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have heeded the public in regard to the proposed civic suite but I suggest your presentation hides the real t ru th of the issues as far as wider solutions for a more comprehensive rede­ velopment of the town centre which could now, out of necessity, take place.


THE Ribble Valley Council may indeed


MMy objections are not the


but are with the town council which has failed miserably to respond constructively to the charge of selling the town’s heritage with its agreement t to give up the Moot Hall —


ytton House redevelopment


shis, apparently, because no s It has now been clearly


uitable site could be found for a new library.


fall into the lap of the district council which will require careful planning and is vital


hown that a site is now to to


the future of Clitheroe, that being the auction mart land.


longer a need to find a site for a new library, which could be the focal point the


In my view there


market lands. suite do no


town council’s T


t he plan clearly shows that secretariat. mI repeat the charge that to


redevelopment of the The new nlans of the civic fears with regards


is no for


atning to allay my to the


kage remains behind the anti­ que shop and there is nothing in the written description of this new development to sug­ gest that this office is a new building. It would appear old and


his part of the Clitheroe pac­ s inferior, for older and


offer.I remind the Clitheroe members once again that, in 1973-74, when Clitheroe council gave un all its ser­ vices to the enlarged RVHC for the greater good of local government, it also clearly and deliberately sought and gained town status in order to preserve the dignity and antiquity of its ancient office of Mayor.


uperior accommodation is on


Let’s have a sports


centre here


THERE have recently been several items in the Adver t iser re­ garding the lack of sp o r t in g faci l i t ies within the Ribble Valley with particular r e f e r en c e to the so u th e rn p a r t of R ib b le V a l le y . There has, over the


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sports centre on the play­ ing fields would serve


26.4# of the population of the Kibble Valley. The playing fields are situated alongside the


past eight years, been an organisation, namely the Queen Elizabeth II play­ ing fi elds nia nageme n t committee, which has been dedicated in its ef­ forts to provide such sporting facilities for the southern area of the Kibble Valiev, based at Whallev. In a concentrated effort


cricket club and run para­ llel to the Clilheroe by­ pass and are set in 10.3 acres of the most beauti­ ful country in the Kibble Valley. We have recently read


an article from Coun. •John Walmsley pointing out that "councillors are aware of the lack of sport­ ing facilities in the area, with particular reference to the southern area of Kibble Valley.” Could I, therefore, sug­


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the committee has held sports days, markets, raf­ fles, coffee mornings, etc., and has to date realised two football pitches and an assault course second to none. Despite having over the past eight years been sub­


ject to a certain amount of non-co-operation from the


COLIN BLAKEY FIREPLACES (II SCOTLAND ROAD, NELSON


from the Kibble Valley Council on an annual basis, subject to grant conditions, and at a recent


local authority, the com­ mittee is still going strong. It receives grants


meeting with the authori­ ty it was agreed that a


will for ever identify Clitheroe Town Council with the Ribble Valley Council. wIf that be the case, then


ove into the new property


wind up the town council thereby removing the costs of this ancient relic from the ratepayers of Clitheroe. On October 14th, the


Phy continue the charade. erhaps now is the time to


Mayor, Conn. Howel Jones, stated: "The notion that the m town council could on its own


financial implications of such a course." Let me make the following


h aintain the present town all takes no account of the


mpose. s • Again, the whole district


letfets t»i the editor


A cheeky and cheap letter


SO it’s not true! It’s all


myth. The Tories are not a rich party with an end­ less supply of funds from big business.


This is what they would have us believe anyway.


Kibble Valley 'Lories have been distributing


begging letters, asking the people of Clitheroe for “contributions to build up resources.” That would not be so


points:• There is no indication of the financial implications to Clitheroe Town Council in moving into the new pre­ mises. What is more impor­ tant, the town council will be completely at the whim and mercy of RVBC in having to i meet whatever costs it may


this redevelopment. • For the Mayor to suggest


hould note that no financial details have been given for


athat Clitheroe could not


Hall is a monstrous innuendo on the civic pride of the an­ cient borough. The Clitheroe area of the


fford to maintain the Moot


Ribble Valley provides one- quarter of the total rateable resources of the district coun­ cil. These same resources are available to the town council but clearly it does not have the political will to explain the financial implications or to impose the small increase in the parish precept to main­ tain this building exclusively as parish property. By simply allowing the


new’ suite to be built, 25<7r of the gross revenue costs will fall upon the Clitheroe ratepayers.


complete independence. • The Mayor also suggests


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of Waddington or Whalley would do in such circumst­ ances? I believe most of the parishes would pav with their back *


I wonder what the parishes teeth to maintain their


that the revamped library is l going to provide a modern


ing whom? The library will be on three levels with no parking


ibrary facility. Who is fool­


arrangements and no adequ­ ate provision for the dis­ abled. as has already been explained by Mrs Doreen Euinton. r Should the district libra­


tian be moved from Whallcy r ken up with administrative


times improvement in the lib­ rary services is surely a fig­ ment of Coun. Howel Jones's imagination in the present perilous state of local govern­ ment finance, together with a government which can only cut public expenditure.


equirements. Tliie prospects for a four-


elopment the availability of a e town council to think


• Neither Clitheroe Town Council, nor the Ribble Valley Council has taken the i opportunity to incorporate


vnto this town centre rede­


gain about the proposal to give up the Moot Hall.


