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Twelve-times increase in
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ment Manager Mr Jonathan Tucker an nounced that the Ribble Valley was seen as one of
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Art work bridges the gap
ART work by first year students at Ribblesdale County Secondary School, Clitheroe, has been on exhibition at Edisford Pri mary School in a move to bridge the gap between primary and secondary education. The pieces on display
WORDS of praise were showered on the Ribble Valley by the North West Tourist Board. Research and Develop
ism development areas in the North West.
members of Ribble Valley Council’s Recreation and Leisure Committee fol lowing an in-depth study of the board’s marketing and promotional activities.
He was addressing
tinct is to be asked to increase its membership fee from £250 a year to £3,000. “We think £250 is really quite ludicrous faced with the complexity of the industry we have here,” said Mr Tucker.
a major campaign to at tract day visitors and hopes to increase the number v is i t in g the region by five per cent.
The board is to carry.., out Over U £98. D o il
design studies, Mr Noel Hodgson, commented: “When I put up the exhibi tion, the reaction was very good. I think it is excellent idea to show junior school children what is going on in secondary schools.”
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MEMBERS of Ribble Val ley Council’s Housing Committee are delighted that local health authori ties have agreed to offer the council the chance to buy houses surplus to their own requirements. Coun. Eric Bracewell
being made to buy 2 The Crescent, Whalley, a for mer Calderstones staff house.
(Clitheroe) commented: “It is a very substantial step forward that we are to be offered first refusal on these properties.” Moves are presently
Venue change
THE venue for the Dynamo Electrical Ser vices reunion on Saturday has been changed from Clitheroe Cricket Club to the Swan and Royal Hotel, Clitheroe. The starting time remains 7-30 p.m.
were taken from the youngsters’ work in three categories — two and three-dimensional art, structural skills, including wood and metal work and geometrical drawing, and food and fabrics. Ribblesdale’s head of
jobs will be created in the Ribble Valley.
In the next few years it is hoped that 25 to 40 new
cated tourist product,” said Mr Tucker. “Your country house hotel ac commodation is some of the best in the North West. You have tremend ous potential to expand your tourist employment base. As an attractive area, you have pressures that need to be converted. “There is the possibility
“You have a sophisti
for encouraging invest ment here and making sure you have a good pro duct with high s tan dards.” The committee expre
Drunk and disorderly
CLITHEROE man Howard Linford was fined £60 by the town’s magis trates for being guilty while drunk of disorderly behaviour.
Avenue, was alleged to have been fighting with his brother outside Rio’s Showbar, Whalley.
Linford (19), of Seedall
the offence, said that he had been arguing with his brother, but had not used fists.
Linford, who admitted
ssed its support and a de cision on finance is to be made at the estimates meeting which follows later.
Seashore explored
RIBBLESDALE Camera Club members saw a Pho- t o g r a p h i c Al l i a n c e recorded lecture entitled “Exploring the Seashore” by Margaret Hodge, a Fellow of the Royal Photo graphic Society. The slides showed the
varieties of animal and plant life to be found on the seashore, sand dunes and rocks. Each season the club
arranges a few meetings to illustrate the more seri ous side of photography and on Tuesday Mr P. J. Kilshaw will talk about its u s e in ‘ ‘M e d i c a l Illustration.”
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WILD life slides were enjoyed by members of the Hodder Valley Foxhounds at Waddington Social Club on Friday evening. The guest speaker was Mr Tony Robinson, of Nelson (third left) whose slides
and pictures were much admired. A hot-pot supper rounded off the proceedings. b
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requiring transport in our
local towns. His brother and his
brother’s girlfriend had been arguing and he had tried to sort it out. Later the couple had tried to explain to the police what had happened, but they would not listen, Linford told the court.
Unaware of speed
LANGHO mo to r i s t Eugene Bari (19), of Rogersfield, was fined £40 by Clitheroe magistrates for exceeding the 30 m.p.h. speed limit in a car on Whalley Road, Wilp- shire.
Bari had travelled at bet ween 52 and 60 m.p.h.
