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WHAT a joy to behold these Olympic Games have been: superlative performances on and in the water, on horse­ back, throwing things, hitting things and shooting; lifting what no man has l i f ted before; running and ump i n g f a s t e r , igher, stronger and longer.


S u r e l y t h e mo s t impressive area was again


the g ym n a s tic s . The strength and technique of the men, the originality and grace of the women,


formances in the gymna­ sium; we hardly set the Games alight, did we? Why?


with the lack of oppor­ tunity and suitable facili­ ties to pursue the sport. Indeed, in the Ribble Val­ ley, we had a tradition of success from Edisford Pri-


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reached new peaks. But what of British per­


could get involved in gym­ nastics, volleyball, basket­ ball, badminton, table-ten­ nis, judo, w re s t lin g , weight lifting etc., etc., and who knows what could be achieved.


cracking with the Roefield acknowledging the need development and by the for a sports and leisure


Now is the time to get and not-so-young people - - , , , , . . . . ... - ,


aeo but there is nowhere healthy sporting activities, I urge people to get and getting into mischief, committee and the fund-


mary School a few years T O 61- pe^ ' e t0


and Leisure Centre, the young people of Clitheroe and surrounding villages


Now if we had a Sports allSe on thlS *Vod* lU an^


to continue the interest in instead of hanging about involved, both with the . . . .


admit that the fund-raising project, efforts so far have been Of course it is going to limited and that in nearly cost a lot of money and 12 months since the coun- time and effort, but the


I will be the first to ra is in g s id e s of th e


SPEAKING AS A NEWCOMER . . .


AS a very new resident of Whalley, my attention has been drawn to the South­ ern Fringe Development Plan proposed by the Ribble Valley Borough Council. May I draw your attention to the fol­


lowing comments. Firstly, the sewage disposal facilities


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in Whalley are quite inadequate to cope with the present housing needs of the area. Before and after the building of the


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sultations should take place between the council and water authority before any development plan is proposed and due regard given to the viability of the project. If, for some reason, the water


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• ring contest. (pupil at Edisford j I.


DING young artist ew Cornish stole the light in a s tore's


lew won first prize in I 'rayola drawing corn- ton at Asda with his jVretation of a summer


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‘ of Central Avenue, eroe. Andrew went to ■*sentation at Asda’s ington store, where reived a bumper pack louring equipment as prizewinner in the e to five-vear-old


y his proud parents, ncl Mrs Robert Cor-


w he goes through to ational contest with a e to win gift vouch- orth £100.


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that no new provisions have been made to alter, reconstruct or enlarge the sew­ age works with regard to the present, nor to the future proposed 100 to 200 houses included in the proposed plan. No financing has been provided for any such works, nor is any considered; this is due to the imminent privatisation of the water industry. I am informed by Whitehall that con­


Abbey Fields estate in the early ’80s, no new provisions were made at the sew­ age works and consequently the River Calder was downgraded to allow more effluent to enter the water course. I understand from the water authority


appeared in the London newspapers and at least one regional one, stating the approximate price of £80,000 per house to be developed. So that takes care of the statement in the plan regarding local youngsters and cheaper property prices. You notice that these did not appear in


the form of a question — being new to the customs of our very beautiful area, you understand. A d v e r t isem e n ts have a lre ad y


authority cannot proceed, the council should find alternative means. Thus, if the water authority cannot enlarge the sewage works to cope with the extra effluent load, then other disposal means have to be found or allowed to a future developer. I have read the preamble of the Fringe Plan and find no 3Uch statement. I explained to my informant I


expected the council might be hoping the water authority would downgrade the


I would have wanted very firm assurances from my principals before I laid out my money, especially when I knew that the majority of the burgesses of Whalley were objecting to the plan, an inquiry had to be held and the council had to pass a resolution accepting the plan — not to mention the further accep­ tance of a detailed planning application to build and all the objections and inquiries it might entail.


advertiser, I presume, is the developer- in-waiting to the council, who would not outlay his hard-earned cash on such an expenditure without wanting a return. As a former company director myself,


JOHN S. CHADWICK, 3 Moor Edge, Whalley.


Setting record right


five minibuses — a total of 11 vehicles. The most drivers on duty at a time — such as busy weekend nights — number six. Therefore, it follows logi­ cally that there can be a maximum of only six vehicles in use at any one time. As these drivers operate mainly from the taxi rank, there is very little


vicinity of the office. Also, the minibuses are parked on spare ground away from any houses, so


coming and going at night from the Victoria Street premises. Our strict instructions are to observe a maximum speed of 25 m.p.h. in the


drivers change from car runs to minibus runs, and vice versa, on this spare ground and go nowhere near the Victoria Street premises. It would appear someone is exaggerating about not only the number of taxis


being run from the premises, but also the amount of annoyance to local residents. I think it is only fair to the taxi owner to correct the inaccuracies.


MISS DORIS BROWN, 24 Moor Field, Whalley.


