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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27th, 1986 No. 5,238
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CLITHEROE 800 chair man Ian Lloyd this week gave a big thank you to the people of the Ribble Valley for supporting the Clitheroe 800 celebrations — th e choice of the English Tourist Board as the best event and live entertainment in the coun try this year! Mr Lloyd, who was. at
6It was the people of the area who made it successful? —
Ian Lloyd
th in g back in to th e community.
the helm of the committee which masterminded the glorious year of celebra tion, would like to see the £1,000 cash prize used for a project as a lasting reminder of the year. And he has enlisted our
Mr Lloyd, reflecting on
help to obtain suggestions from townspeople as to how the money should be spent. “The choice is theirs,”
said Mr Lloyd. “For after all, it was the people of the town and area who made it so successful.” He feels it is important
that the money should be spent on putting some-
the year, is pleased that the celebrations have achieved their principle twin objectives — promot ing voluntary charitable and service organisations in the area and furthering the Ribble Valley's envi able reputation on the tourism map.
that these celebrations have attracted many thou sands of British and over seas visitors to the area. This has brought cash into the Ribble Valley, which must have made a marked
“There is now no doubt Icing on the
LET’S not beat about the bush — the 800
• celebrations have been stupendous. They will go down in the history of Clith eroe as the year a whole town went a little crazy — and had a terrific time at the fe s t iv i t ie s to mark the very spe cial anniversary of i t s mos t famous landmark.
community spirit which w i l l
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So, last week’s news that the 800 celebrations h av e sc o o p e d th e English Tourist Board's top national award is the icing on the Castle's birthday cake.
How sweet it tastes, too!
We have had plenty, of fun and witnessed a splendid
Clitheroe 800 chairman Ian Lloyd quite rightly gives a big thank yot
In turn, he and his com mittee also deserve the heartiest of pats on the back for a job well done. As do the local councils for their support and expertise, the Chamber of Trade for its enthusi asm and the many local organisations which joined in for their sheer hard work.
this week to the whole of the Ribble Valley for supp o r tin g the 800 Year.
The. logistics of organising such a year — from the smallest event to the hugely-suecessful Heri tage Fayre and the myr-
• iad of a c t iv i t iv e s between — is really quite mind-boggling.
The result was a party to end all parties.
And, thankfully, the only hangover the town is left with is a pleasant feeling of having been able to share in a unique event which will occupy a prominent place in the history books.
Fighting for more nursery places
contribution to the eco nomic welfare of the dis
trict,” he added. Suggestions for how the
£1,000 should be spent can be sent to us, marked “800 Idea," at the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe, for passing on to the 800 Committee.
A ‘ HOTLINE ’ FOR BUS COMPLAINTS
A “HOTLINE” to Lancashire County Council is being set up after staff logged an incredible 11,000 complaints and queries arising from bus
action was called, for at a special meeting of the County's Public Transport S u b -com m itte e on
deregulation. This drastic course of
Friday. Since deregulation day
by Alan Barnes
on October 26th. there have been numerous teething problems —
buses failing to turn up, or turning up at the wrong time — throughout Lancashire and the Ribble Valley has had its share. Schools have suffered, although headmasters
now hope that services will return to a standard similar, if not better, than that offered before “D-
day." The worst hit school
was Ribblesdale, where for three days, three out of five buses never materialised at "home
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time.” Other problems in
cluded children arriving at schools earlier in the morning than in the past and many teachers were concerned that this meant inadequate supervision. Clitheroe Royal Gram
CLITHEROE moth ers faced with a nur sery school waiting list of 100 have decided to take up the fight to win more places for local children.
right to'a nursery educa tion, argue the mums, and thev hope to get the sup port of Ribble Valley MP Mr David Waddington in their bid to reduce the
Every child has the
waiting list. Parent governors of
Ribblesdale Nursery School, which is bursting at the seams, are collect ing signatures for a peti tion which will be pre sented to the Lancashire County Council to high
gone to schools, day nur series and playgroups and already there has been a good response. Ribblesdale Nursery
light the need. Petition forms have
THESE urc the luckv ones . . . they have places at Ribblesdale Nursery. Others — 100 children, in fact — arc on the waiting list for places they may never get.
