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Royal Lancs Show fame for Rachel
dington, together with lovable don key Tommy, has been be featured on Jennifer’s stand at the Royal Lanca shire Show, which ends today. There is an original drawing of
PRETTY l i t t le Rachel Hors- field is set to become something of a celebrity ;— for the Wad- dington youngster is featured on a pencil drawing by Chat- burn a r tis t Jennifer Shaw. Rachel (2), of Bccch Cottage, Wad-
Rachel, who is shown feeding Tommy, together with prints and
very photogenic and is used to ani mals, which helped make the picture so natural,” c.\plaincd Jennifer.
“I picked Rachel because she is
ter of a friend, was recently on show at the art exhibition staged by Clith eroe Rotary Club.
A COUNCIL HOUSE REVOLUTION IS ON THE WAY
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ARE council houses to be a thing of the past? That could be the outcome of the Ribble Valley Council’s proposed hous ing strategy for 1989-90.
number of council- owned properties in the area has dwindled as they are sold to their owners at attrac
Systematically, the
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JAMAICA will be home to Clitheroe student Jane Scorah for the ne.xt month. On her return Jane, who
A CARIBBEAN ADVENTURE
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people selected to repre sent the United Reformed Church nationwide in Jamaica on the exchange, whicli is part of a two-year la r tn e r s h ip scheme jetween churches. During the first week
mar School pupil Jane (17) flew from Gatwick to Miami on Saturday, on the first leg of her journey to the Caribbean. ’She is among 14 young
local families and meeting young people through c h u rc h e s and y o u t h groups. The aim of the visit is to foster interna tional friendliness and sample different lifestyles and cultures. Next year a group of oung Jamaicans will be
she is staying in Kingston and the remaining three weeks will be spent visit- ng other parts of the island. Jane is stopping with
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geography, politics and listory, jane has left a wet and windy Ribble Val ley for sizzling tempera- u r e s and p o s s ib ly
coming to England on a eturn visit. Studying for A-levels in
cost of her visit have been made by local churches in the district and the Rotary Club of Clitheroe.
hurricanes. Donations towards the
Clitheroe Royal Gram
is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Mel Scorah, of War wick Drive, Clitheroe, is hoping to show members of the Clitheroe United Reformed Church and other interested organisa tions, slides of her Jamai can e.xperience.
M o rn in g c o f fe e
A PLAN for serving morning coffee and after noon tea in a separate din
ing room at Hough Clough Fa rmhous e , Hough Clough Lane, Chipping, lias been approved by the Ribble Valley Council’s D e v e lo pm e n t S u b - committee.
of Clitheroe’s Carlton Place p ro je c t will be funded by and let by the council, but phases two and tlii-ee will now be built by i)i-ivate develojjers for either first time buyers or for p r iv a te ly re n te d accommodation. The report, pi-oduced
against a backgi-ound of a continuing reduction in
Helpers needed
and young people who arc mentally handicappped. Anyone wanting to volunteer should contact Mr Jackson (Clithcroc 27886).
dents on their holidays from college or university would be particuarly suitable to help run the scheme, which is held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each Monday, Wednesday and Friday throughout August. The scheme makes special provision for children
YOUNG adults arc needed at Trinity Youth Centre, Clitheroc, to help with the Youth Summer Playschemc. Area Youth Worker Mr Geoff Jackson said stu
Council, in its Housing S tra teg y Re])ort, has accepted tliat in the future it will take on the role of organiser in the pi’ovision of social housing rather tlian its more traditional role of provider. For exami)le, phase one
council house coffin looks like being “ te n a n t s ’ choice,” which gives coun cil house tenants the right to choose their landlords. Now, the Ribble Valley
projiosals mean that local councils must have excep tional reasons for building new houses of their own. In its White Pajier, pub lished last autumn, the Government stressed that the councils should look to the private sector to meet tile demands for housing. Another nail in the
tive rates. New G o v e rnm e n t
by Murra y W a lk e r
attempting to provide a framewoi’k that will stimu late, co-ordinate and focus th e a c t iv i t ie s of all interested ])arties, seeing its role as identifying local demands, examining avail able I'esources and ))roduc- ing tailor-made packages to secure development. The council admits that
lighted the rapidly rising house prices at the lower end of the market and the loss of young people from the remoter rural areas. Hence the council is
En v i r o nme n t have recently produced a com preh ens ive document which s e t s o u t th e Government’s intentions in respect of “tenants’ choice.”
