerned it is the last


straw,” said Mr Lucas. The village’s thriving


sports organisations, although dismayed, are determined not to be beaten by a minority of hooligans and plan to go on using the facilities. “ It is obvious that


the low-key approach adopted in the past has been a waste of time,” added Mr Lucas. “This sort of damage is cost­ ing the ratepayers a considerable amount of money and we are de­


termined to stamp it out.** The parish council is


going all-out to crack down on the culprits and is asking the police to redouble their ef­ forts to bring them to court. Further action is


being taken, which the parish council is not disclosing, and villa­ gers are mounting a special watch on the premises, which were repainted only a few weeks ago.


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Hats off to man who stood up


for a week


HATS off to Clitheroe foreman Tom Henshaw who successfully com­ pleted a marathon stand­ ing session for charity.


Tom (5G) decided that


there would be no sitting down on the job for him­ self at Dugdale’s Bellman Mill, Salthill, for one working week — a total of 47’/^ hours.


Worston sewage fears


RESIDENTS of Worston and Mearley tire worried that the inadequate sewerage system serving the villages could lead to health problems. Parish council chairman


Mr Eric King has asked the Ribble Valley Council for urgent action, claiming that almost raw sewage discharges into Worston Brook alongside a cottage where a couple with two young children live. The Public Works and


Health Committee heard that a new sewerage scheme had been prom­ ised for the villages 20 years ago but never im­ plemented.


Deputy health an d


housing o f f ic e r Mr Richard Isherwood said the North West Water Authority appeared to be "dragging its feet” and the inclusion of a scheme in the 198(3/87 programme could not be guaranteed.


He added that the ef­


-hazard. Coun. John Cowgill


fluent was not classed by the water authority as a


suggested that the council write to the NWVVA and to the council’s represen­ tative on the authority in a bid to have the problem resolved.


OWZAT?


CLITHEROE Cricket Club professional David Norman found his way into the record books on Saturday when he de­ monstrated to team mates how to disman­ tle the opposition . . . single-handed! For South African David used his


medium-quick bowl­ ing skill and accuracy to bowl out a helpless Great Harwood side in a Thwaites Itibbles-


dale Senior League match. He was only the


sixth player ever to achieve this feat in the history of the league . . . Owzat! It was the first time


that David had ever bowled out an entire team . . . and the first time his captain, Billy Slinger, had seen it happen . . . and all at a cost of just I I runs. For details of the


match and all that is best in local sport, turn to Page 15.


New licensee


Judith previously ran the Rhoden Inn, Oswaldtwis- tle.


FORMER Oswaldtwistle licensee Barry Cunliffe has taken over the Royal Oak Hotel in Waterloo Road, Clitheroe. Mr Cunliffe and his wife


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G a s o f fe r is in th e p ip e l in e


A SCHEME to pipe gas across the Ribble to supply villages in the Clitheroe area is being “actively considered” by North West Gas planners in Manchester. and West


The first priority


will be prospective consumers in Wad- dington and West Bradford, with an ulti­ mate extension of the mains to Grindleton.


man in Manchester this week confirmed that the scheme is currently being considered, but said that one important factor, before a decision could be made, was the number of people who would want a gas supply.


A Gas Board spokes­ News of the Board’s in­


terest in supplying the villages comes almost ex­ actly six years after it turned down a request for gas from Waddington


Parish Council Bradford WI. At that time, many


homes were heated by oil and householders were worried about rising prices and the stability of supplies following unrest in tlie Middle East.


Reviewed After carrying out a


feasibility study, North- West Gas then announced that the project was not economically viable. However, .the spokes­


man told our reporter that the villages were put on a waiting list and Their position was being re­ viewed as they neared the top.


It is also the policy of


Grant aid will help Auction Mart to move


CLITHEROE Auction Mart could soon be on the move . . . with the announcement this week of £143,350 grant aid from the EEC.


Chairman of the Auc­


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tion Mart, Mr Jim Barrow, of Fields House Farm, Waddington, said he was delighted with the news from the EEC.


“Now we will do our


utmost to move as soon as possible,” he said.


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plication for the erection of a new mart building, on land to the south of Pim­ lico Link Road, is to be discussed tonight by the Ribble Valley Council’s Development Control Sub-committee.