The court was told that In a letter pleading
guilty to the offence, Bari said he was unfamiliar with the vehicle and thought the speed had been nearer 45 m.p.h.
has held meetings and lectures at the pub for the last 14 years, said thank you to Mr and Mrs Wilkinson by pre senting them with a wall clock. The couple, who
shows club chair man Mr Fr an k Thompson pre senting the clock to Mr and Mrs Wilkin
are leaving next month, have been at the pub for 24 y e a rs . The new landlord is to be Mr Brendan Dewhurst, currently at the Tillotsons Arms, Chipping. O u r p i c t u r e
son, watched by members.
Tree planting
STEPS to make Wadding- ton a prettier village are being made by the parish council, which wants to plant 30 trees along the Clitheroe Road approach. Councillors agreed to
THE Ribble Valley Sub-Aqua Club bade a warm fare well to re tir in g Edisford Bridge Inn landlord Mr John Wilkinson and his wife Joyce. The club, which
SLEEPEEZB ODDI
BRIDGE CLUB
WINNERS of the duplicate game at Clitheroe Bridge Club were: NS Mr W. Grindley and Mr J. Leader, Mr E. Ormand and Mrs D. Kirkham; EW Mr R. Hounslow and Mr D. Hall, Mr L. Garner and Mr R. Nicol Smith. The following hand was
usually played in either one no trump by north or two d' monds by south, but at one ta b le th e b id d in g was as follows:
W N E S — 1NT — 2D 2S — — —
When south can only manage
A TOUGH COURSE
look into obtaining grant aid towards the cost, esti mated at £400, and discus sions have started with landowners. It is hoped that a start can be made before spring. The trees would be an
of Green Bank Farm, acquired skills in naviga tion, boat handling, sea manship, leadership and parade training, and proud parents Gordon and Nuria Greenwood travelled down to Devon to watch the passing-out parade. Jason is now serving on
A YOUNG Sabden man has completed a tough but rewarding course at the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth', to pass out as a Midshipman. Jason Greenwood (19),
HMS Intrepid, visiting Greece, Italy and Turkey
during a two month sea going cruise. From September, he
inheritance for future gen erations, it was felt.
will study for three years for his degree at the Royal Naval Engineering Col l e g e a t Ma n a d o n , Plymouth.
a weak take-out as he is not vulnerable, west should overcall two spades as his partner must have a reasonable hand, other wise south would have made a stronger response. North led the ace and then
the seven of diamonds. Declarer won with the king, led a small spade to the ace and returned a th ird diamond, which north ruffed with the 10. North-south cashed th re e
rounds of h e a r ts , and west ruffed the fourth round. The king of spades was cashed, a fourth diamond was led and north ruffed with the queen, his last trump. South thus made five spade
tricks, two clubs and a diamond for an excellent score.
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Winners on Thursday night
were: NS Mrs Cross and Mrs Thompson; EW Mrs Allen and Mr Geddes.
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Chosen to oversee hospitals’ closure
A FORMER psychiatric nurse dedicated to the closure of large mental institutions has been appointed as manager of Brockhall and Calderstones Hospitals.
takes over the £30,000 a year post in March, has pledged to discuss the con troversial closure plans for the two hospitals with opponents of the policy. His appointment is the
Mr James Abbott, who
the policy of caring for people, wherever possible, in the community rather than in large institutions, where it can be difficult to provide the most appropri ate care.
lives in Blackburn, is cur rently director of nursing services and consumer relations with Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Val ley Health Authority. He said: “I fully support
latest step in a bitter year long battle over the future of the 1,900 bed hospitals, earmarked for closure during the 1990s. Mr Abbott (47) . who
dents at these hospitals great sensitivity and care, are paramount and the I will be seeing that this is movement of individuals the case.”
“The interests of resi- has to be canned out with
Hopes for more icy weather
producers Econ, who took ove r Atk in so n s , of Clitheroe, five years ago, have been enjoying their busiest time of the year. Twelve to 15 of the 85
strong workforce at the Salthill plant have been working 12-hour shifts to cope.
AS Britain recovers from the recent Arctic conditions, a firm with a base in Clitheroe is hoping for a return of the icy weather. Snowplough and glitter
companies in the specialist engineering field and so lorries have been arriving from round the country.
Bill Lupton said that many county councils had been caught on the hop by the freezing weather. “They wait for the first
snowfalls before sending their lorries to us to be fitted with snowplough brackets," he said. “That means they all come at
Company chairman Mi-
been stretched as vehicles struggle to cope with heavy snowfalls and some of the company’s bases, particularly in the south east, have been called to dig out machines.
s t r a n d e d
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