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All fingers crossed for sunny day
THERE'S a good chance that Sunday’s Heri tage Fayre at Clitheroe will break even last year’s record figures.
'worth: “We need a nice sunny day if we are to do better than last year — a day that's sunny enough to attract visitors, but not too hot to keep them in their own gardens. “It would be very nice
booked by last weekend, the organisers, Clitheroe’s Round Table and Lions Club, were assured of covering entertainment costs. Now the big ques tion is, “What will the weather be like?” Said Heritage Fayre chairman Allan Holling-
With well over 100 stalls
be offering cars as prizes. The Friends of Lancashire S ch o o ls ’ Symphony Orchestra are raffling a Ford Fiesta, while the Fleetwood and Cleveleys Lions Club is giving away a car on the strength of a roll of dice, with just one catch — all six dice have to show a six! Clitheroe Army Cadets
to beat last year’s figures — every chairman hopes that — but last year will be a hard act to follow!” Last year saw £35,000
raised for charity from some 20,000 visitors. Much to the organisers’ surprise, they discovered from raf fle ticket addresses that many visitors came from as far afield as Liverpool. It was a lesson which
were to have run a war- time-style NAAFI can teen, but have had to pull out of the venture because of other commitments. One big attraction for children will be the Crazy Bears, whose shows take place between 1 and 2 p.m. and 3 and 4 p.m. at the York Street arena. Between the shows there’s an opportunity to have your children photo graphed with the bears. Castle Gate sees the
may prove useful for this year's event and informa tion packs have been sent to newspapers throughout Lancashire and West Yorkshire, in the hope that advance publicity stories may draw yet more visitors. The stalls themselves
are a major attraction. This year two of them will
Mystery blaze
POLICE are appealig for information which could help them solve the mys tery of a vehicle blaze at a disused quarry on Wad- dington Fell. A Mitsubishi Shogun,
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Cloud of uncertainty hangs over future of vital archive resource
TH E m a g n i f i c e n t m em o r y b a n k o f sound in the shadow o f C l ith e r o e C a s t le Keep is s a f e — a t l e a s t fo r a n o th e r
year. However, in the long
term, the future of the N o r th West Sound Archive is still very much on a knife edge. Tucked away behind
Ken Howarth, is for The National Sound Archive
regional service. Recently Mr Howarth
to award an appropriate annual grant to ensure a
the Castle Museum, the archive is as yet not recognised nationally as an important source of sound material. I t seems somewhat
was present at a confer ence when a recommen dation was passed to the Council of Europe that the collections in sound archives should be con sidered major cultural assets and be publicly funded to protect them. An approach has been
ludicrous that the collec tion of 85,000 recordings housed inside the thick castle walls is considered v ita lly im p o r tan t by other countries through out the world and yet its fu tu re is u n c e r ta in beyond April, 1990. The best way to remove
the cloud of uncertainty hanging over the service, according to archivist Mr
Riverside Jazzmen alter nating with the Bolsover School Panharmonic Steel Band to provide virtually non-stop music from 12-30 to 4 p.m. At the same time, the Clitheroe Cale donians dance group is alternating with the Clith eroe and Barnoldswick Ju jitsu Club to provide con stant entertainment in King Street, while the ever-popular Slaidburn Silver Band will be provid ing music in the Market Place. One new feature this
grants from local auth orities in the North West. “ If our sounds were
are of national impor tance, as are the Jodrcll Bank radio astronomy
pictures, we could get the money. I f they were books, we could get the money. Because they are tapes, we are finding it much harder,” declares Mr Howarth adding one of the reasons was the “video revolution which has tended to make peo ple visually, rather than aurally aware.” “Ribble Valley Council
made to L an c a sh ire County Council to fund the salaries of the North West Sound Archive’s two em p lo y e e s , Mr Howarth and part-time a s s is tan t Mr Andrew Schofield. The result of th a t approach is still awaited. In the meantime, their
s a la r ie s have been guaranteed until next
April. The archive has no
budget worth speaking of; it has to rely on
have included the French cultural attachee, the Kenyan cultural a t ta
tapes which chronicle the rise of radio astronomy and include the firs t sounds of Sputnik. There are tapes relat
has been incredibly sup portive. We have the big gest single sound collec tion outside London, covering every subject imaginable, from African children’s finger-count ing songs to Lancashire weavers reminiscing.” Special collections
