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and Times Fight to keep careers service-


R IB B L E V a l le y councillors are to fight for the reten­ tion o f the area’s


careers service. New proposals for


restructuring would mean the area becom­ ing a division of a combined service for Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley. The present central


Resources Committee, Coun. Eric Bracewell (Clitheroe) asked the council to object “in the strongest possible terms” to the disin­ te g r a t io n of th e Ribble Valley service and fight for its reten­ tion.


office in Wellgate, Clitheroe, would be reh o u s e d in th e former district educa­ tion office in Pimlico Road. A d d re s s in g th e council's Policy and


(Billington) argued that the careers ser­ vice should be strong­ ly linked with the sec­ ondary schools it served.


Coun. Bill Fleming


be a far bigger part of the careers service in the Ribble Valley


“Longridge would


than in Preston,” he said.


clude transferring the 228 14-year-old pupils from Longridge to the P r e s to n C a re e r s Office.


The proposals in­


farming and rural area, it would not do the way of life any good whatsoever to be a b so rb e d in to a


careers service in an industrial town.


longed illness of the former Ribble Valley careers officer, the workload for the Lon­ gridge area had been tran s fe rred to the Preston area some time ago. Coun. John Cliff


Due to th e ' pro­


(Longridge) said that as the Ribble Valley was very much a


Coun. Mrs Sheila Maw (W h a l ley ) , thought they would probably be banging their heads against a brick wall. “We are pawns in a political game. However we fight it will not be a clean fight,” she said.


The c h a i rm a n ,


burn (BoIton-by-Bow- land) reminded coun­


Coun. Joyce Lil-


cillors of the fight to save h e r v i l la g e school.


the council chamber had believed, she said, that the fight to save the school was lost before it began. They had been proved wrong. The council should fight with the intention of winning.


Many of those in


the County Council are to be asked to meet Ribble Valley councillors to enable them to express their op p o s it io n to the proposed move.


Job loss fears at hospitals


queue is Clitheroe Hospi­ tal, where it is envisaged domestic services will be ready for putting out to tender by next month. Meanwhile, however,


HOSPITAL services in the Ribble Valley could be among the first to be privatised under Government recom­ mendations to be implemented from April. At the head of the


were “up for grabs” simply because the Gov­ ernment wanted to widen further opportunities for private capital to make money.


unions and other bodies who fear that privatisa­ tion will lead to redundan­ cies and a deterioration of services are conducting a campaign of opposition and taking part in talks with health chiefs. The Blackburn, Hynd­


Discussions


tients and staff were of secondary consideration. Mr Gallagher is .'.jso a


The needs of the pa­


“COME up and see me sometime,” is the message from this winsome three-


what plenty of people did when Gisburn Young Far­ mers’ Club put on a show


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in the village’s Festival Hall.


lowed by “Once upon a story book”, which fea­ tured pantomime and other legendary charac­ ters.


(from the left) Mother Hubbard, alias Andrew Bolland, and the ugly sis­ ters Helen Falshaw and Roger Thistlethwaite.


Our three dolls are


and produced by Mrs Christine Thistlethwaite.


The play was written


last month when the club competed in the Settle District Young Farmers’ variety contest.


It was first performed


and, as many Gisburn people wanted to see the show, YFC members donned their costumes again for a repeat per­ formance.


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Lorry’s wheels stolen


CLITHEROE police be­ lieve there could be a con­ nection between two un­ usual thefts from vehicles in the Barrow area at the weekend.


place at the Whalley Road depot of Bulcock Bros where employees arrived on Monday morning to find a small Mercedes lorry minus its wheels.


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and left with its axles re­ sting on kerbstones.


It had been jacked up


attempts to remove two sp a re s Which- were chained and padlocked under the chassis.


Thieves failed in their The stolen property is


.Whiteacre School, raiders removed the iron bucket from a mechanical digger which was being used for preparation work on a house-buijding site.


worth £400. ■ At n e ig h b o u r in g


took at least three men to move the bucket;’ valued at £220, to a getaway vehicle.


It is estimated that it For a full report and A mini-concert was fol­


burn and Ribble Valley Health Authority; -which administers Clitheroe and Brockhall Hospitals and Bramley Meade Maternity Home, has set up a work­ ing party to examine the full implication of privat­ isation.


has mixed feelings about the controversial propos­ als, pressure is being brought to bear by the North West Regional Health Authority which has hinted that any deci­ sion not to comply could be taken into account in the future allocation of funds.


Although the authority Wages


has also been told to speed up its preparations so that the whole exercise can be completed by the Government’s target date of September next year.


The district authority


week, members stressed that the working party was still assessing the situation, and looking at the efficiency of hospital services to prepare the way for the submission of in-house tenders. However, the authority decided against including a clause in any contract with private operators, committing them to pay “fair wages.” This further angered


But at its meeting last


member of a district joint negotiating and consulta­ tive committee which has discussed all aspects of the issue with the au­ thority. But he could not say


definitely whether privat­ isation would lead to many redundancies in the Ribble Valley, although he pointed out that this had been the case in other health authority areas. Calderstones, the other


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Call for better „ access at Edisford


CLITHEROE Town Council wants an access to be made between the Edisford Road car park and the riverbank to make it easier for children to reach the recreation area there. The Ribble Valley


