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Clith^-oe 2232Jf (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified)


KIBBLE Valley Council has been accused of having a “hypocritical” attitude towards the


Hypocritical’ council


Government’s NHS policy. The criticism came from


I VilliiKC iigricultural shows and fetes boatini; on (he Ribbic at Brungericy


and on the Calder at Whalley. On busy


I cafe plus the boats on the river__a j complete day out for all the family, I fhe ultimate attraction was the dirt I track speedway, which attracted big.


I name riders and hundreds of fans, all I in the early thirties.


[ Every weekend before the Second I World War. special trains, as many as I half-a-dozen on a Sunday morning, 1 from places as far away as Liverpool land .Manchestcr,dropped off passen- I rers at every station from Wilpshirc to iRimington and CJisburn, stations that


J 10 longer e.visl. The passengers walked. | , ireular tours from station to station I md the specials picked them up again 1 n the evening.You could hoard a train


I n London. Glasgow or Manchester 1 ind above the seats you would see I ramed pictures of Downham, Wad-


llington. Clitheroe Castle or Whalley lUibcy. etc., and advising you to travel T,.MS.


lourism and attractions were many. In I.Vhalley alone there were no less than I I dozen places you could get a meal or


I The whole borough was geared to


| t snack at any hour up to midnight. In the 20s and 30s Rihble Valley saw


licnny rate. H.\L 'O' N.\BS.


•s a ly


ruhirly in ngerous I bottom of be long


led on the of .Market


jfusing and pse an aeei- l;lly when e left-hand turn right ■Single file wer.


also drive eet far loo


! safer for wants to


r 0 s s 1 n g


I going to lenody is ■lything is


|es stopped streams of


I he ratepayers a penny. Lust year it I ost them i'30,00(). getting on for a


.And do you know what'.’ It didn’t cost


Inore tourists in a week than it sees I I n a whole summer today.


1 ferry at Hacking Hall. , ".laz Land”, on the Billington side of ('aider Bridge, was a miniature plea- sure beach, with swings and round­ I abouts, belter skelter and an artificial


I (lays you might sit on the river bank for an hour in a queue to cross the


beach with sand from Southport; also a


Coun. Bert Jones and Coun. Barrie Parker (Clitheroe) when they failed to persuade the council to support a cam­ paign cal l ing on the Government to pump more


Labour representatives


ble Valley MP David Wad­ dington for supporting the ^


money into the health ser­ vice. They also hit out at Rib-


Government’s Medicine Bill, which calls for an end to free eye­ sight te s ts and dental


‘ Health and inspections.


ments by the council on local cut -backs were “empty words” if members were not prepared to sup­ port Cannock Chase. He


cil to refuse the request when members were expressing concern about p<)ssible closures in the Kibble Valley, such as Bramley Meade Maternity Hopital and Ribchester Hospital. Coun. Parker said com­


also called on the council to write to Mr Waddington


"deploring” his support for the Health and Medicine


jg which, said Coun.


reminded that the labile already put his name. Works and Health Com- The council decided that previously the matters had already


S’ uV.® Parke r , the MP had


turned (lown a request for been fully discussed in support from Cannock


Chase District Council, which is petitioning the


Government for more NHS cash. Coun. Jones said it was “hypocritical” of the eoun-


Successful pupils


THE following pupils of St Mary’s Hall, Stonyhurst, have been successful in the L . A . M . D . A . examinations.


— Honours. Junior Acting:


Key: D — Distinction, H


Mindless bigotry


from MP


can use your columns to promote mindless, u n th in k in g b ig o t r y with his glib, cliched comments on Northern Ireland, I hope I may be allowed to submit a


IF Mr Waddington


qualified by the opin­ ions of informed conti­ nental ex -co l le a g u e s and friends, and the opinion of most of the non-English speaking world.


m o r e o b j e c t i v e perspective. It is a p e r sp e c t iv e


N o r th e r n I r e la n d comes from the state- legislated thuggery of the British soldiers. In the context o f all


The real terrorism in


resistance movements, as for example those struggling against the Nazi o c c u p a t io n o f th e ir c o u n t r i e s in World War II, all knew their aim had to be to kill the occupying Nazi soldiers. In the context of conflict, Montgom­ ery constantly urged on h is s o ld ie r s th e maxim “Kill Germans!” The Ir ish, in th e ir