MAY I take the opportunity to commend the Government on its ideas — as yet only in the early stages — regarding devolution of power away from distant, out-of-touch county council bodies_and back intoa


Get rid of this ‘little bit of Victoriana’


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the hands of locally-elected councillors within the Ribble Valley, as mentioned in your recent excellent report.


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times, they have done an about-face on this — as on other issues — and now argue for an extra level of Government, i.e. regional councils. So they are unlikely to suport moves to end county councils, especially as they control our own and may perceiv- ably hold a stronger posi­ tion in Parliament after the next General Election. That being the case, I


Labour Party, the friend of bureaucracy, argued that the phasing out of centralised, wastefully-ex- pensive bodies maintained by the rat epayer was cor- rect. Sadly,


in recent


feel the opportunity should be taken to ask our MP, as Chief Whip, to lobby the Government to take the earliest session tjme avail­ able to introduce legisla­ tion phasing out county councils and returning power to the people, so th a t he who pays the piper, at last, calls the tune! If the metropolitan


councils, ILEA and the GLC, all of them ludi­ crously expensive and remote bodies, can be phased out fairly quickly, then so too can county councils. It would save us


cillor from Skelmersdale or the like decide the cor­ rect level of service and facilities for the Ribble Valley, especially when, time after time, County Hall gets it wrong? For many years the


For why should a coun- all money if we could rid ourselves of this little bit of Victoriana.


there may not be teething problems in creating an all-purpose district council because of low population levels, but an answer to


This is not to say that


any difficulty might be an a g re em e n t c o v e r in g shared usage of costlier commodities with Pendle, a council very much like our own.


MR S. WHITTLE, 13 Central Avenue, Clitheroe.


A GRINDLETON man has been appointed to one of the ke :ey posts within North


A key post as water scientist


of Paddock House, started work on Monday as chief scientist to the North West region. Although the Privatisa­ tion Bill has not yet com-


Pleted its course through


ties are reorganising posts in readiness. North West Water is to


in readiness fo i for privatisation next year. Dr James B. Leeming,


North West Water ap o


has been the authority’s fisheries officer. Dr Leeming has trav­


For the last two years he arliament, water authori­


be divided into a national rivers authority, responsi­ ble for environmental pro­ tection, and North West Water PLC. Dr Leeming will be based with the for­ mer, as one of four senior managers. A qualified biologist, he


worked in the South East with th e Kent River Authority until 14 years ago, when he moved to Grindleton, taking a job as environmental scientist with North West Water.


elled extensively, even in Russia, in connection with various monitoring organi­ sations. He is currently involved with the Turkish water authority and visits the country regularly.


Dies at 90


A MAN bom in the Dun- sop Bridge area, who emi­ grated to Canada, has died m hospital at the advanced


age of 90. Mr William (Billy)


Bond, of Cambridge, Ontario, waB well-known in the district, having worked for many years on the Towneley Estates, prior to going abroad.


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AS an employee of Town Car Hire, I would like to point out one or two inac­ curacies in your recent story headlined “Taxi owner jumping the gun.” Mr Britton does not own 14 taxis. He has, to my knowledge, six cars and


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Apparently the rules and laws governing this subject have greatly altered since the early ’80s and rivers have to be improved and not worsened. As the Government is now taking a more “Green” attitude towards the environ­ ment, Ministers and their staff are watching things more closely. The second point I would make is in


Calder once again to allow a low grade of effluent to discharge into the river. His reply was fast and furious.


there will be a comprehen­ sive effort by the current committee to answer all the questions and give details of the project in the columns of this paper. The whole appeals effort needs revitalising — now is the time and it’s up to YOU, so come on!


people in this area are famed for their generosity and ability to turn dreams into reality. In the next few weeks


D. A. BRASS, Vice-chairman, Roefield Leisure Centre Appeals Committee.


A TALL ORDER FOR THE YOUTH CLUB JUNIORS


TRINITY Youth Club juniors in Clitheroe feel 10 feet tall after trying their hand at making stilts. The youth club has organised a busy pro­


gramme of events for the youngsters. The stilts are part of woodwork on Thursday evenings and this is the first time the youngsters, aged 10-14, have tried making them. The attempt was a big success, with volunteers


able to walk with confidence after a few hesitant steps. Some 40 youngsters are attending at the moment and numbers are set to double.


planned. As well as camping, there will be a visit to “Waves” in Blackburn and trips to Blackpool shortly to see the Illuminations and the Sandcas-


The accent is on fun, with plenty of outings


tle complex. Assistant youth leader Mr Steve Burke said the


the left) Debbie Burke (11), Richard Blatchford, Laurie Harrison and Lee Cowking (all 12).


club was bursting at the seams with events, so no youngster needed to he stuck at home with noth­ ing to do on a winter’s evening. Getting down to work on the stilts are (from


be a general feeling of goodwill towards the project, with both young


cil gave permission and a large grant we have barely reached first base. Yet there does seem to


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