ing to the Falklands War, the Yorkshire Rip per, the Abbeystead disaster, interviews with prisoners and prison officers in Strangeways Prison and a multitude of material relating to the life, character, history and traditions of the North West. B ro ad c a s te r s have
chee, the Museums and Galleries Commission and Lord Montagu of B e a u l ie u . A so u n d archive has now been established in Kenya fol- lo w in g v i s i t s to Clitheroe. The archive does not
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receive a grant from the British Library National Sound Archive and its revenue is not high enough to qualify for financial aid from the Council of Europe. Ribble Valley MP Mr
housed in the archive for safe keeping include recordings by the Polish Solidarity workers in the dockyards. The L. S. Lowry per sonal reminiscence tapes
deposited material with the archive and there are interviews with scientist Sir Bernard Lovell, Sir Harry Platt, Violet Car- son and Charlie Cairolli. A collection of 10,000
U f;
David Waddington has been approached twice, but as yet he has been unsuccessful in attempts to secure finance. The archive is financed
recordings from York shire has been temporar ily housed in the building until suitable storage can be found in the county. Distinguished visitors
by a consortium of local authorities, which has passed a resolution stat ing that the collection must be preserved at all cost in the event of fail ure to achieve funding.
stolen from Skipton last J u 1 y . had its wheels removed before being set on fire on Sunday evening between 10-30 p.m. and 11 p.m.
tion is asked to contact PC Barber at Newton (Slaid burn 223) or Clitheroe Police (Clitheroe 23818).
Anyone with informa
year is the prize for the fayre ticket draw, a glam orous trip on the Orient Express. Tickets are £1. The winner will have first- class rail travel to London, a tr ip on the Orient Express to Paris, two nights at a four-star hotel in Paris, two tickets for the Moulin Rouge and a return flight to Manches ter. The winning ticket will not be drawn until August 19th. Organisers have asked
Wonder cream set for EEC in £lm. deal
THE attractions of the Ribble Valley are. being promoted worldwide, thanks to the amazing success of a Clitheroe
product. M r s D o r o t h y
Gleave’s hair restorer was the subject of a spectacular weekend launch in the Common Market, following a deal worth in excess of
stallholders not to sell or offer alcohol, to help pre vent visitors from drinking in the streets.
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Roundabout plan for A59 blackspot
THE notorious Barrow turn-off on the A59 trunk road, scene of many fatal accidents, may soon be replaced by a roundabout.
1 was extra white line mark- involve strangers to the ings at the junction.
, suggest a roundabout to because the junction is so the Ministry of Transport, bad.”
County Surveyor Mr M. ment that no locals have F. Callery has led him to been injured so far,
A detailed survey by iuck than good manage- area. It is more due to
' trunk roadsP°"S'b 1C for a" Mr Cowperthwaite s “It is a relief that at last a(,tle(1 that
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I junction and was delighted of road, but nearer to Bar- when the surveyor’s reply row, as an access to a pro to a recent letter was posed industrial village for received.
expressed concern many is considering another times to Lancashire application for a round- County Council about the about on the same stretch
T h e c o u n c i l h a s Meanwhile, the Ministry suggestion. Said Mr Cowperthwaite: Properties Ltd. London developers Pilot
done to prevent other lives 'vas ‘j1 ^he pipe mei an being lo s t ,” said Mr hoped the Ministry of George Cowperthwaite, Transport would soon fol-
omething is going to be “very relieved that action
Pendleton area have pro- the road because prangs tested for years about the are so regular and locals danger they face each time are worried that they may they use the road, but be innocent victims in the until now all they gained crashes, which usually
Drivers who live in the “There is often glass on
£lm. Mrs Gleave and her
daughter Susan spent the Bank Holiday in Belgium during a major advertising launch to promote the “Gleave Hairline System” throughout the EEC. From this month, thou
joining many satisfied Japanese who have been able to use the product for the past year, after a lucrative deal with the To kyo-based Mitsubishi Corporation. It was Pendle Hill which
sands of Europeans will reap the benefit of the incredible hair restorer,
brought Mrs Gleave and her husband Charles to the Ribble Valley eight years ago. Initially from St Annes,
by Vivien Meath
under licence in, the Com mon Market, with the exception of thef. UK,
fected by the fantastic suc cess of the product she
where Mrs Gleave will still manufacture and sell her
product. Continental interest was
began making in the kit chen of her home in St Annes.