I'.efit of all same com- .he council


j’


tuee facili- poral facili- i a great


Ipopulation fie Valiev.


j'l'oe town f ng a nar- jdal stand- lon to faci- liuld, in a 1 be wel-


I E ,\ ; E R T s all mem- I’ a r i s h


I if the resi-


struggle for the dignity and independence that will inevitably one day be the irs , r e c o g n is e that in their con f lic t they have to kill the o c c u p y i n g B r it i s h soldiers. We may express our


t i a n pi e t y, w o u l d declare that I would never be party to such barbaric savagery. But if the face and


p r 0 u d 1 y


abh or r e nc e a t t he sadistic killing o f the two British corporals on March I9th. I, in my smug Chris­


Hall (D), Nigel Bentley (D), Michael Molloy (D), Eric Mee (D). Oracle two — David Brown (D), Neil Coakley (D). Grade three — Jonathan Fanning (D), Matthew Harper (D). Grade five — Anthony Buss (H), Dominic Gavin (H). J un i o r meda l l i on:


Grade one — Duncan


Andrew Donnelly (H), Charles White (H). Senior Acting; Manus


Nunan, of Stonyhurst College.


prose. Grade one — Sarah-


trained by Mrs M. Eileen Clews, of Waddington.


two — Suzanne Egar (D), Aidan Williams. Grade four — Patrick Kiernan (D), Phi l l ip Lane (H). Grade f ive — Simon Tasker (D). The candidates were


Speaking of verse and


Jane Pearce (D), Claire- Louise Pearce (D). Grade


committee and that mem­ bers should take no action on the two Labour council­


■ - • lors' recommendations.


AN Easter play of songs and music put on by Pcndlc County Primary School was a resounding success. Over 200 people attended and throughly enjoyed the two performances. The play was entitled “The Man from Galilee”, and involved some 70 budding young actors and singers.


The whole project was a team effort through and through, with parents


helping with the making of the costumes. Liz Waddington was in charge of the acting and Jean Brennan took


control of all the music in the show.


IT was the big one! The East Lancashire Scanner Superwalk attracted 5,000 walk­ ers on Sunday and


raised over £100,000. As British Summertime


dawned, the sun came out along with walkers of all shapes, sizes and ages. They took to the road,


covering three routes over East Lancashire in the


PUTTING their best foot forward were wa l ke r s l e a v i ng Whalley car park, accompanied by Rib­ ble Vallc.v Mayor Coun. Les Nevett and Mayoress Mrs Fliiccn Nevett.


I fWif-v


Ribble Valley steps out for the Super walk!


biggest single charity event the area has ever seen. It was an historic occasion with an almost carnival atmosphere. At the end of the day


there were 10,000 aching legs, but hajjpily no seri­ ous injuries. From the chairman of


both the East Lancashire Scanner Appeal and the Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Val l ey Heal th Authority, Mr Ian Wool- ley, there was a heartfelt “thank-you” to the walkers


by Mr Ralph Bailey, of Lamb Roe Cottage, Bar- row, the route organiser for the Whalley area, who added: “This amount will take the Appeal Fund


and their sponsors. His words were echoed


through our target of £660,000 required to pur­ chase the scanner. It has now been ordered and will be available for patients at Blackburn Royal Infir­ ma r y wit h in th r e e months.”


THERE were no takers as former Whalley Abbey manager Mr Derek Hartley shouted “all aboard” on Sunday. With his son, Richard, Mr Hartley, marketing officer for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, towed a model of “Mona’s Queen” around the route.


A feast for book lovers


BOOK lovers are in for a feast in Longridge on Eas­ ter Saturday. The written histories of


Clitheroe and Chipping f e atur e among local


interest books on offer at a secondhand book fair being held in the town’s Civic Hall. The dealers are offering


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1988


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We also supply curtains, wallcoverings, blinds and lighting. A vast range of pattern books are available lor loan. Call In or telephone for a free estimate


a free evaluation service to anyone taking a cherished book to the fair and there will be an estimated 15,000 books to be browsed over.