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has facilities for 80 chil dren . . . and a waiting list of 100 three to five-year- olds eligible to start. Says head teacher Mrs
June Dcwhurst: “Nursery education is important in
the vital early years. "Sadly, there are not
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mar School headmaster Mr Clive Darley felt that deregulation had resulted in a degree of inconveni ence, uncertainty and con fusion. At a Ribble Valley
enough places to meet the needs of the community and some children will never have the opportu nity to spend a year with us.’ We try to be (air, but we can’t create places." The 100 children on the
involved in the campaign to secure additional Nur sery facilities is Mrs Carol Mitchell. A parent gover nor of Brookside School, she urges residents to con tact Mr Waddington and Clitheroe’s County Coun cillor, Leo Wells. “1 understand that when the proposal was last con
sidered, a ‘criteria of dis advantage’ was applied," she says. “Clitheroe was not as disadvantaged as certain other areas." Her views are shared by
Mrs L. M. Woodworth, a parent governor of Ribb- lesdale Nursery School, who regularly witnesses the disappointment and
frustration experienced by parents whose children n e v e r o b ta in places despite being on the wait- ing l is t for len g th y periods.
future," she says. “Let us g iv e th em a l l th e experience they can gain from a nursery education. It is their right and they deserve it."
"Our children are the
Council Planning and Transportation Commit
Mayor, Coun. Les Nevett (Grindleton) called for action at West Bradford, where, he claimed, there was no longer a bus to tran sp o r t children to Waddington and West Bradford CE Primary School. Clitheroe’s Coun. John
tee meeting, councillors raised problems and criti cised deregulation for some services, or rather a lack of them. Ribble Valley Deputy
waiting list for Ribbles dale Nursery School r e j ) re s e n t th o se old enough to be considered for places, but the overall w a itin g l is t is much higher. As a result, demand is
growing for additional nursery provision for Clitheroe at Brookside
School. Mrs Dcwhurst believes
th a t the in c re a se in demand for places is partly due to availability of trans port. The school no longer serves only Clitheroe, but has pupils from many of the Ribble Valley villages. “There are some very
Cowgill again asked for an improved mini-link sendee in Clitheroe, providing transport for the elderly
on Pendle Road. Coun. Ted Boden
(Chatbum) sought better services for the village. He said that since deregu lation, the last bus from Clitheroe to the village
• continued on page 8
Landlord follows grim search for victims
A PENDLETON pub lican is following the grim search for young victims of Moors Mur derers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley with more interest than
Jack Heartwcll was one of the police dog handlers involved in the hunt for remains on bleak Sadd- leworth Moor. For three weeks, he and
most. Twenty years ago, Mr
good playgroups," says Mrs Dewhurst, "hut they are not full-time as we are. The playgroups are mainly funded by p a r e n t s , whereas we are funded by the County Council. “We have two intakes a
year, but our places are ‘
dependent on the number of children leaving to go to primary schools. In Jan uary there will only be a r o u n d 20 p l a c e s available." One of many parents
police dogs are regarded as among the best in the country. In 1074, Mr Heartwell,
now licensee of The Swan with Two Necks, travel led to the Sinai Desert as part of a United Nations
• continued on page 16 MR HEARTWELL
his a 1 s a t i a n “ S a i l" searched the moors he likens to "Pendle Hill 10 times over" during the murder investigation. The police search even
In memory a friend
tually ended with the grim discovery of the bodies of Lesley Anne Downey and
John Kilbride — and a decision by to]) policeman Joe Mounsey that police dogs should be trained specifically to locate human remains. Today, Lancashire's
FAMILY FLEES A HAUNTED HOUSE
A YOUNG mother with a six-year-old daughter has been re-housed by the Ribble Valley Council after she claimed that her council house in Back York Street, Clitheroe, was haunted by evil spirits. The woman, who does
but could not find anyone about.
th at there were four spirits present and neigh bours mentioned that spirits had been exor cised.
A spiritualist told her Fr Bernard Dobson, of
not want to be named, said she could not bear to live in the house after being told that it had a history of being haunted. Her daughter started
SS Michael and John's Church, Clitheroe, was called in to bless the house, which he did with out reporting anything unusual.
having nigntmares and the mother said she heard the sound of someone walking down the stairs.
her daughters behaviour is reported to have re turned to normal.