K. IM C K U r , 9 Lingfield Avenue, Clitheroe.


There’s a lot more to opening all hours


BEFORE very long many sections of the com­ munity are going to be involved in discussions and campaigns for and against Sunday trading.


day about to be


Family hijacked


gest that Coun. Walm­ sley, along with others in­ volved, visit the playing fields and see for them­ selves the obvious pros­ pects ami that along with the Kibble Valley, Whal- lev Parish Council, the North-West Sports Coun­ cil. Charity Commission and the management com­ mittee of the playing fields we could, by work­ ing together, build a sports centre of which the southern part of Kibble Valley could be proud.


COLIN MASON. Secretary, Queen Elizabeth 11 Playing Fields Management Committee.


bad if they did not include in the letter cheap jibes and ill-informed comment on Labour Party subscrip­ tions. If they had taken the trouble to find out they would know that the minimum subscription for membership is iH


J and not £7.


claimed to be short of money, they include with the letter a bankers’ order form and a pre-paid


Not only that, having


envelope. I wonder how much


yourself. I suppose, fill it in. send it off. or ignore it. I ignored it. However, I was not al­


that lot cost? Still, you can please


lowed to forget about it. Last week l received


another letter from the Kibble Valley Tories re­ minding me of the first letter. Did I know I had not sent any money? Perhaps it had slipped my memory. The letter went on to


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THANK you for giving prominence recently to


ing Kill. The churches in the


th e ch u rch e s s tan d against the Sunday Trad­


town are continuing to work for radical amend­ ment of the Kill, now before Parliament. We do not feel threatened hv what is proposed. Our commitment to use the first day of the week for worship and recreation stands firm. I write to enlist the


that, otiier than those in­ volved in the retail trade, people are not aware of the existing laws and the effects of the wholesale abolition of the current laws.


It would he true to say


about retailing a picture of tilings as they are and how they might possibly develop should all the pre­ sent laws relating to Sunday t ra d in g be removed.


I would like to give people who know nothing


support of those who may not have strong religious convictions about Sunday. I believe that a "Different Day” is an important social good. It matters for our health that every day is not the same. There are many arguments not of a religious character to join at in opposing the present Kill. Surveys in the past


say that the Tories "rely entirely on our supporters for money." Hut I am not a supporter! And l don't “seek the success of the Tory policies." 1 chose to ignore the


said it wishes to give people freedom of choice to he able to shop whenever they wish or to spend time with their families or at th e i r church. What sort of freedom?


The Government has


money to spend just be­ cause a shop is open one more day. So where is the increase in turnover to come from to pay for the ex tra overheads and wages? Possibly higher prices.


There will be no extra


first letter. To most or­ ganisations asking for money this would have told them 1 did not want to contribute. Not the Kibble Valley


Tories. How cheeky and cheap can they get?


H. KAKKKK. 6() Fairfield Drive, Clitheroe.


LETTERS for publica­ tion must be accom­ panied by name and ad­ dress as an indication of yood faith, wen if the writer wishes to use a nom-dc-plu me.


have shown that most of the traffic on a Sunday, apart for peak holiday weekends, is on the move for various family needs and pleasures. Perish the thought that the freer Sunday roads should he cluttered with delivery vans, etc. We stand, too. with the


live in the locality of shops? Their only respite is Sunday. Are they going to be happy that all days


What of the people who


shopkeepers and their staff in opposing deregula­ tion. For one person's freedom to shop on a Sunday means another’s constraint to work. The extra cost of Sunday opening will need to he borne by the same goods and services. There is a time past when simps were open all hours, and it was felt socially neces­ sary to put on some regu­ lations. Those social fac­ tors remain. So. come on. vou


Sunday sleepers. Your lazy, crazy, family day is about to he hiiaeked.


UKV. JAMKS NEEDHAM, 2 Somerset Avenue. Clitheroe.


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Happy 90th birthday... twice over


IT’S KOth birthday women.


time for two Ribble Valley


Mrs Ada Whittaker, of Derby Street, Clitheroe. and on Wednesday Mrs Sarah Kainbridge, of Slaidburn. reaches the milestone.


Today it is the turn of


horn in Clitheroe and left St James’s School at the age of 12 to work half­ time learning to weave at Jubilee Mill, Clitheroe.


Mrs Whittaker, was


ried. she continued weav­ ing in between bringing up her family. She has three children. Eileen. Mattie and James. She also has nine grandchil­ dren and 18 grandchil­ dren. Her husband, Tom. died 2f» years ago.


Later, when she mar­


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among er special day will be


U holding open house family and friends, them her sister.


Mrs Alice Hornby (So), who lives in Chalburn. Mrs Whittaker still at­ tends St James's Church.


She is hoping her 90th birthday is a much hap­ pier occasion than her SOth. It was spent in hos­ pital recovering from a road accident near her home.


spending her 90th birth­ day in Clitheroe Hospital, celebrating with family, friends and other pa­ tients.


Mrs Kainbridge will he


moved to Slaidburn about 30 years ago. Her late husband, John, who died six years ago. was a farmer.


Korn in Sedbergh. she


Town End, has a daugh­ ter. Kay. who also lives in the village.


Mrs Kainbridge, of


authorities many people finish early on Friday or work flexi-time. The people that do have prob­ lems shopping are the shop workers themselves and increasing their work­ load will help no one. If shops are to open


are the same? In industry and local


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wardens. Then there are the


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