Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, July 25th, 1085 3 Glitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) Yassified)
Holidays dispute is of union’s making
I REGRET having to correct the wrong im pression of the recent refuse collectors’ Bank Holiday dispute your readers will have ob tained from Mr J. T. Wilkinson’s letter last week, under the head ing “ Co-op era tion needed — not aggra vation.”
The Borough Council
has never wanted or re quired its refuse collectors to work on Bank Holi days.
venience to make the spe cial arrangements to allow it to happen, and if it involves paying double wages it is clearly not in the best interests of ratepayers.
It causes some incon However, since 1978, a
number of refuse collec tors have requested per mission to switch some of their Bank Holiday leave to attach to their main
holiday. I look for-
y worth- ipv year
ship, are: Mrs
r (secret- tloon (tre- oia Gorst ser), Mrs Joy (club Airs Pat ecretary),
lindmoor arv).
Mrs Pat h , Mrs
ter, Mrs on, Mrs on, Mrs lrs Annie
hows Mrs over the i to Mrs
Fish with a tale
to tell
SALMON hooked in the Ribble this summer with cigar-shaped obje cts tagged to their dorsal fins will have been taking part in a unique fisheries’ ex periment downriver. Sonic acoustic tags are
being used by the NWWA to track the progress of the fish from the estuary to a point north of Preston. Through impulses from
the tags, experts will be able to tell the salt con tent of the water and if pollution is keeping the salmon from making its spawning run up the river. If a high level of ef
fluent is found, then steps can be taken to trace its source. One thing the experts
are trying to find out about is the conditions
under which salmon are encouraged to leave the sea and enter fresh water. The experiment is being
LLEY MP dington is of the con- al District littee for ovPr the misation of vice. 'alley com- that the
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^advantage a children, un. John ie problem . Ribble
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t y Coun. mty Coun. to speak
closely watched by the Water Research Council with a view to extending it to heavily-polluted rivers in the North East. Anglers hooking any of
the fish are asked to return the tag to the ad dress on it, and they will receive a £10 reward. The tags cost £1,000 each to assemble.
Discussions on rating reform
RIBBLE Valley council lors are hoping to forward a recommendation to the Government on improving the rating system anc making it fairer. But first they want to
hold full discussion on many aspects of possible reform and how it would affect local people. The council’s General
The council, which
always tries to accommo date the reasonable wishes of the men, was prepared to accept the in convenience, but made it clear that it would not also pay double for some thing it did not want to happen. The amicable arrange
to double time. This not only applies to the period from 1978 to
ment operated whenever complete wagon crews have requested it until, in 1984, the NUPE full-time official refused to accept the arrangement and claimed back pay for the men on the basis that double time should have been paid since 1978. As the council naturally re fused this claim, NUPE registered a dispute with the North-West Provincial Council at Manchester.
Having heard . all the
facts the Disputes Com mittee re je c te d the NUPE claim, and ac cepted the council’s sub mission that as Bank Holi days had been worked at the request of the men,
there was no entitlement
1984, but would also be the case for any future occasions. However, in view of the NUPE at titude and action, the council is not prepared to accept future requests from the men who wish to switch Bank Holiday
leave. It is a matter of regret
that NUPE’s action has brought an end to an ar rangement its members clearly enjoyed (and would still like) when, for six years, it has operated
amicably. We share Mr Wilkin
son’s wish for co-operation but. suggest that the action and dispute initi ated by his union did not help to that end. It is our sincere hope
that this unfortunate episode can now be put behind us in the interest of all concerned.
MICHAEL JACKSON Chief Executive
and Town Clerk. J e f fe r s fo th&
Council action in publicising plan surprising
I WAS most surprised to receive a letter from the Ribble Valley Council’s Planning Officer concerning an outline plan to erect a building for indoor bowling at Brick House, Chipping.
I live over 300 yards
away and the proposed building will not be within sight or sound of my property. I have since heard that
similar letters were deli vered to a large propor tion of householders in the village, although most of these properties are over 500 yards away and it will be impossible for the ma
jority to even see the proposed building.
