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MAJOR problems have been discovered in the new show piece Clitheroe Town Hall — just 10 weeks after council
the Mayor’s Parlour h a s l e d to m o r e upheaval for the town council, as workmen returned to install a n e w d amp - p r o o f
lors moved in. Fungus growth in
course. Furniture has again
been stored and events postponed — including the official opening of the £68,000 conversion at M.vt- ton House. On Remembrance Sun
angered members of the town council, who have been vociferous in their discontent with the move since it was first mooted. Dry rot and condensa
tion have been suggested as possible causes for the upheaval and a meeting to sort out the matter is to be held shortly between the interested parties. Says Coun. Bar r i e
day,
C.litheroe’s Mayor Coun. Ian Brown was unable to hold a reception in his Parlour — instead the town council had to ask permission to use neighbouring Kibble Val ley Council’s foyer. The s i t u a t i o n has
hv VIVIEN MEATH
electro-osmosis damp-proof course has been installed, the wal ls have been re-plastered and new skirting boards fitted.” Coun. Parker said dis
time would tell whether recent work had eradi cated the problem, but he claimed that damp had also been found in the building’s strong room “We are now coming to
building 10 weeks. It is supposed to be a new town hall and we find we have dry rot. I fought with others against moving across there. Now we are reaping what we sowed when we took the decision to move last December.” Coun. Parker said only
cussions were to take place with the Ribble Val ley Council to see how serious the problem was. “We have been in the
going to cost us any more money and one looks forward to the time when our Mayor’s Parlour and office accommodation will resemble that which Kib ble Valley Council has. When it is sorted out we hope we will have some thing as good as we had before,” said Coun. Jones.
described the problems as “unfortunate” and said c o u n c i l l o r s w e r e disappointed. "Hopefully this is not
Valley Council’s premises next door. • Coun. Be r t J o n e s
See letters on page 10
the stage where we are finding out just what sort of a place we bought and I am appalled at what we are finding.” After two years of delib e ra t io n s , the council
the Mayor’s Par 1 our started to show signs of damp and became worse. Mushroom-type fungus was growing on the wall and white paint began turning yellow.
ley Council to look at it and it said it was conden sation. After a long pro tracted negotiation it was diagnosed as dry rot. An
"We asked Ribble Val
Parker: "The situation manifested itself after we moved in. The back wall of
rejected the advice of its solicitor and surveyor last December and voted six to
the County Council in a position to begin work on extensions to the library. Coun. Parker and Coun.
thf n’ove’ '- f ^ ng
Bert Jones voted against the move. Coun. Parker claims
that conversion work on the town council’s prem ises has been carried out “cutting corners at every opportunity,” while money had been no object on alterations at the Ribble
CLITHEROE has an the decrease extra reason for expecting a par t i cul ar ly happy Christmas — unemploy ment figures have dropped' once more and are still on
Seasonal bonus
people out of work has dropped by 43 in a month, to 389, including 207 men and 182 women — just 4.1% of the population.
The total number of day morning near the fishing trawler which
A LOCAL family is recovering from shock following the tragic death of father-of-two Mr Richard Lyne. Mr Lyne’s body was discovered on Satur
on the jetty the previous night when he slipped while climbing down a ladder, injuring his head as he fell into the sea.
he part owned at Plymouth. He is believed to have been working on the boat
and attended Ribblcsdalc School, Clitheroe. After leaving school, he worked as a conductor for Rib- blc before joining the Coldstream Guards. Achieving the rank of regimental sergeant
the accident by friends and the police at the family home in Whalley Road, Billington. Mr Lync (45) was brought up in Hurst Green
His distressed wife Veronica was informed of
major, he served in the Guards for 23 years. Dur ing this time, he travelled all over the world. Three years ago, he retired from the army and became part owner of the fishing trawler in
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Sea tragedy stuns family
yachting. Now his distraught family — Mrs Lyne, daugh
Plymouth. He had a great love of the sea and enjoyed
Church, Langho, and is to be attended by former army colleagues and fishermen friends from Ply mouth. Interment will be at Whalley and Wiswell Cemetery.
ter Michelle (21), son Dorian (17) and mother-in- law Mrs Veronica Arrowsmith — are trying to pick up the pieces after the tragic blow. The funeral service is tomorrow at St Leonard’s
mates, including fel low instructor John Hoyle, have clinched the world champion
ON top of the world — th at’s Clitheroe ju-jitsu expert Les Petty. Les and his teanr
LES ON TOP OF THE WORLD
pave the way for local te e n a g e rs . For b u s i
extending an invitation to them to try the sport and possibly follow in their footsteps.