The new site would con­


tain parking space for more than 100 Land- Rovers with trailers and stock wagons.


Said Mr Barrow: “ If the


plans are passed, we hope that building work would start before the end of the year.”


It seemed likely, he


added, that the company would have to apply to the Ribble Valley Council, which owns the auction mart premises, for a further year’s lease at its present site.


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tion mart in the town centre has been under scrutiny since 1977, when a proposal by the council to redevelop the site came in for much public cri­ ticism.


In recent years, the


company has been operat­ ing on temporary one- year leases, renewed with the proviso that improve­ ments be made, but no­ thing of major significance has been achieved.


There are many factions


in Clitheroe which would welcome the removal of


TEDDY bears turned out in force for a picnic when Whalley Brownies held a special party to mark the 75th anniversary of the Guiding movement. Between GO and 70


bears, accompanied by their owners. attended


the celebrations in Whal­ ley CE School. A cake in the shape of


the Guiding trefoil was made by parent Mrs Sylvia Davies and crisps and pop wore also served. Brown Owl Mrs Christ­ ine Seed said the idea had


been to line up 75 teddy bears, but nobody minded when the number fell short. During the evening the


Brownies turned their thoughts to more serious matters and made candles and mats for use at Sun­


day’s anniversary service at Whalley Abbey.


The Brownies with


their bears are pictured with Brown Owl (rear left) and assistant helpers Miss Ruth Taylor and . Miss Wendv Nightingale.


the mart — established at its Station Road site since 1879 — from the town centre and all the prob­ lems associated with bringing livestock into a highly built-up shopping zone.


However, there are


many others who consider the mart too much a part of the town’s character and heritage to give up and that it should stay put.


the new North-West Gas chairman, Mr Howard Greenfield, to supply areas which have not pre­ viously been offered gas. If a decision is made to


pipe gas to the villages, householders will be con­ tacted by letter and told of the proportion they would have to pay to­ wards the cost of laying the mains.


given the go-ahead, a mimimum of 30 to JOT- of residents would have to agree to take gas. “ If everything is in


Before the scheme is


order there will be a series of public meetings to explain what is in­ volved in laying on the su p p ly , ’ ’ said the spokesman. “A start could be made


Welcome


official had carried out a preliminary survey in the area two weeks ago. There is no indication at


He added that a Board


present where the pipe might cross the river or which of the villages would be the first to be connected to the mains. Waddington Parish


Council clerk Mr Eric Lucas said the matter had been talked about for a long time and he felt villa­ gers would welcome an al­ ternative choice of fuel. A number of people had


switched from oil to solid fuel, but there were still many likely to be in­ terested. “ I think that it would


be particularly welcomed by senior citizens for the convenience factor alone,” he said.


Angela’s big day at St Paul’s


REGULAR attendance at Sunday School has earned an important title for Clitheroe school­ girl Angela Walmsley.


Her big day came on


by September if every­ thing went without a hitch.”


Sunday when she was crowned rose queen at St Paul’s Church, Low Moor,


Successful sausages


A YOUNG Clitheroe butcher has been num­ bered among the coun­ try's top sausage makers in his first competition. Stephen Mark Whitham


(19), of S. R. Whitham and Son, Moor Lane, finished among the top 10 in the National Federa­ tion of Meat Traders’ annual sausage-making contest. Held in the Harrogate


Exhibition Centre, the contest attracted more than 550 entries from all over the country. Stephen, who w as


awarded a diploma in the fine pork sausage categ­ ory, is the son of Mr and Mrs Paul Whitham and joined the family firm on leaving school.


by Ribble Valley Mayor, Coun. Mrs Joyce Lilburn.


The sun smiled down on


Angela (10) as she left the church after the crowning ceremony to take part in the annual procession through the village.


place School vice —


The ceremony took


church’s week.


at the Sunday anniversary ser- a highlight of the annual festival


It was also an impor­


tant day for six other reg­ ular attenders, who were chosen as the queen's re­ tinue to accompany her at the crowning ceremony and during the procession.


Paul's with Angela are, from the left: back — Clare Speckling, Susan R ob in son , Joanne Emmott; front — Amanda Bibby, Catherine Steer and pageboy Dominic Henshaw.