sparked off following an exclusive report in the “Advertiser and Times” about the Japanese deal in March last year. National newspapers, radio and television followed up the local success story and, after many enquiries, the Gleave family decided to sign contracts with the family firm of “Vivet.” Strictly-controlled tests
her by her grandmother, contains best Navy rum, along with other secret
The recipe, handed to
ingredients. “I made about four pots
at a time and gave them to friends,” she recalls. “All this is quite incredible.” Interest in the product
have been carried out in Belgium since June last year. The firm contacted 80 semi-bald men and after several months 60 had already shown some new hair growth. The results of the tests,
the couple looked around and fell in love with the
Ribble Valley. “As soon as I reached
the second roundabout on the A59 I looked up and saw Pendle Hill dominat ing the skyline. I knew I had to come and live and work here,” says Mrs
Gleave. She had a choice of four
industrial units at Salthill and chose the one with a view of Pendle from her office window. She also bought a house at Sawley with views of Pendle from its frontage. In the past year, many,
overseas customers have visited the Salthill unit
and been just as impressed as the Gleave family with the local landscape. Now the Belgian cos
metic firm “Vivet”is man ufacturing the cream
has already ensured that she has seen more of the world than she ever imagined. Customers rely on her
this should not become the Northern outlet of the N a tio n a l Sound A r c h iv e ,” sa y s Mr H ow a r th . “ We a re averaging 400 inquiries a month in peak season and that’s stretching us. We need national public funding. The potential for tourism is tremen dous. We could have a number of machines housed in the Castle Museum for people to put a coin in and listen to
“I sec no reason why
various recordings. It would only involve a modest investment.” This month the archive
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details of this month’s competition. The “Advertiser and
Times” has joined forces with the Blackburn Area Road Safety Association to stage a Safe Driver and Manoeuvrability
Test. The venue is Booth’s
received a £5,000 grant from the Association of G re a te r Man ch e s ter A u th o r i t ie s to buy equipment. The money will be put
car park, Clitheroe, and the date to remember is Sunday, June 11th, at 10 a.m. Entries close next Fri-
day.
to good use and has been gratefully received, but the q u e s tio n now is whether there will be anyone employed to run tha t equipment in 12 months’ time.
Livewire Sara scoops top
business award
BUBBLING over this week is Grindleton resi dent Sara Collinge who scooped the new busi ness category in the Lancashire Livewire
scheme.
pagne and celebrations for Sara (25), of Till House, who in March became the 500th client of the Ribble V a l le y E n t e r p r i s e
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own designer children’s wear business, the former
ness has been a lifelong ambition and this week she paid tribute to staff at the Ribble Valley Enter prise Agency for their support, especially agency d i r e c to r Mrs C h r is Rawlinson. Livewire is the Shell
THERE’S fun to be had in Worston this month when “Midsummer Mad ness” hits the village. A great day out is in
store for all the family when local organisations join forces to present a special Father’s Day treat in the gardens of the Calfs Head Hotel. Supported by the
“Advertiser and Times,” it is hoped that a large amount will be raised for local charities and among the highlights will be the retirement of the current “Mayor of Worston,” managing director of East Lancashire News papers Mr Neil Bray, and the installation of the new Mayor, yet to be announced. For more details see
page 7. ★
KEEP an eye on our columns in the coming weeks for details of a special photographic competition. To celebrate the 50th
supported scheme to encourage and help young people between 16 and 25
detail. At County. Hall, Pres
ton, last Wednesday she completed rigorous inter views with other finalists in the competition, to take first place in her category. The £600 p r iz e is
nal entrants from various parts of Lancashire. To i celebrate her success, she
Sara was one of 51 origi
already spoken for — she is putting it towards the cost of having her first colour brochure printed. Sara, who says she was
s holding “open house” in Grindleton today between 10-30 a.m. and 3-30 p.m., for anyone who wishes to go along and see her products.____________
anniversary of Ribbles- dale Camera Club and the 150th anniversary this year of the inven tion of photography, the “Advertiser and Times” is running a competition fo r R ib b le V alley residents. Photographs of any
subject must be taken within the Ribble Valley area.