When I organised a pet
ition against a previous development in the vil lage, I was informed by the council that only six dwellings on each side of a proposed development would, receive, a letter with a view to objecting. Things look a bit fishy
to me over this applica tion. Is this a new form of council voting? I totally support this development, especially
when a local man is wil ling to spend thousands of pounds of his own money with no burden to ratepayers or the council. He deserves a pat on the back, not the “do him down” attitude which is
prevalent at the moment. The parish council is no
help, being only con cerned with putting a few pence on the local rate to subsidise the village hall.
DISILLUSIONED RATEPAYER.
Former weaver
Purposes Sub-committee decided that this was the best course of action, fol lowing a report on new moves to abolish the rating system. Treasurer Mr Gordon
Onslow explained that a poll tax was now being put forward as a realistic alternative. Coun. Eric Bracewell
|e Valley holiday-
: heading rn next e Royal how. At on Tues day and organis-
lent that, lit weath- lie biggest Ihow. |ve been it even
lily affair,
fractions interna- jumping
jde stands by the free- fall
r
leen a sig- fin entries
animal
(Clitheroe) said despite all previous suggestions no Government had come up with a better system than the existing one. Coun. Bill Fleming (Bil- lington) was in favour of modification, but he also felt that the move should be done cautiously. He thought a poll tax
A FORMER weaver at Billington, Mrs Eileen Holland, has died, aged
64. Mrs Holland, of Calder
Avenue, worked at the Abbey Mill for more than 40 years until retirement in 1978. She maintained a long
interest in St Leonard’s Church, Langho. Mrs Holland leaves a
husband and two sons. Cremation was at Ac crington yesterday.
Parents’ worry
IN your report last week about the public meeting regarding the future of Calderstones, may I point out some misinterpreta tion over the remarks of one of the speakers. Social worker Mr Bert
Cockcroft did not say that for parents taking their
children from hospital it was a nightmare knowing just who would look after them when they died. He said that parents
bringing up their children in the community had the worry of who would look after them when they were no longer able to care for them themselves — the point being the lack of suitable accommo dation provided by the au thorities in Ribble Valley
MIKE HAWORTH, Chairman, Clitheroe and District Mentally Handicapped Association.
Jog safely appeal
A REQUEST for joggers to be more road-safety conscious has been made by a Ribble Valley coun cillor.
At a meeting of the Re
creation and Leisure Committee, Coun. Mrs Catherine Hodkinson (Longridge) said that run ners should stick to the correct side of the road and wear brightly-col oured clothing at night.
Her comments followed
a report on plans for the annual triathlon later this year.
Mrs Hodkinson felt that
although the race itself was well-marshalled, people out training for the event were not always road-wary. '
Gates will block off private
footway
A PLAN to place gates on the footpath adjacent to Briggs Cottage and 4 Castle Street, Clitheroe, had raised an objection, the Ribble Valley Coun cil’s Development Sub committee was told. Councillors heard that a
letter had been received objecting to the proposal on the grounds that the gates would block a very useful free access between Lowergate and Castle Street. A report stated that the
proposal was to place black iron, gates between 4 and 6 Castle Street, at the entrance to the pas sageway between the tw< properties, and also over the steps to the car park on Lowergate. It w’as understood that
the thoroughfare was a private footway with no public right of access, the report added. The sub-committee ap
proved the plan but au thorised the Planning De partment to check with the county surveyor to see what public usage of the path had been estab lished by ancient rights
Experiment in craft markets
TWO experimental craft markets are to be held next year as part of the Clitheroe' 800 celebra
tions. Members of the Ribble
Valley Council’s Public Works and Health Com mittee gave the go-ahead as an experiment to es tablish whether or not oc casional craft markets would be viable other than on market days. Deputy town clerk Mr
Brian Manning told coun cillors that given the right marketing and publicity, Clitheroe could be pro
jected as “the craft centre of the North West.” The town’s Chamber of
Trade had given the pro jec t its blessing, but wished to comment after the experiment and also requested consultation prior to any decision on making craft markets permanent feature.
