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EDITORIAL.................TEL. CLITHEROE 22324 ADVERTISING...........TEL. CLITHEROE 22323 CLASSIFIED..................TEL. BURNLEY 22331


AS the first batch o f workers leave R i b b l e s d a l e Cement under the company’s volun­ tary redu n dan cy scheme, others are q u eu in g to jo in them.


combat rising costs and a fall in demand for cement, the com­ pany — owned by Rio Tinto Zinc — planned


In an attempt to


dancy terms were an­ nounced six weeks ago, 80 inquiries were received. By Christ­ mas 57 production men will have reached severance agreements with the company. The first batch of 28


left on Friday and another 20 will go by the end of September. Managing director


to prune 46 workers from its 430-strong production force. But when redun­


blesdale’s neighbour­ ing subsidiary, the Horrocksford Lime Company, have also expressed an interest in redundancy prop­ osals.


Mr Alan Tetlow said that the plan had also attracted volunteers from the company’s transport and staff sections and a further 12- were likely to go by the end of the year. Workers from Rib-


A hat-trick of wins for Waddington


WADDINGTON has done it again! Once more the village


has flown the flag for the Ribble Valley in the Lancashire Best-Kept Village Competition, reaping a hat-trick of prizes. Continuing a rem a rk ­


able record of success in the competition, Wadding­


ton has: 9 Won the champion


village class. 9 Taken the runner-


up prize in the special feature section with the Co ro n at io n Gardens. O Been ju d g e d


over the Pendleside vil­ lage of Barley.


Waddington has become the champion village, the two previous occasions being in 1979 and 1981.


It is the third time


runner-up in the best- kept churchyard class for the grounds of St Helen’s Church.


were both won by Wrea Green.


champions’ award — a section restricted to pre­ vious winners, with 14 en­ tries this year, Wadding­ ton took pride of place


To lift the premier The latter two sections


e f fo r ts , Mrs Mary Boucher, chairman of the competition committee for Lancashire, said that all sections of the community had been involved. “It is very worthwhile entering the competition,


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in the special feature sec­ tion, which the Coronation Gardens has won several times before. Praising the villagers’


larly proud of its succes­ ses in view of this sum­ mer’s inclement weather. There were 40 entries


The village is particu­ Proud


which engenders a spirit of co-operation and pride in a village,” she added.


the success of St Helen’s churchyard against 54 competitors are Mr Harry Ramsbottom and Mr Jack Smithson, who put in countless hours of hard work to make sure it always looks immaculate.


Largely responsible for


KEEPING the churchyard neat and trim — Mr Ramsbottom (left) and Mr Smithson continue the work they love


Mr Ramsbottom (69), of Waddow Grove, and Mr


Smithson (86), of Beech- thorpe Avenue, kept the grass trimmed and also planted beds of annual flowers and even a cross of alyssum and lobelia.


Hobby


tidy is a hobby for Mr Ramsbottom, although this year, with ail the bad weather, it virtually became a full-time job.


Keeping the churchyard


churchyard has received an award, but not so the Coronation Gardens.


It is the first time the


tee ensured that, despite the weather, everything looked its best, thanks to a host of volunteers tackl­ ing the various jobs.


The Gardens’ Commit­


have also give great satis­ faction to Mrs Bernice Barlow, who took on the role of co-ordinator — the first time the village has had someone keeping an eye on things overall.


The village successes


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ises to do certain jobs were kept and that every effort was made to keep the village looking its best.


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churchyard prize, thanks to purely voluntary work by the local men.” The Parish Council is


“When I asked people to help, I didn’t have any opposition and I received a lot of assistance from Mr Eric Edmondson, the parish council chairman. “The great thrill is the


Said Mrs Barlow:


planning some sort of celebration to mark the village’s success, but what form it will take is still to be decided. BBC com m en ta to r


She ensured that prom­


New mart will have own bar


CLITHEROE Auction-Mart’s riew premises at


Salthill are to incorporate a rrioaeiri' glass- encased restaurant and bar overlooking the main sale ring.


veiled to magistrates at ditheroe Transfer Ses­ sions when Auction Mart se creta ry Mr George Clarkson applied for the provisional grant of a new justices’ licence.


The plans were un­


court that the new site, off the Pimlico Link Road and to th e r e a r of Clitheroe Hospital, would be half a mile away from the nearest licensed pre­ mises.


Mr Clarkson told the


town centre was adequ­ ately served by the New Inn and the Station Hotel. Mr Clarkson added that the bar and restaurant on


The present site in the


the first floor would be encased in glass, over­ looking the auction mart itself. A public address system would be incorpo­ rated so that farmers could both see and hear w h at was going on outside.


the licence with two con­ ditio n s . In to x ic atin g liquor should be for sale only on the premises on the occasion of auctions of livestock or agricultural machinery and equipment within the normal permit­ ted hours.


The Bench agreed to


There should be no ap­ plication for occasional li-


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duces roadstone and aggregate for use in concrete mixing — markets which have been hit by cut-backs in G o v e rnm e n t spending.


Horrocksford pro­


state of the market at the present time it is possible tha t about five or six people there will be offered redundancy terms,” said Mr Tetlow, who


“ In view of the


admitted that he had been “ a little sur­ prised at the overall response to the redun­ dancy offer.”


leaving Ribblesdale Cement are in their 20s, but the majority are over 55, a number of them in ill-health.


Some of the men


tween £4,000 and £16,000, according to age and length of


Settlements vary be-


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Weather halts


Hodder Valley Show


THE Hodder Valley Show has been can­ celled, with history repeating itself after 31 years.