Both men entered the
THEIR SONG FOR CHRISTMAS
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ship title in Australia. Their success could now
nessman Les (36), of Chat- "}S lor.„lo,ca,1 1 l u l f n Rn n r l f l iU i n v n o iu W e Wil l t a k e and teach them the art,”
burn Road, Clitheroe. is vve will take on anyone
were staged by tile World Council of Ju-Jitsu Organi sations in Brisbane and attracted teams from New Zealand, America, Can ada , Argen tin a and Australia. Competition was tough
ju-jitsu masters, including Br uc e L e e ’s f o rme r teacher, Prof. Wally Jay. In the individual spar ring category, Les gained
and featured many of the world’s most prominent
fourth place, but John went on to the finals and took silver, losing by one point in the last 10 seconds to his Canadian opponent,
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for over an hour as fire c r ews r emove d the wreckage. One driver, Charles
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TWO talented young musicians from St Augustine’s RC School, Billington, have capt ivat ed the judges of a national carol contest with their com position “Silent Friend.” Claire Nolan (14), of St Paul’s Close,
time the school has entered the carol competition and on each occasion the song submitted has reached the finals, with “ Eskimo Christmas” sweeping the board in 1984.
Low Moor, and Kathy Bentley (14), of Moorland Road, Langho, have reached the finals in the senior category of the BBC “ Son g f o r C h r i s tm a s ’ ’ competition. Television cameras will he in school
on Wednesday to film choristers and musicians, along with Claire, Kathy and soloists Sarah Davies, of Dinckley, and Tonic Holland, of Blackburn. The recordings for the competition
four years and travelled to America this year with other choristers and musicians from the school for the US premiere of the musical “Yanomamo.”
decided they wanted to link poor peo ple at home and in Third World coun tries with Mary and Joseph, who were rejected at the inn.
Kathy wrote the music lor “Silent Friend” and Claire the words. The pair
final will he held in the Pebble Mill studios in Birmingham on December 19th and 20th. The school’s music department has an enviable reputation. It is the third
which is a credit to the composers, choristers and musicians and the dedi cation of the school’s head of depart ment, Mr Peter Rose.
The result is an enchanting song Both girls have played the flute for
Delight as Roefield leisure grant wins approval at last
decision, which still needs to be ratified by the Policy and Resources Commit tee, will now end public uncertainty and spark off
scheme has been approved by the Ribble Valley Council’s Recreation and Leisure Committee three other sources. Hopes are high that the
massive fund-raising in Clitheroe and surrounding villages. Members of the Ribble
tion on everybody’s minds in Ribble Valley this week following the unusually early arrival of snow.
IS it going to be a long and hard winter this year? That was the ques
A WINTER WONDERLAND PENDLE
November , 1962, the weather was certainly cold, but there was no snow like that at the weekend. Mr Boden refused to
Ted Boden, of Chatburn, confirmed that the amount of snow was unusual for the time of year. On November 20th,
Local weatherman Mr
stick his neck out and pro vide a long-range weather forecast. “There are the various
November of 1985 — the 26th and 28th — saw snow in the valleys, but it is doubtful if the fall was as g r e a t as some a r eas received this week. “Advertiser and Times”
reports for 1962 and 1947, the coldest and snowiest winters on record, make no mention of any snow in
November. In 1947, win ter weather did not start until after Christmas. In
1986, there was a scatter ing of snow on Pendlc summit, but none in the valley. Two d ays in the
snow may have taken many people by surprise — but, for junior members of Pendlo Ski Club, it was like manna from heaven as they flocked to the summit of Pendle Hill on Sunday. With just three inches of
snow, ski -ing was not exactly Alpine standard,
but that did not spoil the. fun for scores of young sters in the crisp, clear air.