AT Clitheroe Magistrates’ Court, Peter Haslam (37), of Bawdlands, was fined £40 for using his car with dangerous parts. It was stated that a
Fined £40
policeman saw the car in Bawdlands with jagged edges of metal protruding
from a wing. Haslam was fined
further £70 with £7.50 back duty for using the vehicle without an excise licence.
WHEN little Lucy Scott saw the Live Aid concert on television and heard about the starving chil dren of Ethiopia, she de cided to go into action.
Five-year-old Lucy (ex
treme right), persuaded her parents, David and Rachel Scott, of Church Brow, to. let her hold a garden party.
Saturday’s rain meant
the party being switched to the Parish Hall, but did not stop more than 50 of L u cy ’ s friends from Pendle Junior School
CROFT — TAYLOR
A honeymoon in the
Cotswolds followed the wedding at St James’s Church, Clitheroe, on Saturday, of Miss Ann Elizabeth Jane Taylor and Cpl Carl Allen Croft. The bride, a teacher, is
the elder daughter of Mi ami Mrs A. K. Taylor, of Peel Park Av en ue , Clitheroe. The bridegroom, a cor
poral in the Royal Air Force, is the only son of Mr and Mrs A. Croft, of Pendle Court, Clitheroe. The bride, given away
by her father, wore a white gown of embroi dered tulle trimmed with leach ribbon. Her full- ength embroidered veil was held in place by a circular headdress of peach and white flowers and ivy. She carried a shower bouquet of Singa pore orchids, roses, freesia, spray carnations, gypsophila and ivy. Matron of honour was
Mrs Deborah Edmondson, the bridegroom’s sister, chief bridesmaid was Miss Susan Taylor, the bride’s sister and bridesmaid was Miss Lorna Jennings, the bride’s cousin. They wore full-length
dresses of heavy peach satin trimmed with ivory lace and had circular headdresses of peach and white silk flowers. They carried orchids,
carnations, freesia, roses, gypsophila and ivy. Best man was Cpl J. T
Jones, groomsman was Mr Ian Edmondson, the bridegroom’s brother-in-
law, and ushers were Mr Russell Jennings and Mr Derek Croft. The ceremony was con
ducted by the Rev. David Woodhouse and organist was Mr Ranyl Hughes. A reception was held at
turning up and contribut ing £72 for the Live Aid
appeal. The youngsters enjoyed
pop and ice-creams, and were kept busy with a collage table, climbing frames, bouncy inflatables and even a battery-oper ated train large enough to
sit on. But organisers Mrs
Susan Isherwood and Mrs Judith Rice, along with Lucy’s mum, almost ran out of puff helping the children to blow up bal loons, on which they painted “Live Aid.”
Men burgled fashion shop
TWO men who broke into Town and Country Fashions, Whalley Road, Clitheroe, were each sentenced to six months youth custody when they admitted burglary at Burnley Crown
Court. Peter John Riley (22),
o f Mayfield Avenue, Clitheroe, and Mark Edward Croasdale (20), of The Crescent, Clitheroe, took 47 pairs of jeans and 60 sweaters, worth more than £1,500. Both asked for another, offence to be taken into consideration. Croasdale was also
sentenced to a month’s youth custody, concur rent, after admitting pos session of cannabis. It was said that the
men had been out drink ing to celebrate Riley’s
birthday before the off ences took place. Four people admitted
dishonestly handling the stolen clothing. Michael Fernando
Gareffa (25), formerly of Highfield Road, Clitheroe, now living in Bour nemouth, was sentenced to nine months’ imprison ment, suspended for 18
months. Trevor Clint Walker
(22), of Mitchell Street, Clitheroe, and Samuel Robert Pearce (31), of Parker Street, Colne, were each fined £150. Riley’s mother, Rosem
ary Riley (41), admitted hiding two of the stolen sweaters from the police, and was fined £25.
Water tank
PLANNING permission for a water storage tank
the Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors. The couple are to live in North Walsham, Norfolk. Photograph: Galesbrook Studios, Blackburn.
Barn conversion
THE conversion of a barn to a dwelling on part of Baldwin Hill Farm, De Lacy Street, Clitheroe, has been approved by the Ribble Valley Council’s Development Sub-commit tee. A report stated that the
snuni
1 (5) “There must be an angel (playing with my heart)” — Eurvthmics
building has not been used for agriculture for some time and nearby re sidents have not objected.