Pictured outside St 9 For a report of other


festival week events, please turn to page 7.


Picnic time for teddy bears


Industrial road to a quieter


life


RESIDENTS living near two town centre factories can look forward to a quieter life — thanks to the new Salthill industrial estate road which is rapidly nearing comple­ tion. For large vehicles will


soon be able to enter and leave the Econ-Atkinson plant and the adjacent manufacturing units leased by David Webb Properties, by rear access points. The road will join the


industrial areas of Up- brooks and Salthill and will allow lorries to reach the A59 via Pimlico Link Road without driving through built-up areas. Econ-Atkinson has


spent more than £10,000 on a private road to join the new artery and will share the cost of a bridge over Mearley Brook at


the back of Webb Proper­ ties to link with the exist­ ing Upbrooks Road. Previously, the entr­


ances to the two factories w*ere from Lime Street and Kendal Street. Work on the new road began in January and involved a 420-metre extension from Salthill to cross Mearley Brook by a culvert near Neotechnic. The £400,000 cost was


shared on an equal basis by the Ribble Valley Council and Lancashire County Council. Ribble Valley has also


paid for two spur roads on the Salthill Road side so that the site can be split up into five one-acre units for smaller developments. The council has also


do anything further with this site until we know what the demand will be for industrial space,” said Mr Peter Nock, Ribble Valley Council’s Assistant Planning Officer. “ If a developer wants a


decide if there will be an official opening ceremony for the new road, which will be completed in five weeks.


Chance to meet bishop


THERE will be a rare chance later this month to meet a bishop from a country which is seldom out of the news these days. The bishop of Bloemfon­


tein diocese in South Africa, Bishop T. S. Stall­ age, will be host at a cheese and wine party at Whallev Abbev on Julv 24th. Bloemfontein is linked


with Blackburn diocese and this will be the bishop’s first visit to the Ribble Valley since his appointment. Commenting on the


situation in his country, the bishop said: “My great fear is that the mer­ ciless Right wing forces will be unleashed to create a nasty backlash. “ If this were to happen,


we could find ourselves in a state of civil war within weeks, ’’VS


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big site then we just have to extend the road. If not, we can build spur roads into the site for smaller developments." The council has still to


met the bill for a road access point on the oppo­ site side where eight acres are available for in­ dustrial use. "We are not going to


MUSICAL p ie c e s ranging from Paul McCartney’s “We all stand together’ ’ to Hadyn’s chorale “St Anthony” were per­ formed by the pupils of St James’s School, Clitheroe, in their summer concert. They played to a


than £70 for cancer re­ search and he hopes to present the money to the charity’s local organiser. Mrs Pat Pearce, of Fair- field Drive. Clitheroe, next week.


His feat earned more “ I’m amazed by the


number of people who have sponsored me,” said Tom, of Bolland Prospect. “ I’ve even had complete strangers coming up to me in the street to offer sponsorship money.


200-strong audience, which included six former teachers who had been invited back. The infants took to


"Pm none the worse for


the experience apart from a few aches and pains in the shoulders."


Tom completed the five-


the stage first, giving mainly choral items followed by the juniors, who ployed a wide variety of tunes on recorders, violins and guitars. The concert was


rounded off by the school choir and or­ chestra who p e r ­ formed a special com­ position written and composed by teachers Mr Brian Beresford and Mrs Margaret Bleazard.


day marathon at 5-15 p.m. on Friday, but not with­ out an 11th hour incident, staged by his hawk-eyed workmates.


He explained: “ I’d


agreed to pay a forfeit of 50p if I so much as leaned against a wall. They couldn't fault me. so they decided to stage their own forfeit point by picking me up and forcing me over. It came at the end of my long stand and I agreed to pay 50p to­ wards my own fund."


Backing for job costs THE Clitheroe branches


of the Marsden Building S o c ie ty and Yorkshire Bank are backing high­ flying fund-raising club stewards Norman and Susan Garner. They are to pay the £G0


parachute training costs of the couple, who hope to boost the Clitheroe Rovai


British Legion’s annual


poppy appeal by £1,000 with a skvdive over the Ribble Valley. Anyone wishing to


sponsor Norman and Susan, who are stewards of the Whalley Road Legion Club, can do so at the Yorkshire Bank in Market Place.


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