“shaking like a leaf’ dur ing last week’s final, works from home, design ing, making and selling
product in the Middle East, Australia, South A- frica, America, Japan and now Europe, along with many throughout Great
which were supervised by the Belgian equivalent of magistrates, are to be included in publicity litera ture and a British firm which designs packaging
Britain. Letters flood in to the Salthill unit praising her
Eroduct and her file is
for cosmetic giants Eliza beth Arden and Estee Lauder has won the
contract. This week’s launch is
• including the lady who writes that she thinks of
ulging with comments from grateful customers,
costing £700,000. The pro duct, sold in the UK as “The Hair Cream,” .is packaged in a presentation box containing sachets for six weeks’ use, shampoo, and conditioner. A million sachets have been filled and 50,000 boxes ordered. ■ “Vivet” is opening spe
cial telephone lines for cus tomers to deal with any queries or problems they may have in the use of the product. A quietly-spoken unas
Mrs Gleave every evening as she massages the won der cream into her hus band’s scalp before going to sleep! Thoughts of retirement
Action over Gisburn Sunday markets
THE Ribble Valley Council is to take action following complaints about tra f f ic chaos caused by Sunday mar kets at Gisburn. A meeting is being
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are far from Mrs Gleave’s mind. She has turned down many offers for the manufacture of her cream in the UK, adding that contact with her custom ers is far more important than the financial benefits it would bring. There is, however, one
arranged with officials of the Gisburn Auction Mart Company as a mat ter of priority to discuss the issue, following a meeting of the council’s Public Works and Health Committee, which con sidered the issue in pri vate on Tuesday. Residents claim they
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were made prisoners in their own homes during the four-day Easter mar ket and that parked cars were damaged. The par ish council was bom barded with complaints and its members recom mended that four mar kets a year would be an acceptable figure for the
village.
Ribble row over dead fish: anglers blame farming J
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•Higham, vice-chairman of Ribblesdale Angling Association. “There are over 300 dead fish in the river between Low Moor and West Bradford.” Mr Higham, pictured
FARMERS and agricul tural practices are being, blamed by anglers for the discovery of more than 300 dead fish, found floating along a local stretch of the Ribble. “The rivers are a dis g r a c e ,” said F red
on, there will be nothing left in the Ribble. If the fish can’t live in it, the r iv e r is not f it for anything.”
by Mr Roy Macauley, pollution control man ager of North West Water.
The claim was refuted
excessive plant growth which starved the water of oxygen, rather than agricultural nitrates.
He said that it was the
with a dead fish, says the problem is lack of oxygen in the river, caused by agricultural nitrates washing into the water from the land. "Farming practices
have got to be changed,” he said. “If this carries
• but acidic and low in oxygen during the night. There is a lot of plant growth in' the river,
Mr Macauley explained, has meant that the rivers are high in alkaline and oxygen during the day,
The sunny weather,
which is accelerated by the hot weather. “The ag r icu ltu ra l
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slurry runs off the land and there is nitrate in it,” Mr Macaulay added. “But that is just a con tributory factor and not the prime cause.-It is regarded as good agri cultural practice to spread slurry on the land.” Mr Macaulay said' that
this did not happen in other parts of the river and it was a problem peculiar to -that particu lar stretch. "We have had river
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