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‘Wrong time’ for education switch, says committee
THE Ribble Valley District Liason Education Committee has delivered a broadside against proposals to move the area’s adult education administrative base from Whalley Old Grammar School to Accrington
and Rossendale College.
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are entitled to take adult education courses at any centre in the county. In practice, Ribble Valley
tration and organisation of adult education in the Rib ble Valley is mainly the responsibility of the Dis tr ic t Adul t Educat ion Principal, Mr Jeff Smith. His administrative base is the Old Grammar School, and he is supported for administrative and teach ing purposes by full-time and part-time staff. All Lancashire residents
the committee voted over whelmingly against the move, aimed at bringing the area into line with otliers in the county. Currently, the adminis
At its recent meeting, residents study at the centre offering the sub
areas, Lancaster, Wyre and the Ribble Valley,
Plans in the pipeline
PLANS for a community centre in Billin^ton and Langno have moved a sten nearer with an application looked with the Kib ble Valley Council. The application (number 0-120)
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tion of precast concrete store at Tosside Borehole (0409).
ings on land next to St Cath erine’s Church (0427). Bolton-by-Bowland: Erec
construction of staff bungalow at Foxfields, Whalley New Road (0422). Change of use of the Riveria Stores. Whalley New Road, to five bungalows for the elderly (0-130). West Bradford: Two dwell
escape, alterations and conver sion on first-floor to residential and on second floor to tenant’s accommodation at The Swan Hotel (0427). Hitlington: Extensions and
Conversion of barn and shippon to dwelling and garage at 2 Leach House Barn, Clough Lane (0424). Whalley: Beer store, fire
the Ribble Valley were organised for adult educa tion purposes by other col leges of further education. For example, Longridge, is now covered by W.R. Tuson College and Wilt s hi r e by Bl a ck bu r n College. There remain only three
cashire was originally pro vided through a system of district principals, but gradually this has changed so that further education colleges are now predo minantly responsible for the adult education provi sion in the county. In 1983, several parts of
jects of their choice and in the most convenient loca tion for their purposes. Adult education in Lan
with an adult education principal not linked to an FE college.
pal fur ther education officer, told the meeting that adult education work in the Ribble Valley was very highly regarded. If the change was made, he assured the committee that there would be no reduction in the volume or
d e p u t y p r i n c i p a 1 of Accrington and Rossen dale College, said that moving the base would give the adult education service in the Ribble Val ley access to the substan tial resources available at the college, including a range and depth of profes- s i o n a 1 expertise* and experience whicli could not be matched by separate provision.
location of the work. Dr Helen Gilchrist,
MP’s views sought on future of rail line
for tile merger were the Government’s proposed changes to the curriculum,
Also listed as reasons
especially in regard to the new GCSE examinations, and the fact that hospital work now accounts for 50% of the provision.
there was an increased strain on management and academic services.
It was also stated that
Gi l l ian Lee (Mel lor ) remarked that the two areas were very different.
Coun. Mr s Lee said: “Although you have some very nice places in your area, for example Helm- shore, they are hardly like the Ribble Valley.”
In reply to Dr Gilchrist,
burn (Bolton-by-Bowland) claimed that it was the wrong time for change, and her comments were endorsed by other mem bers of the committee.
Coun. Mrs Joyce Lii-
warded to members of the Lancashire County Coun cil’s Further Education Sub-Committee, who will prepare a report.
Their views will be for But County Coun. Mrs
LOCAL MP Mr David Waddington is to be asked to intervene in the future of the Blackburn to Helli- field railway line. At the monthly meeting
of Ribble Valley Council, Coun. Barrie Pa rke r (Clitheroe) urged his col leagues to fight hard to save the scenic Settle to Carlisle rail line. “If that line fails, the Blackburn to Hellifield line also fails,” he added. Sup po rting Coun.
A CHARITY event by the Knights of St Columba in Clitheroe has made a major contri bution towards the town’s ambulance appeal.
the Knights’ fund-raising stal l at the Her i t age Fayre, was presented to ambulancemen for their
chairman of the council’s Planning and Transporta tion Committee, Coun. John I. Walmsley, to take the matter up with Mr Waddington.