Since being re-housed,
Health and Housing Of ficer, Mr Richard Isher- wood, said it was possibly the first time in the borough’s history that anyone had been re housed because of a haunting. New tenants had been
The council’s Deputy
found and the couple moving in were fully aware of the circumst ances. Coun. Leo Wells, vice-
\ GROUP of Sabdcn friends of a leukaemia suf ferer who died recently held a fashion show in her
meniorv to aid research into the disease. Proceeds from the effort in memory of Mrs Frances Hell, who worked in Snbden nnd lived in
chairman of the Housing Committee, said he had no recollection of the house being a problem with previous tenants.
Hnpton, amounted to £53S. Outfits from Home Choice Fashions were
One of the organisers, Sirs Sally Harwood, thanked everyone who helped with the evening.
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modelled by Snbden ladies — the oldest S3 and the youngest 23.
of WELL DONE!
DELIGHTED with the success of the town is 23- year-old Judith Dixon (above), who was given the unenviable task of putting together a portfolio of 800 events — to be inspected by the English Tourist
Board. Graduate Judith’s expertise — she studied graphic
design at Manchester Polytechnic — helped her to produce a nostalgic portfolio detailing the year s events, combined with Press cuttings, pictures and other items of interest. Said Judith, who works as a general assistant for
the Ribble Valley Council: "The credit should go to people like Ian Lloyd and Barry Stevens who provided most of the material. “I’m pleased that the town has won the £1,000 prize because it is a just reward for the many people
who have put in a lot of time.” Now Judith, who lives in Chatburn Road,
Clitheroe, would like to see the portfolio put on display somewhere so that townsfolk and visitors can once more take a trip down memory lane and remember 1986 — "That was the year that was."
Bypass purge- 133 motorists are ‘booked’
A 14-DAY police survey of the “killer’ Clitheroe A59 bypass has thrown up startling and terrifying statistics. -
133 motorists for speeding offences and failing to comply with double white lines. There were 12 minor
Police have reported have been asked to submit reports with any
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ideas or recommendations they think might improve the situation.
accidents during the fort- night-long check and the highest speed logged on the 60 m.p.h. limit bypass was a car recorded on radar at 96 m.p.h. Now the head of the Clitheroe Police Division,
Supt. Wynne Darwin, is to call a meeting with local authority representa tives and fellow officers to discuss the matter objec tively. Said Supt. Darwin:
"The survey confirms what we’ve been saying all along, that it isn't the road, it’s the motorists misusing it." Supt. Darwin added
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r-Trouble at pub’s teenage disco
THE future of teenage discos at the Travellers Hotel, Gisburn, hangs in the balance following a catalogue of trouble on Friday. Landlady Mrs Gillian
Ratcliffe thought she had a good idea for keeping the youngsters off the streets, but the party turned sud denly sour thanks to the behaviour of a handful of troublemakers. Parts of the hotel were
left in a mess, with a water pipe pulled away from the wail in the toi lets, causing flooding, 30 glasses smashed and a girl's handbag stolen. Outside, a taxi was vio
lently rocked on its wheels and had its rear window- smashed. The vandals ran off after the driver jumped out, but they had gone by the time police arrived. Mrs Ratcliffe said: “It
was absolutely senseless and just leaves me feeling sick and disgusted.” She started the discos
two weeks ago to give youngsters somewhere local to meet, but will call them off if there is any more trouble. “You read of pleas from
youngsters about having somewhere of their own and then something like this happens. No wonder people give up on them," she said. ____
ARREARS owed by house-buyers to the Rib
GRATIFYING
ble Valley Council have decreased by more than £10,000 in the last 12
months. The council’s Housing
Committee heard that gross arrears in October were £21,863.81, com pared with £32,422.2S at the same time last year. Borough Treasurer Mr
Gordon Onslow said the figures were very grati fying and justified the work put in by the council.
that almost 3,000 drivers were stopped and given leaflets about safe motor ing during the campaign, which stretched from the Coronation Hotel, at Gis- bum, to Bramley Meade roundabout. All the officers involved
GREAT FUN
“GREAT FUN” was
Simon, of Valen-, tine Cottage, Wad j d in g ton Road,
spent about 90 mi n u tes making noises on Radio Cumbria for pledges from listen ers — and his ef forts raised £372 for the appeal. Simon, who also
Clitheroe’s man of a thousand voices, • Simon Entwistle, described his stint to raise cash ; for Children in Need. Park attendant
how VICTORIAN and
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made a brief ap pearance during the appeal on reg ional television in Carlisle, is looking forward to a guest appearance- on Granada Televi sion's “Christmas Appeal,” where he will rub shoulders - with such Btars as. Cilia Black. .
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