THE new Caboodle g


and tourists. That’s the proud boast


prove a magnet for both local shoppers


'ft shop in the Swan ourtyard is unique to Clitheroe and should


of owne r s Ni ge l and Wendy Connah, who have already notched up a hit with a simi lar shop in Ramsbottom. The Clitheroe operation


s the whole Caboodle Advertising feature


opens for the first time on Saturday and Nigel and


Wendy wi l l provide a sparkling champagne wel­ come to visitors. 'The open day starts at 9-30 a.m. and


continues to 5-30 p.m free glasses of wine will be served by the couple.


range of around 70 differ­ ent lines and offers some­ thing for every pocket and


Caboodle opens with a


and taste — from 49p to £300. “Caboodle is offering a


n s


brains of one of my lit­ tle children, not yet in their teens, had been smashed into an unre­ cognisable pulp from a plastic bullet fired at short range from one of those same soldiers...! wonder! MR R. PARKER, 7 St Chad’s Avenue, Chatburn.


Id golden chance he public


f ling up in in order


j Clitheroe }te, 1 was fread .Mr . letter in I'd to town


range of goods exclusive to the town and possibly the North-West,” said Nigel. “It should prove popular to all those in search of original gifts or beautiful things to enhance their home.“The goods will be displayed in uncluttered surroundings and there will be soft background music, a fountain and a perfttmed atmosphere. Many of the goods are inexpensive yet exclusive, and some are both decora­ tive and practical. “Visitors will be very


welcome to come and browse round the displays, both upstairs and down­ stairs. I’m sure they’ll agree that the shop is like nothing they have seen before.” The range includes


wooden toys, stoneware, an unusual line in wizards, light fittings, glassware, porcelain, exquisite China dragons, clocks, paint­ ings, drawings, framed photographs — some of local aerial scenes — and mix-and-match stationery. One of the main attrac-_


explained that those mem­ bers of the town council attending the meeting did ■SO


Ferhaps it should be


I principle: I rise from


the law.


Iiecessary llsham on frned out. that the


|re expen- that la.st


|) creation


Imore and lers/solici- 1 so make


Iservative


fn saying Perhaps


yiew.s of the public either individually or in a repre­ sentative capacity. Any view.s or comments by councillors were made in a personal capacity and did not reflect a pre-deter- mined corporate view of the town council.


primarily to hear the


I he law. I f time we


holds such strong views, it is rather surpri.sing that he too did not take advan­ tage of this golden oppor­ tunity to voice his views before a “live” and well- mannered audience.


Given that Mr Sharp


3 Primrose Street, Clithcroe.


c 0 U N . E R I C BRACEWELL,


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THE ever-popular touch­ ing tale of Walt Disney’s "Bambi” is the film show­


ing at Clitheroe Civic Hall for a we ek, s ta r t in g tomorrow. There will also be matinees on Wednes­ day and Thursday.


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Wendy and Nigel Connah invite you t6 the opening day on Saturday, ApHl 2nd, 9-30 a.m. — 5-80 p.m.


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is bigger than that at Ramsbottom and will open seven days a week. Cus­ tomers at Ramsbottom have been used to seeing the work of local artists on sale, and Nigel says as the Clitheroe shop extends its reputation, he expects Rioble Valley artists to use the Swan Courtyard premises as an outlet. Nigel (34) considers his


jobs whi le we got the Ramsbottom business off


Cl i theroe ventur e so important that he has given up an executive job with an engineering firm to run the shop himself. He explained: “Wendy and I continued in our own


ple who have moved into their dream home to have it modelled in miniature,” said Nigel. “The service should prove very popular with people who want a memento of their present home or a previous home. The artist works from p h o t o g r a p h s and pictures.” The Clitheroe operation


tions of the business will be a house-modelling ser- vice.provided by ceramics craftsman Brian Ellis, who will demonstrate his craft in the upstairs room at the shop. “'The idea is to give peo­


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Champagne send off for the latest


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Ramsbottom shop, which is run by staff, has proved so popular that we felt it was time to open another shop and work in it myself.”


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premises, launched Caboo­ dle last year. Wendy is a hospital teacher in Man- is expecting another. Chester, working among Nigel has previously ling all over the world for ( physically and mentally worked as an engineering his firm, and enjoys meet- handicapped children, and contracts manager, travel- ing people


above the Ramsbottom job. She has one child and The couple, who live intends to continue this


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