P ark er’s views, Coun. Bert Jones (Clitheroe) emphasised that the rail way line was an essential part of tourism. “I would like to find out from our MP what he feels is the future of this line,” he said. “If we lose the Black burn to Hellifield line, this part of the Ribble Valley becomes the sticks and we could experience problems bringing tourism or any sort of industry to the area." Coun. Jones asked the
Honeymoon touring Scotland
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FORMER Clitheroe man Mr Richard Honeywell, who now works as a Brit ish Rail computer pro grammer in Crewe, was married at Holy Trinity Church, Hurdsfieid, Mac clesfield, to Miss Susan Lilley, a local government ho us in g of ficer a t Stockport. The bridegroom is the
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youngest son of Mr and Mrs Roy Honeywell, of Salthill Road, Clitheroe, and the bride is the only daughter of Mr and Mrs Gordon Lilley, of Queen’s Avenue, Macclesfield. Both the br ide and
bridegroom were students at Lampeter University. The bride, given away
by her father, wore a crin oline-style gown of ivory satin with a floral head dress and wrist-length veil. She carried cream
Heather Daley wore a pale turquoise satin dress with a floral headdress and caned roses and freesia. Best man was Mr Jon
roses and freesia. Matron of honour Mrs
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athan Clark, groomsman was Mr Joe Daley and ushers were Mr Douglas Devey and Mr Pe t e r Gossman. After a reception at the
fund will also go towards the cost of training ambu- l a n c e crews in t h e machine’s use, and cur rently two crewmen from the Princess Way station are undergoing training. Mr Ian. Barton, ambu
men’s Heart Start Appeal raised £14,000 in less than a year to purchase one for Clitheroe, and they have been amazed and delighted a t c o n t i n u e d publ i c support. Mr John Brown, presi
lance appeal secretary, said the latest donation would go a long way towards maintaining the defibrillator. Earlier, the ambulance
dent of Clitheroe Knights of St Columba, is pictured receiving the cheque from leading ambulanceman Mr Bernard Adams.
was installed in a Clith eroe ambul anc e and a l ready t h e £4, 000 machine has saved two lives in East Lancashire. Money from the appeal
r a i s e money to help towards the cost of main taining a defribrillator, whi ch can r e v iv e a patient’s heart beat with an electric shock. Two months ago one
Lam-Cam Appeal. The appeal was set up to
Some £217, proceeds of
nations of Ribble Valley Council’s chief officers and deputies provoked ques t ions at the council’s monthly meeting. Coun. Barrie Parker
Private health R checks
ECENT medical exami
Joyce Lilburn, chairman of personnel, said there were four chief officers and five deputies involved in the screening at Gisburne Park Hospital. T h e c o s t
(Clitheroe) asked how many officers were offered the facility of private health checks. Replying, Coun. Mrs
authority was £980. She explained the examina tions were necessary to protect the council's con siderable investment in its senior management. The cost of employing
to the Mr Ray Cornish, princi
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Americans shocked by state
of well
Heald Well in Wellgate was covered in algae and items of litter had been deposited there. He had since visited the
well and found it was then in excellent condition. Asking if arrangements
meeting of Ribble Valley Council, Coun. Eric Bra cewell (Clitheroe) said the town's wells were still pro viding a plentiful supply of water, but a group of American tour ists had been shocked at the condi tion of one of them. Coun. Bracewell said
ALL is not well at Clith- eroe’s wells. Dur ing the monthly
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Public Works and Health Committee, Coun. Harry Waddington, said the wells were cleaned on a weekly basis but were seriously abused and used by some as litter bins. He backed Coun. Bracewell’s plea to keep the wells clean.
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The bride’s wedding ring was designed and made by the bridegroom’s brother at the wedding of Miss Dawn Elaine Taylor and Mr St e p h e n Denni s Frankland at St James’s Church, Clitheroe. The bride, a cashier at
Mitchell Street, Clitheroe. The bridegroom, an
them over two years was around £400,000 and the cost of the health checks represented a very small percentage of the council’s investment in its officers, said Coun. Mrs Lilburn. She added there were
disorder’ charges
A FURTHER four youths have appeared before Clitheroe magistrates, charged with violent disor der, following a distur bance in the town last week. I t is a l l eged t ha t
Booth’s, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs T. Taylor, of
no plans at present to ask other members of staff to undergo similar medical examinations.
Bean bags failed
A CLITHEROE man who sold children’s bean bags could not obtain them cheaply enough and so simply bought the outer covers and filled them himself with expanded polystyrene beans, the town’s magistrates heard. But materials failed to eroe, for £9.99. Two days
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(35), of Croasdale Drive, was fined a total of £200 and ordered to pay costs of £110.78.
Alan Edward Lawson
colourful bags, with Post man Pat and Thomas the Tank Engine designs, were aimed at a market for children under 11.
The court heard that the
lar offence that at Burnley he caused Neil Thomas, trading with others at Wallsorts, to supply furni ture which failed to pass the test. The prosecution was
Mottram Hall, Maccles field, the couple left for a tour ing honeymoon in Scotland. They are to live in Macclesfield.
