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r r sounds daft. It is absurd. After all, \v h o e v e r w i t h the slightest amount of grey matter in the old cranium could imag­ ine, for goodness s a k e , th e S a b d en Treacle Miners with a new postcode in


why stop there? How about Common


Barnoldswick? If I hat makes sense,


.Market cash to persuade the Pirates of Penzance to move up the motorway to Penrith? Is there any merit in switching that confectionery delicacy of Eccles to Ealing cake? Perhaps a Manpower Services Commission grant could be argued to get the Wombles to desert Wimbledon Com­ mon for the job-creating climes of Wigan. Crazy? Certainly no more so


than the thought of Sab- den's Treacle Miners, as we reported last week, tunnelling their way out of the Kibble Valley to m o re h o s p i t a b l e environs. As clear as there is


OUR TREACLE MINERS!


HANDS OFF v . t e ^ - by the Editor


light at the end of the busv treacle mine tunnel


beneath what appears to be an uncaring Salidcn, the Kibble Valley will come to rue the day it let these tiny figments of a fascinating slice of local folklore slip through its fingers like fine coal


dust.Surely this is the very tvpe of industry we are constantly told is ideal for an area like ours, a clean enterprise which would neither be a blot on the landscape nor shower us all with an infuriating layer of dust. Yet here we arc, ironi­


vears to come as the time ihe Kibble Valley failed to grasp the nettle and missed out on what could become a rival to the Muppets, as TV moguls currently woo treacle m in e rs ’ c re a to r Bill Dew h u r s t to s ig n c contract.


pares to pack, driven to despair by the local reac­ tion to tourism, is it not too late at this eleventh hour to keep the miners where they belong?


As Mr Dewhurst pre


cally pushing it along an escape route, possibly- festooned with Govern­ ment grants, at a time when Rainbow E n te r ­ prises is set to “take off” down a success road which could put on the national tourism map the area where the little peo­ ple decide to dig their new mine. Make no mistake, it will be talked about in


Lack of nursery facilities is ‘a disgrace’


PRESSURE must be maintained to include Clitheroe’s Brookside School in the nursery school building programme, the Ribble Valley Council’s District Liaison Committee for Edu­


cation has agreed. Clitheroe councillor


Bert Jones told the meet­ ing at Ribblesdale School on Monday that many peo­ ple in Clitheroe were appalled that only 50 per cent of children eligible for a nursery- school were able to take advantage because of the lack of facilities. He added: “The gover­


County Council did some­ thing about it.” He argued th a t the


nors are fighting their hardest to provide extra nursery education at very- little capital cost and it is high time that Lancashire


agreed and the meeting decided to lobby the county education commit­ tee to stress the need for the facility. The county earlier said


present lack of facilities in Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley was a disgrace. Other representatives


it would not include a nur­ sery project at Brookside for at least two years.


the authority to make things happen in the Rib­ ble Valley the common sense to get everyone round the table — Mr Dewhurst himself, wor­ ried Sabden villagers and the planners — to thrash out a solution to this silly- situation? Let us hope so. At the he a rt of the


Has not someone with


tourism is a thing which is talked about in glow­ ing terms; there is even a very enthusiastic band of Kibble Valley Council people who strive to nur­ tu r e i t and hope iI flourishes — but one feels th a t to ur ism is something to which the area secretly docs not want to be a party.


matter, we fear, is the Kibble Valley’s attitude to tourism. Not to mince words,


vice to tourism. It is fine to write reports about it attend conferences to promote it, but you must whisper the dreadful word in the corridors of power and our unspoilt hamlets alike. Ribblc Valley Mayor


We simply pay lip-ser­


Coun. Les Nevelt was heard to say at a local function the other day “The Kibble Valley has to change its attitude towards loursim.” How right he is! And the "Advertiser


and Times" endorses every word he uttered.


heady h e ig h ts of its impregnable Norman Castle, might well have


Clitheroe, from the O continued on page 12 • r tS H j , ...... 'Z - i jW ' ^ Christmas tills cJ


SHOP tills are ringing out a merry fes­ tive tune this week as Clitheroe trad­ ers report one of their busiest Christ­ mases on record.


lights, they say, are a big improvement on last year’s and have brought a new mood of optimism to the high


T h e C h r i s t m a s m


out of town — into the main shopping area. There will be brass


street.Free parking, improve­ ments in the industrial


outlook, a greater variety of goods and "good old-fa­ shioned courtesy” are named as some of the rea­ sons behind the shopping bonanza, which took off in earnest at the weekend. It has given a morale


bands playing in Moor Lane, Market Place and- near the crib at the Castle; Pendle Junior School choir has been invited to sing- festive songs and carols in Market Place, accompan­ ied by Sliiidburn Silver Band. Meanwhile. F a th e r


Christmas, riding in a pony and trap, will tour the town to delight young visitors. The Chamber reminds


booster to Clitheroe and D is t r ic t Chamber of Trade, which has pulled out all the stops to attract shoppers into the town. Shops will stay open late


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TRADERS toast the success of their fun night


tonight and on Monday a fun night will be staged in the town centre as part of the late-night shopping venture. It is expected to bring hundreds of local families — and some from


Musical pupils triumph again


THE widely acclaimed “African Jig­ saw” musical, with its strong conserva­ tion theme, has carried off yet another major award for St Augustine’s RC School, Billington. The 200-strong east


has jointly won the p r e s t i g i o u s F o r d


European Conserva­ tion Award for young people’s projects and reaped the rewards at a special presentation ceremony in London on Monday.


winner’s trophy and £1,000 in prize money on behalf of the school.


head girl Lyndsay Kogan (15) and deputy head boy Anthony Bentley (15), who ere chosen to receive the


It was a big day for


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Heritage logo


NEXT year’s Clitheroe Heritage Festival already has its very own specially- designed logo, launched by the Ribble Valley Borough


Council. Events already lined up


for the May/June festival include a Laurel and Hardy film festival, an ox roast, a town criers’ com­ petition and a traditional craft market. If any local organisa­


moment for headmaster Mr Phil Morris and the musical’s ingenious crea­ tors Mr Peter Rose and Miss Anne Conlon, who watched as the two pupils took the stage to receive the award from Lord Bell- stead, Minister of the Environment.