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Council’s Recreation and Leisure Committee is being asked to look at the idea. Coun. John Nuttall said


that, without the access, children had to walk 300 or 400 yards along the main road and riverbank. Coun. Lawrence McEn-


Trinity sets a reopening


date TRINITY Youth Club is hoping to open its doors to the town’s youth once again on' April 12th . . . starting with a celebratory disco. The centre has been


CLITHEROE Round Tablcrs have started work on one of their biggest projects ever — constructing an all- weather pitch. The mul t i-sports


the centre reopens, all the work — costing £80,000 — will have been carried out. The youth centre re­


closed since September while major repairs and a new building programme have been carried out. Hopefully, by the time


scheme is estimated at £24,000 — £6,500 being met by the Round Table, a. s im i la r amount by the Ribble Valley Council, £1,000 from the Town Council and the rest, hopefully, by way of a gra nt from the North West Sports Council.


pitch is being con­ structed on the site of the old tennis courts at Clitheroe Castle. The total cost of the


munity service con­ vener Mr Tony Smith said that the pitch, which will be available for such sports as five- a-side football, tennis, netball, hockey and


The Table’s com­


fo o tb a l l training, should be in use by the summer. The com­ pleted work is also to include floodlighting.


their backs into the work arc, from the left, chairman Rill Barker, John Taylor, Alistair Stevenson, Howard Blackburn, Norman Holdsworth and Peter McKenna.


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No council lead on YE Day events


EVENTS to mark VE Day should be organised by individual communities throughout the Ribble Valley and not the borough council. That was the decision of


tee, however, thought making another costly access could be avoided by moving the swings closer to the existing en­ trance.


Put forward


THREE Ribble Valley councillors will be attend­ ing Royal garden parties this year. Members of the Policy


the council’s Policy and Resources Committee after discussing the re­ sponse from local organ­ isations. Chief Executive Mr


and Resources Committee agreed that the names of the Mayor-elect, Coun. Mrs Joyce Lilburn, Coun. Jack Carr (Billington) and Coun. John Holmes (Whalley) should be put forward to the full council.


that grant-aid from the Lancashire County Coun­ cil ran out in October. Most of the work has been done on a voluntary basis by people connected with the club, but now Mr Jackson is not sure of how to raise the pash to com­ plete the alterations. The wooden disco floor


Ribble Valley hospital in­ volved, is administered by the- Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Health Au­ thority, which is far adv­ anced with its privatisa­ tion proposals. The catering at the hos­


cently received a £1,000 grant from the Building Industry Youth Trust but as leader Geoff Jackson pointed out in a letter of thanks to the trust, Trini­ ty still has £15,000 of work to do. Mr Jackson explained


Michael Jackson said that the Clitheroe branch of the Royal British Legion was proposing to hold an event and the Ribble Valley Council of Churches had pointed out that the Civic Sunday ser­ vice, on May 12th, would include reference to peace in Europe. Coun. B e r t Jones


Not joining contest


CLITHEROE will not be entering this year’s Best Kept Village competition because of its dismal showing last summer. Speaking at a town


(Clitheroe) argued that the town should be refer­ ring to 40 years without major conflict and not 40 years of peace. “Local people have died


in conflict in various parts of the world during the last 40 years,” he said, suggesting that the word “celebration” should also be deleted from functions


has been badly scratched and needs resealing. The coffee bar area needs a facelift and refurbishing and the whole centre could do with redecorat­ ing and a fresh coat of paint. Among the alterations


pital will be put out for tender between April and September this year, to be followed by domestic services from October and laundry before the end of next year.


chairman of the NUPE branch at Calderstones, was uneasy about the con­ sequences privatisation would have for about 400 staff employed in the ca­ tering, cleaning and laun­ dry departments. “A committee has been


Mr Robert Sharpe,


judging was done. Coun. L a u re n c e McEntee felt th a t unless a lot of money was spent on improv­ ing a p p e a ra n c e s , there was no point in entering.


c o u n c i l m e e t in g , Coun. Bert Jones said th e town was a “ mess” when the


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completed has been the change of use of a large garage into a sports hall. Shower facilities and changing rooms have been added and a woodwork workshop provided as well as an activities’ meet­ ing room and photography dark room. The centre should have


set up to discuss the prop­ osals as they affect the whole area, but at Calder­ stones, we are still very much in the dark,” he said.


unions already implacably opposed to the concept of privatisation. Chairman of the NUPE


khall are expected to go out to tender from Oc­ tober and at Bramley Meade from March next year. Contractors will be re­


branch at Brockhall, Mi­ lan Gallagher, said after­ wards that the services


quired to specify pay and working conditions to ensure an acceptable service.


reopened in January but work was far from com­ plete. Mr Jackson says that even if work is not completed by the April 12th deadline the centre will have to reopen. He felt that links* with


The services at Broc­


the town's youth had been affected by the seven- month closure and that because this is the Inter­ national Year of the Youth, proceedings could not be held up any longer.


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Taking to the air for charity


TWO Ribble Valley girls will be throwing themselves from a plane at 2,500 feet a week on Sunday, fulfilling an ambition and also rais­ ing money for the Ethiopian appeal.


rachute jumps for Alison Baker (16), of Brett Close, Clitheroe (pictured right), and Racheal Fair- burn (17), of'Wiswell Lane, Whalley.


Flookburgh, the North- West Parachute Centre, the previous day for an intensive training course.


They are to go to


Both are pupils of Clitheroe Grammar School


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