Officer Mr Allan Makinson told the court that shortly before Christmas a Post man Pat bean bag was bought from Lawson’s shop in Parson
Lane.Clith-
brought by the Trading Standards Office. Tr adi ng St anda r ds
plying children’s furniture at Clitheroe, which did not satisfy the crib ignition source test. He also admitted a simi
Lawson admitted sup
later a Thomas the Tank Engine bag was bought from Wallsorts at Burnley for £14.99. Tests were made to see
if the material complied with safety regulations, and both failed. Mr Makinson said pro
ceedings were being taken against the manufacturer in Blackburn who sold the covers to Lawson. The court heard that
by her father, wore an embroidered ivory satin gown. Her elbow-length veil was held in place by a headdress of ivory flowers and diamante and she car ried a bouquet of peach and cream roses and pearls, bridal flowers and trailing ivy. Chief bridesmaid was
HGV fitter, is the son of Mr and Mrs D. Frankland, of Peel Street, Clitheroe. The bride, given away
Miss Helen Hudson and small atten d an ts were
Richard Walker, grooms man was Mr Andrew Hil lary and ushers were Mr Wayne Taylor, the bride's brother, and Mr David Frankland,
groom’s brother. The ceremony was con
the bride
Lawson began delivering bean bags from the factory in Blackburn last autumn, in conjunction with his haulage business. Lawson told the court
the Moorcock Inn, Wad dington. The couple are honeymooning in Wales. They are to live in Prim rose Street, Clitheroe. Phot ogr aph: Der ek
he had no idea there was anything wrong with the bean bags. He thought the beans were fire retardant. He alleged that the
Syke s Ph o t ogr a ph y, Clitheroe.
ducted by the Rev. David Heap and organist was Mi- Brewer. A reception was held at
peach satin in Bo-Peep style and canned a posy of peach and cream roses, bridal flowers and pearls. Elizabeth and Cheryl wore simi lar peach organza dresses trimmed with lace and earned hoops trimmed with bridal flowers and pearls. They had head d re s se s of peach and cream silk flowers and pearls. Be s t man wa s M r
El izabeth and Cheryl Toml inson, the bride groom’s nieces. Helen wore a dress of
together with other people they used or threatened unlawful violence and were gui l ty of violent disorder. The accused were Justin
could be made for the well to be cleaned and tidied on a more regular basis, he appealed to the public to assist in maintaining the wells as an attraction. The chairman of the
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Fraser Coe (19). of Water loo Road, Clitheroe, and three Nelson men, Craig Anthony Ainsworth (24), of Kingsley Street. Glen Stevenson (21), of Leeds Road, and Mark Anthony Bi thel l (20), of Poplar Street. T h e c a s e s we r e
adjourned for four weeks and th e d e f e n d a n ts granted conditional bail. They were told that
res ide at thei r home addresses and keep a cur few. The Nelson youths must not visit the Clitheroe
Degree in computer studies
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B.Sc. degree in computer studies from Salford University. Mr Hindle, whose home
A FORMER pupi l of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Mr Cyd Hindle,
Hindle (44) was an active member of the school dr ama club and lat er became principal for the Clitheroe Amateur Oper atic and Dramatic Society, his last role being Danny Gilmartin in the 1979 pro duct ion of “ Calami ty Jane". He left Clitheroe in
is now in Clwyd, used to l ive in Towe r Hi l l . Clitheroe. Whi le at CRGS. Mr
1980.
were popular with his cus tomers, who bought them along with matching wall paper and lampshades.
manufacturer had told him it would be ail right so long as he put warning stickers on the bags, but he had not been supplied with any. He said the bean bags
Area’s stray dogs situation is a ‘nonsense’
THE stray dogs “tale” continued in the new Ribble Valley Town Hall during the monthly council meeting.
PUPILS ARE TOPS AT CYCLING SAFETY i i n i ■ ;
(Clitheroe) highlighted new measures designed to “curtail" the problem, including a dog registra tion scheme by local auth orities following the aboli tion of dog licences.
Coun. Eric Bracewell
ton (Gisburn), chairman of thePubl i c Works and Health Committee, said the control of stray dogs in the Ribble Valley would continue to be dealt with by the authority’s pest control officer. “The prob lems caused do not war rant the appointment of a dog warden,” he pointed out , adding thatdur ing 1985/7 there had been 20 complaints about dogs.
Coun. Harry Wadding
Last year the figure was 22.
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road safety officer, Mr C. Everett, in all areas of safe two-wheel commuting. At the end of the course they were put through
The young riders were instructed by the region’s
riding and Highway Code tests, which posed no problems to the 12 youngsters, who all passed with
Philip Templeman, Catherine Leighton, Claire Tierney, Alastair Wheldon, Neil Mitchell, Nicholas Hutchinson, Paul Morgan, Surah McCall.v, Bever ley Jackson, Carrie Banks and Stephen Clough
flying colours. For reaching the required standard, Philip Reid,
each received a certificate and badge from Mr Everett. Our picture shows Mr Everett with some of the children and their certificates.
live you can count 22 stray dogs in one day," retorted Coun. Bert Jones (Clith eroe). “To say 22 calls have been logged makes a nonsense of the situation. Something needs to be done about irresponsible people who regard our playing fields as a dogs’ toilet. Does the Ribble Valley want to solve this problem? If so, it will have- to do a lot more than at the moment."
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