Hotel aids children's hospital
could supplement the pre sent system rather than replace it.
Warden’s new job
THE warden of Whalley’s Vale House sheltered ac commodation, Mrs Phyll Jolly leaves for a new post next month. Mrs Jolly has been the
2 (1) “Frankie” — Sister Sledge 3 (7) “Crazy for you” — Madonna 4 (2) “My toot toot” — Denise Lasalle 5 (15) “Turn it up” — Conway Brothers 6 (3) “Axel F” — Harold Faltermeyer 7 (__) “ Round and round” — Jaki Graham 8 (6) “Born in the USA/I’m on fire” — Bruce Springsteen
10 (18) “ In your car” — Cool Notes 11 (19 “ She sells sanctuary” — Cult 12 (—) “ Living on video” — Trans-X 13 ( _ ) “White wedding” — Billy Idol 14 ( _ ) “ Loving you” — Feargal Sharkey 15 ( _ ) “Monev for nothing’ — Dire Straits
•16 (17) “Shadow of love” — Damned
9 (16) “Money’s too tight (to mention) — Simply Red
.
Our prices are consistently low, so we don’t 'need:-; qimmlcks, as we maintain our low prices all year round. $ We keep our prices down due: to the faet that windows and doors are manufactured right here in,Clitheroe.^
17 (__) “We don’t need another hero (thunder- dome)” — Tina Turner
,
18 (__) “You’ll never walk alone” — Crowd 19 (—) “ 19” — Paul Hardcastle 20 - (—) “Dare me” — Pointer Sisters
, Last week’s placings are in brackets. LP of the
week: “All through the night” — Aled Jones. Tip for the top: “ In the groove” — Madonna. Chart compiled by Castle Records and Tapes.
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at Jubilee Mill, Taylor Street, Clitheroe, for
Trutex, has been ap proved by the Ribble Valley Council’s Develop ment Sub-committee.
Council tenant’s
windfall
A LOCAL council tenant came in for an unexpected windfall — after receiving | his rate demand!
He discovered that he
had been overcharged rent and rates over a three-year period.
But the Ribble Valley C ounc il wa s pleased to
refund £39.50 to the tenant, Borough Trea surer Mr Gordon Onslow told the Finance and Gen eral Purposes Sub-com mittee. He explained that the
mistake came to light as a result of the recently-in troduced policy of sending out rate bills to all ten ants — even those who did not pay rates directly themselves.
A mistake over the
number of bedrooms had been made and the prop erty had also been wrong ly assessed as having a garage.
“There has been some
criticism of sending out bills to everyone, but in this case someone has be nefited as a result of the ex ercise,” said Mr Onslow. “Justice has been seen
to be done.” TELEPHONES:
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Clitheroe Auction
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THERE was a good show of bulls in the . cattle section at Clitheroe Auction Mart’s Monday sale. There were 91 cattle and 1,342 lambs forward. A Charolais from R. Yates
once again topped the bill at 121.8p. Herefords went to 118.4p, also from R. Yates, and Friesians topped at 114p from
R. Seed. In the graded section there
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warden since Vale House, which comprises. 25 flats, opened in May, 1983. Previously she was the
warden at Riddings Lane sheltered accommodation,
Whalley, having trained as an SEN at Calder stones before completing a course in the care of the elderly at Reedley Hall. She is moving to South-
port where she is to take a post as matron of a private rest home for the
elderly.
STAFF at the Victoria Hotel, Clitheroe, have raised £650 for sick chil dren.
More than half the „ ,
money was made at C l ith e ro e ’ s Heritage
Fayre and over £100 came from a recent disco at the hotel. Waddington’s Gun Club raised a further £110 for the appeal by holding a shoot on Waddington Fell.
Mrs Jean Tomlinson, an organiser from Pendle- bury Children’s Hospital, near Salford, was made by Mrs Marjorie Seed, who works at the Vic
The presentation, to
toria. A raffle was held on the
night of the presentation to make up the final few pounds, and Mrs Tomlin son thanked all the staff for their hard work.
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