Toboggans wore the order of the day wi th,
old wives’ tales regarding predictions, but it is just impossible to say whether they really mean any thing,” he said cautiously. The early arrival of
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Valley Sports and Recrea tional Association — pro-
A GRANT of £250,000 for the long-awaited Roefield leisure complex ■ on condition that major funding comes from
groups sympathetic to the project have been sitting on the fence waiting to see what the borough council would do. Now 1 feel much more money will pour into our funds.”
real thing the day before, when schools gathered on the artificial slope for the North West Schools’ Ski Championships.
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some excellent rides being enjoyed in the firm snow conditions. Pupils just missed the
slu-ing on the g ra s s , are: Dan Norton (11), of Heavy falls are often spoiled for ski-ers by high winds blowing the snow away. Enjoying the winter
on Pendle Is rarely deep are ski club members from enough for satisfactory . Clitheroe. From left, they
Despite its height, snow conditions in our picture
Woone Lane, Alasdair Shaw, (10), of Pagefield Crescent, and Alison Mul- derig (15), of Alderford Close.
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grant was debated by the Recreation and Leisure Commi t t ee, chai rman Coun. Mrs Myra Clegg (Wiswell) said she was
forthcoming. When the £250,000
• continued on pnge 15
months, more than £8,000 has been raised and a fur ther £10,000 has been pro mised on condition that th e counci l g r a n t
Dur ing the las t few is
a delighted Mrs Doreen Euinton, chairman of the association, who has com- paigned long and hard for a purpose-built leisure complex, said: “I feel sure we can achieve our target. “Many firms and other
the Rural Development Commission and the North West Sports Council each awarding a £50,000 grant towards the £440,423 scheme and the Sports and Recreational Association meet ing the £100,000 ba l anc e and r a i s i n g £70,000 of it by December 31st, 1989. On hearing the decision,
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and the driver and passen ger from another car, both from Harrogate, were not detained.
Pickles (SO) is “fair” and has a fractured shoulder. Two more passengers
says Les. “It’s an inexpen sive sport and we would like to think that Clitheroe could keep a foothold in world competition.” The three-day games
sport late. As a conse quence their time compet ing at world level is limited and they are look- for local successors,
team event made months of rigorous training more than worthwhile.
who won following a dis puted throw. Winning gold in the
jitsu. The host team was beaten into second place, with Canada third.
10 minutes to demonstrate ex pe rt ise , ability and overall knowledge in ju
Each country was given
mum potential, Les and John joined the London- based “Yawara Ryu” ju
jitsu organisation, whose driving force, Paul Davies, acted as team coach and manager. The five-strong British team also included
To achieve their maxi
members from Doncaster and Sheffield.
La Bedrooms in Clitheroe, now has his sights set on coaching, but first will be taking up an invitation to travel to North Carolina next year for an interna tional match.
Les, the proprietor of
Barnoldswick, have been asked to join the American team in the competition against Canada and hope it will bo possible to incorpo rate a holiday at the same time, enabling their wives and families to travel with them.
Any Ribbl e Val ley youngsters wanting to
Farmer Alan star poet
Lower Fold Farm, Langho, writes about fami ly, village and farming matters and has recently had a collection of poems published by his local church, the proceeds going to charity. “I get my inspiration
from what is happening around me — events in the village and such matters as the closure of the old Auction Mart in Clitheroe and the opening of the new one at Salthill,” he said. Mr Haworth, an old
boy of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, who
LOCAL farmer Alan Haworth has a rare talent among men of the land — he writes poetry as a labour of love. Mr Haworth (65), of
has farmed at Langho since 1933, often puts pen to paper when friends and acquaint ances ask him to write poems for speci al anniversaries.
has come from a lady want ing something writing about a 40th birthday,” he said. “At other times I write poems to coincide with important events in the area."
“The latest request
St Leonard’s Church, Langho, held a major fund-raising event, Mr Haworth received star t r e a tment , s igning copies of his book to swell the proceeds. See page 13 for a picture and det ai l s of the event.
On Saturday, when Les and John (34), of
WORLD champ Les with wife Ann daughter Laura
take up the invitation to learn the sport can contact Les at La Bedrooms or go along to sessions at the Clitheroe Ju-Jitsu Club,
which meets on Tuesday or Thu r s d a y night s , between (1-30 and 10 p.m., at the Gladys Sutcliffe School of Dance.
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