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WE now know, following your report last week, that the nuclear alert was accidentally sounded in Clitheroe and neighbouring towns on Febru­ ary 28th, strangely coinciding with NATO s operation Wintex which had been taking place over the previous fortnight.


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Traffic island improves safety


AS a regular user of the West Bradford Road out of Waddington, both with small and large vehicles, I am concerned at recent adverse comments not


just about the new traffic island by the Higher Buck Inn, but attacking Wad­ dington Parish Council for wasting money. I won’t begin to number


name of a command post exercise designed to test ability and readiness to deal with a nuclear alert. If nothing else, let this


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exercise in futility serve as a reminder and warn­ ing to all of us that as the country struggles to main­ tain the minimum of ser­ vices to a largely demoral­ ised population, central government continues to pour as tro n om ica l amounts of money into nuclear arms, intelligence and security operations and civil defence exer­


cises. Disregarding the fact


the times that near misses have occurred involving my vehicles at this point. Suffice it to say I feel that the island’s appearance is timely and its construc­ tion could not be any more cost-effective. With regard to the ar­


guments about its posi­ tioning, I believe the parish council’s recom­ mendation was for a tem­ porary construction so the pest position could be found to suit all users. My own feelings are


that the public has been offered little advice on how to react to the four minute warning — assum­ ing it is recognised as such — there exists a vast body of people who believe a nuclear strike is not survivable and that the best and only defence is to rid this country of all nuclear weapons. It is a chilling thought


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THE third birthday of the rebuilt organ was cele­ brated at the 186th con­ c e r t a r ra n g e d by Clitheroe Parish Church Organ Society on Satur­ day, when the soloist was Arnold Mahon, of St Bar­ nabas Church, Armley, Leeds. His choice of program­


that the structure should be left where it is. Moving it further south — as has been suggested — would make it unsighted when travelling from West Bradford into Wad­ dington. If large vehicles do


that as NATO rehearses for nuclear warfare, peaceful demonstrations against the Government’s n u clea r policy have become the target of in­ creasingly oppressive me­ asures. It took more troops and


PLAYERS from five teams took part in a fun tournament organised by the Clitheroe and district netball league. In the tournament at Clitheroe Cricket Club ground, the competitors played in dif­ ferent teams and in un­ familiar positions. Winners were team


one, who won all their matches. Members Carol Brewer, Joanne Black­ burn, Sonia Smith, Ann Smith, Christine Wilkin­ son, Gail Fielding and re­ serves Audrey Gaskell, Lesley Fawcett, June Wellock and Janet Hill­ man re c e iv ed com­ memorative glasses.


Driver who did not stop


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have difficulty manoeuvr­ ing round the island, they do have the option of going “over the top” with­ out damage to either vehi­ cle or island. The island also acts as a


police to evict 100 peace campaigners at Moles- worth than the capture of Goose Green required during the Falklands War. We ignore these warn­ ings at our peril.


EILA RICHARDSON, 27 St Paul’s Street, Low Moor.


s le ep in g policeman, making sure that large vehicles have to slow down. I applaud the parish council for doing something to increase safety in the village. Now if only we can


MR JEFF HOYLE, Healing’s Farm, West Bradford Road,' Waddington.


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Post Office move condemned


make it safer for people to walk up and down the vil­ lage — i.e. a footpath!!!


is fined £300


AFTER crashing into a car parked without lights, a Clitheroe motorist told one of the passengers that he was going to call an ambu­ lance.


Variations on Silent Night and the Toccata Prelude on “Von Himmel Hoch” by American composer Garth Edmundson ended the firs t half of the recital. Gigout’s Grand Choeur


Footpath gritting request


Dialogue demonstrated antiphonal effects on the organ and the Prelude, Fugue and Variation by Cesar Franck was inter­ estingly registered, as was Le Banquet Celeste by Messiaen. The programme ended


THE County Highways Department is to be asked to keep Sabden’s foot­ paths — as well as its roads — free from ice in the winter. A resident complained


MOVING the post office administration further away from the Ribble Valley has been described j as a retrograde step by a Clitheroe councillor.


told the Ribble Valley Council’s Finance and General Purposes Sub­ committee that he had ex­ pressed very strong views about the centralisation of | the administration of the head post office.


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Coun. William Bowker (Chipping) suggested that the council should write to the Post Office, advising it of the views expressed and also of the problems e n c o u n te red in the Clitheroe Post Office over the Christmas period.


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Stitching garden panels


FIFTEEN members of Whalley and District Em­ broiderers’ Guild enjoyed a residential weekend at Browsholme Heights pro­ ducing their own individu­ al panels on the subject “A garden in calico.” Working on one colour


made them re-think the effects of textures and surfaces. Tutor Mrs Frankie


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Duda (35), of Fairfield Drive, did not return to the scene and it was nearly an hour later that he went to Clitheroe police station to report the incident, the town’s magistrates were told. Duda denied three off­


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at the parish meeting that pedestrians, particularly mothers with prams, were being forced into the dangerous position of walking on the roads be­ cause the footpaths were “like glass” in freezing conditions. While complimenting


ences, but was fined £300 for failing to stop after an accident, £50 for not re­ porting it and £100 for driving without due care and attention. He was or dered to pay £95 costs. Mr Peter Worboys, pro­


Berry hopes will be series of quiz evenings was won by a team of policemen based a Clitheroe, who opted t donate the £111 raised to Clitheroe kidney patient Alan Gudgeon. Anyone interested


the council and its gritting crews for their work on the roads this winter, the parish council is to ask if footpaths can also be grit­ ted in future. In addition, the High­


secuting, said that in the crash, at about 1-20 a.m. in Whalley Road, Pendle­ ton, the other car had been pushed through a hedge on the opposite side of the road and the occup­ ants received various in­ jur ie s from shock to broken bones. Mr Worboys said that


ways Department is to be contacted about chippings left on the footpath and making walking difficult from Whins Avenue to “Three Houses” on Whal­ ley Road.


Planning decision


includes a commissioned hanging for the ark in a synagogue and a tablec­ loth which she made for guild meetings after her design was chosen in a competition. The next meeting is to­


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morrow night at Whalley Adult Centre at 7-30 p.m., when Joan Hands will speak about the Loughborough College sandwich course in design and embroidery. Members of the Young


housing development behind Pendle Street East was approved, despite strong objections from re­ sidents, who are now con­ cerned that building work is going to start before the road to the site is made up by the developer — one of the conditions of planning approval. Mr Derek Warburton,


criticised THERE was strong cri­ ticism of a Ribble Valley Council planning decision at S ab d en ’s annual ratepayers’ meeting. A plan to build a large


taking part is asked contact Mr Berry o Clitheroe 23604.


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the prosecution case was that Duda had clearly not stopped for the time re­ quired by law. Duda told the Bench


A CLITHEROE teacher who exchanged places with an American collea­ gue was the speaker at the Ribble Valley Dis­ abled Action Group’; social evening.


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that the accident hap­ pened because the car was not parked right at the edge of the road and had no lights. He had not thought of


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using a nearby phone box b u t had gone into Clitheroe to make an emergency call and had left his damaged car out of sight because it con­ tained valuables. He had subsequently


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of Pendle Street East, voiced the fears of the majority of residents and criticised the Ribble Valley Planning Commit­ tee for approving the de­ velopment. Coun. Albert Atkinson,


request THE Lancashire County Council’s footpaths officer is to be asked to speak to the borough’s Parish Councils’ Liaison Commit­ tee following concern ex­ pressed over the state of footpaths in the area. Coun. Charles Wark-


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