I t was also a proud


ated for the award by the World Wildlife Fund and shared the top honours with a Glasgow school.


The school was nomin­


by SHEILA


NIXON


was kept in suspense about the outcome until shortly after arriving at Covent Garden for the ceremony.


said: "It was a great hon­ our for the school to win such a prestigious award.”


Afterwards Mr Morris i l l i i


Augustine’s permanent property and has gone on display for all the pupils to admire. A decision has still to be taken on how the prize money will be spent.


The trophy is now St


focusing on world conser­ vation and for combining musical and environmental studies for an oustanding production. The musical, which


St A u gustine’s was praised by the judges for


ANTHONY BENTLEY and Ruth Strahan raise the trophy aloft 1986 and was later tele- music and the words were


vised, tells the story of how contemporary Afri­


cans adjust from living in the country to cramped


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received rave reviews when staged at the Barbi­ can, London, at the end of


city life. Mr Ros e, h e a d o 1


expressive a rts at the school, composed the


published and productions by other schools of “Afri­ can Jigsaw” are in the


More High School, Colne. Scores have now been


offing.


and battling conservation­ ist David Bellamy is chair­ man of the awards body. There were four sections — one exclusively for young people — and St Augustine’s faced stiff competition from all over Britain.


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Trees are under guard


CHRISTMAS cheer in the Fores t of Rowland is under wraps this year Christmas trees are under the guard of rangers and police in a bid to end the annual thefts. I nsp. Barry Wilson, of


been shortlisted for the young people’s project, but like the other winners


The school knew it had


A WADDING- TON g a r a g e owner miracu­ lously escaped injury as his prem­ ises exploded — but a Clitheroe fireman was taken to hospital when a beam gave way during the blaze.


explosion at Wadding- ton Autos th rew owner Mr George


The force of the


troyed in the fire, which started shortly after 6-30 p.m. la s t Wednesday night. Clitheroe, fireman Mr


MONDAY, The burnt-out caravancttc


Lofthouse against the doors of the garage in


caravanette on which he had been working only


Branch Road. As flames engulfed the


minutes earlier, he went


back into the blaze to remove gas bottles. The c a rav an e t te , a


Stuart causes happy commotion


motor cycle, car and items of equipment were des-


Michael Baines, of Prin­ cess Avenue, was trying to clear tyres stored under the garage roof, when the beam gave way and the ladder on which he was s ta n d in g moved. Mr Baines fell several feet to the floor, twisting his knee. He was taken to Blackburn Royal Infir­ mary for treatment to torn ligaments. The caravanette had


’to get it running: “I had disconnected the petrol pipe when the telephone


frozen up during severe cold w eath er and Mr Lofthouse had moved it into the workshop in a bid


rang,” he explained, answered the call and went back to the vehicle only to be thrown against the garage doors as there was a terrific explosion. “I had been underneath


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the caravanette shortly before I answered the telephone and the lamp was nearby,” said Mr Lofthouse. “I can only iresume petrol had been eaking and somehow


Clitheroe police, com­ mented: “We will be keep­ ing an eye on that and any other area where there are large numbers of Christ- mas-type trees. “Members of the public


sometimes in all innocence think that they have the right to help themselves to a tree, but that is not the case — it is theft.”


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shoppers that the “legend­ ary black pudding stall” will serve its popular deli­ cacy in Market Place from Monday lunchtime well into the evening. Chamber p re s id en t


Roland Hailwood, who is hoping for an influx of out- o f - tow n s h o p p e r s , declared: “If people want to come to Clitheroe with young children there will be things for them to see and do.” Butchers, wine mer­


spend generously. I’ve never had so many orders during the last two weeks before Christinas." said Mrs Marilyn Kerr, of Har­ rison and Kerr butchers. King Street. Turkey is still top of the


Byrne, wine merchant, of King Street, bad a similar success story to tell. “ Last weekend was


Christmas Day dinner list, with goose and pheasant becoming more and more popular. A spokesman for D.


extremely busy — I’ve never known anything like it. We are now expecting a hectic time ahead during the la s t week before Christmas.” Mr Frank Barnes, of


Etho s Gallery, York Street, said that reports from town centre traders indicated an upturn in


trade. “Free parking and ser­


vice to customers seem to be attracting many people i n t o t h e t o w n . ’ ’ l i e


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chants and gift shop pro­ prietors report improved takings. “People are prepared to


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supplies were affected as firemen damped down and


tion in the Ribble Valley when he visited the area as part of the BBC’s North West Food appeal. People flocked to Booth’s car park, Clitheroe,


EXTROVERT Stuart Hall caused a happy commo­


with their gifts and the response was so good that Stuart plans to return again next year. Donations flooded in from all areas in the Val­


ley. For a full report of . the proceedings, please turn to page 4.


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