if the housing market was left only to market forces, it is unlikely that it will be provided at> affordable rental levels. The D ep a rtm ent of
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ley Housing Needs Survey highlighted the require ment for affordable hous ing for young people, affordable and manageable housing for the very old, a general need for and cur rent lack of smaller proj)- erties, and a preference for owner occupation if financially possible. The survey also high
ing local housing needs still stands. However, the council accepts those objectives will only be rea lised tlirough the activities of the private sector, housing associations and other relevant bodies. The recent Ribble Val
public sector resources, involves a change in strat egy fi'om direct ])rovision of rented accommodation by the council. It now intends to use its powers to stimulate, assist and steer the ijrovision of new accommodation by other bodies. Its overall goal of meet
broadening the choice of secure tenants by giving them a right to seek an alternative landlord, to give tenants better ser vices and to open the large stocks of council-owned houses to diversity, com petition and the infiuence of the best management of other landlords. This choice will be open
The objectives include
to most secure tenants of local authorities except dwellings let in connection with employment, spe cially built or adapted for the disabled and used for the housing of the eldeidy.
fers will be initiated by approved landlords, the Government exi)ect that the initiative will come from the tenants, who can contact the Housing Cor- ]joration foi- further infor mation about the scheme and the tyi)es of alterna tive landlord that might bo available.
registered housing asso ciations, other indepen dent housing bodies, ten ants co-o]>erative and other community bodies of private firms.
Alternatives include
will have to be approved by the Housing Corpora tion before they can ajjply to tak e o ve r council housing.
Potential new landlords
voting” looks as if it will be implemented, 'fliis means that if tenants do not vote, they will actually be counted as voting in favour of the change.
A system of “negative Although some trans The drawing of Rachel, the daugh
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greetings cards. Jennifer, a freelance artist, has a
stand in the Rural Development Commission tent, including all aspects of her work drawing portraits of animals and children in pencil.
SHIACH— BOTTOMS
The bride’s grandmother travelled from New Zea land to attend the wedding of bank clerk Miss Debbie Bottoms and architect Mi- Brian Shiach at St Philip’s the Apostle, Padiham. The bride is the only
youngest son of Mr and Mrs E. Shiach, of Hapton Road, Padiham. Making the journey from New Zealand was
daughter of Mr and Mrs G. Bottoms, of Whalley Rond, Read. The bridegroom is the
Pollard, groomsman was Mr Russell Robinson and u sh e r s were M r I a n Shiach, the bridegroom’s brother, Mr Michael Riley and Mr Alan Nutter. The ceremony was con
the Stirk House Hotel, Gisburn, and the couple are honeymooning in Scot land. They are to live in Kendal. Photograph: Abbey
of two local light operatic societies, and the choir was made up of friends from the Clitheroe and Calderstones groups. A rece])tion was held at
Ph ot og ra ph e rs , Accrington.
ducted by Fr F. Jennings and organist was Mr Gary Worthy. The bride is a member
wore e r i n 01 i n e - s t y 1 e dresses of Royal Blue with deep frilled hemlines, frilled necklines and short puffed sleeves. Wendy wore a side comb of flow ers and ribbons to match her sma l l bouquet . Amanda wore a circlet of flowers and ribbons to match her flower basket. Best man was Mr Neil
Mrs Wendy P o lla rd , bridesmaid was Miss Amanda Shiach. the bride groom's niece, and the a t te n d a n t was Martin Hoole, the bridegroom’s nephew. Wendy and Amanda
was trimmed with satin and she carried a bouquet of roses, forget-me-nots orchids and bridal flowers trimmed with ribbon. Matron of honour was
by her father, wore an off- the-shoulder style bridal gown of German satin with a detailed bodice, short puffed sleeves and a fitted V waistline. A deep frill at the hemline was trimmed with lace and the back of the gown had a tiered effect, trimmed with lace and finished with a large bow. Her short circular vei
Mrs A. Nutter. The bride, given away
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WIIALLEY Brownies wore given an insight into the work of a llre- man during a visit to Clitheroe’s new fire station. The visit was the last
ied by Brown Owl Mrs Chris Seed, Tawny Owl Mrs We n d y St ot t, young leaders and the paek’s inaseot, Stephen Newman, twin brother of one of the Brownies. Pictured outside the
meeting of the summer for members of the 2nd Wlialley Brownie I’aek. They were aeeompan-
Rubbish turned into profits
LANCASHIRE Count,v Council's waste recvcling centres, including those at Clitheroe and La'ngho, are on target to make about £100,000 from recy cling waste materials this year.
cling initiative, which started in April, show a profit of £20,508. The Henthorn centre showed a profit of £721 — an increase of £288 on tlie same period last year. The Langho centre made a profit of £972, an increase of £527.
fire station arc Brown ies and leaders. Trying helmets for si-/.c arc front, from the left: Louise Nicholls, Phil- lippa'Corl and Stephen
Newman.
county are involved in the scheme, which recovers materials such as oil, waste paper, bric-a-brac and rags.
All 23 household waste recycling centres in the
The majority of the profit, which is used to offset costs on local services such as education and social
Results from the first eight weeks of the recy c.'.
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