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fun-bus excursions to L o n g r id g e S p o r ts Centre. No effort teas spared


fancy dress for the last of the summer holiday


— a fitting finale. The children turned up in a variety of costumes and even the bus driver, Mr Paul Good- bier, entered into the


to give the scheme — the most successful yet


of a clown with sup­ port from daughters Andrea (10) and Daivn (7), also dressed as cloivns. Altogether the fancy


spirit of the occasion. He took on the role


CH'ILDREN fr om Clitheroe, Whatley and Billington rolled up in


It’s war on weeds


The organising commit­ te e d e c id ed on Monday th a t the show, a week on S a tu rd a y , would c a u se to o much damage to an already very wet field at Slaidburn — and that last happened in 1954.


The only other cancel­ lation was five years ago when all the tents blew away the night before.


Judges and exhibitors have been informed


Another reason for the committee’s decision is that farmers, who are the lifeblood of the show, need all the time they can muster to salvage hay and silage crops.


Advertisers in the show catalogue will be


and an offer has been made to return dona­ tions.


- wh ich - in c lu d ed - - v is its to the Ribblesdale Pool ivere 22% up on last year. “This y ea r ’s ac­ tivities have been by


ous success," said Mr Bruce Dowles, the Ribble Valley Council administrative assis­ tant who helps with the organisation of the six- week programme of ac­ tivities at the centre. Attendance for the var ious a c t iv i t ie s ,


dress party and disco attracted 250 Ribble Valley children. “It teas a tremend­


WAR was waged on an enemy of rare plants


when 20 conservationists began clean-up operations at a pond at Salthill Quarry, Clitheroe. k Armed with rakes, buc­


overgrown much of the pond and its . removal


should also assist other pond life, including frogs,


far the best patronised since the scheme ivas star ted fo u r years ago,” said Mr Dowles. Picture: Bus driver


teers launched their as­ sault against reed sweet grass, which was blocking out much more beautiful plants. The rampant grass,


ets and'forks, the volun­


fa n c y d re s s com­ petitors.


Patti Good-bier and daughters Andrea and Dawn are all set to go to Longridge ivith the


Donor session


THE National Blood Transfusion Service will be visiting Clitheroe Parish Hall a week on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 12 and 2 to 4 p.m.


WHEN Slaidburn Silver Band sets off tomorrow for a weekend in Belgium, accompanying the musi­ cians will be the Ribble Valley Mayor and three fellow councillors.


Band has date in Belgium The party will be stay­


ing in Bruges and in­ cluded in the weekend’s


John Cowking. The band has visited Belgium since 1977.


The 24-strong band is being led by conductor Mr


activities are visits to the Menin Gate and the vil­ lage of Eperlecque where the Germans launched V2 rockets in the second world war.


band will take part in WTeath-laying services.


At both venues the


toads and newts. In a six-hour stint, on


Saturday, about 75% of the grass was cleared, but


Ribble Valley LTNC of­ ficer, and Mr Oliver De- Soissons, local BTCV or­ ganiser, led the opera­


servation Volunteers. Mr Tony Cooper,


tions. ■ T v i r ' C o o p e r ' , . J p a c k . r ig V t t ,


another date will have to be fixed to complete the job. The operation was or­


planted originally for or­ namental purposes, had


is pictured with volun­ teers from the Clitheroe


ganised jointly by the Lancashire Trust for Nature Conservation and the British Trust for Con­


Bid to avoid clash of dates


GROUPS planning events as part of the Clitheroe Castle anniversary celebrations next year are advised to hurry up and tell the Clitheroe 800 Committee.


Stevens said that many organisations in the town were planning something special and the committee wanted to avoid having more than one major event each week.


Press officer Mr Barry


Mrs Joyce Lilburn, will be Coun. Mrs Dorothy Pear­ son, of Slaidburn, and Coun. Leslie Nevett, of Grindleton, whose daugh­ ter, Lisa, plays in the band. Also in th e p a r ty will


With the Mayor, Coun.


be Coun. E dward New- house, who accompanied the band in 1977 when he was mayor.


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large village class, with Elswick runner-up and two villages in the Fylde carried off the intermedi­ ate class prizes, Clifton winning the cup and Little Eccleston being runner-up. Winning hamlet was


tion and publicity, groups which have not booked a date should contact Mr Bruce Dowles (Clitheroe 25111) so that it can be included in the calendar. Events planned so far


To facilitate co-ordina­


include a torchlight pro­ cession, dance and shop­ ping festivals and a Miss Clitheroe 800 competition. The committee is pro­


One event has survived — the raffle. This will be drawn at the Newton Institute on September 28th.


given a refund or a free advertisement next year. Only the hard work put in cannot be returned.


No jobs


UNEMPLOYMENT in the Clitheroe district rose in August to 5.7% of the working population, ac­ cording to figures sup-


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JobCentre. There were 716 people unemployed — 400 men and 316 women.


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to organise the June pro­ duction of “Merrie Eng­ land” will be held at


Clitheroe for it. An inaugural meeting


Clitheroe parish hall on September 18th, at 8 p.m.


Gas supply looking


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WITH just days to go before North West Gas decides 'whether or not to pipe a supply to three Ribble Valley villages, things are looking prom­ ising. A spokesman said this week that an acceptance


wick in October, Wad­ dington will receive the champions’ rosebowl and a wayside seat presented by the Lancashire Associa­ tion of Parish and Town Councils.


Gressingham, with Sam- lesbury in runner-up posi­ tion. At a ceremony at Els­


CHEERS! Parishioners from St Paul’s Church, Low Moor, drink a toast to


dancing to records, and a pie and peas supper was served by members of the church social committee.


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