ay 223:11 (Classified) ouncillors say ‘n o ’ to farm dwelling


ALLOWING a visit to a aidburn farm, Ribble dley councillors turned >wn an outline applica- jn for an agricultural celling. Members of the Devel- ment Control Sub-com-


ittee had previously Terred the matter, but llowing closer inspection the site, at Standridge


enny, had submitted an itline plan for the eree- on of an agricultural orker’s dwelling on land ithin the farm grounds. Objecting to tne applica- in, the parish council


irm, they agreed it was isuitable. The applicant, Mr P.


.id the dwelling would and out, not harmonise ith the surroundings and uld set a precedent. If the application was


Conversion into shops


-arer to the existing farm ildings. Ribble Valley Council’s


r a farm worker’s dwell- g, it should be sited


ie matter should be put lck into the hands of the iplicant. “He knows we re sympathetic to his .-eds, but his needs will ive to be tailored to the ans we are prepared to :cept.”


‘blip Bailey, said siting le dwelling away from rm buildings was inap- •opriate and could create precedent. Coun. Ron Pickup said


Not for horse riding


juncillor met with abuse .hen he stopped to tell wo adult horse-riders nat they should not be sing a footpath near Haddington and West


RIBBLE VALLEY


iradford School. Coun. John Walmsley


Waddington) told the juncil’s Public Works and lealth Committee about ne incident and suggested nat a notice be put up to ay that the path was not ir horse-riding. The Lancashire County


:0t allowed it would pro- ably not have any legal tanding. He suggested that per- aps it was a matter for


aid no such sign existed nd if a notice was put up j say horse-riding was


'ouncil’s Divisional Sur- eyor Mr Denis Wright


lie police as “obstruction f the footway." Coun. Walmsley replied


.ss team v blood


hat he would be reporting he matter to the police.


rector of development d client services, Mr


WORK has begun on con­ verting the former Nor- web storage warehouse in King Lane, Clitheroe, into shops.


converted into three units in a small arcade-style development, with access from the back.


The building is being


of a lengthy saga in which plans were submitted for a town centre nightclub on the site.


The work marks the end


against Clitheroe magis­ trates’ refusal to grant a justices’ licence and the building was put on the market more than 12 months ago.


property, Mr Deryck Wright, lost his appeal


The former owner of the


Caribbean style fun


THEY could have danced all night at SS Michael and John’s parish hall in Clith­ eroe when a 10-strong West Indian s te c i band came to town. The event, organ­


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Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified)


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, April 6th, 1089


Parish rallies to call for urgent church repairs


IT can be done! That’s the message from the Rev. Les Austin, Vicar of St Bartholomew’s Church, Tosside, following parish response to an appeal which has seen a staggering £13,311 raised in neatly lo


months for is for repairs to the church. The total is all the more


re


surprising when it is con­ sidered that the isolated hamlet above Slaidburn has fewer than 200 people. Mr Austin added: “ I really am staggered. It is


of parishioners, who made a very real financial sacri­ fice in giving. , “I hope it serves as an


very touching on the part


encouragement to others faced with the daunting task of raising large amounts of money for church repairs. I would like to place on record my thanks to the church coun­ cil members who have worked long and hard on the building appeal. “When we started on


mists of time, but it is known that a building existed before 1650. In the old days it was known as Houghton Chapel, serving as a chapel of ease for Gis- burn Church.


Cyclist hurt


A YOUTH was treated at the Royal Preston Hospi­ tal after falling off his bicyle on the Whitewell- to-Chipping Road.


ised by the social centre committee, attracted 140 people who sampled Carib- bean-style fun with music from the Bir­ mingham band Croa- mite. A chicken sup­ per was enjoyed. Committee secre­


tary Mrs Edith Turner said: “Everyone let their hair down and it was great fun. We could have danced all night.” Our picture shows


the fund I was afraid the whole thing would die. I hoped we would get money from the charities to which we applied and many of them have been most generous, but it is the parish response which leaves me most amazed.” It is now expected that


TVaa


Ribblesdale Avenue, Accrington, went home after treatment.


Wayne Pilling (19) of


at about 10 a.m. on Sun­ day near Doeford Bridge.


The accident happened


some of the dancers with band members.


Village bypass hopes dashed by county


HOPES of a bypass for Waddington have been dashed.


Valley Council, county surveyor Mr M. Callery lists the problems of find­ ing an environmentally acceptable route, high costs and limited potential for benefit to the highway network as reasons. The views of the county


In a letter to the Ribble


homes will shatter the quiet of their best kept award-winning village and increase the risk of serious accidents. Coun. Eric Bracewell


council were sought fol­ lowing a recent planning application to extend the Waddington Fell quarry workings. Mr Callery assured


said it should be made clear that the council had not given up hope of a by­ pass and added: “It is unfortunate that we may have to wait for something serious to happen before they do anything about


it.”


members of the Planning and Transportation Com­ mittee that he would con­ tinue to “seek out and con- s id e r ways of both enhancing safety and ame­ liorating the effect of traf­ fic within the village whenever possible.” Concern has been


ison for Clitheroe Chess 'aterfoot A at home, with -two board defeat.


blood to strenghten its jhallenge for 1989-90. The minimum number of play­ ers needed to run two teams is eight, which is the available adult mem­ bership at the moment. If anyone is interested


• as Eric Mansfield, who ■ompleted the season vithout defeat, scoring our wins and four draws n the eight matches for vhich he was available. Brian Carr had three wins ind four draws from his 11 matches. The team needs fresh


;raws. Most successful player


layed together on four ccasions which produced he win and two of the


question of motorists parking on the relief run out on Waddington Fell and asked for steps to be taken to ensure that no- one parked there. Director of development


Councillors raised the


expressed by both the bor­ ough and parish councils over the increase of heavy contractors’ vehicles trav­ elling through the village. Last month members of


the parish council were given fig u re s which showed that there were currently 90 heavy and 30 light vehicle movements daily in connection with


the job will be completed by August 25th, which is appropriately St Bartholo­ mew’s Day. This will be two years ahead of sched­ ule and a dedication ser­ vice will be conducted by the assistant Bishop of Bradford, the Rt Rev. David Evans, two days later. Redecoration and the


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removal of slates to insqrt felt to make the roof com­ pletely weatherproof have still to be carried out. Other work has included


Help at bar leads to £250 fine


SEL F -EM P LO Y ED builder John James Travis offered to help out when he found that they were short-staffed at his club. He was offered drinks


by customers and did not know how much he had consumed, but when Travis was stopped by police, he was found to be nearly twice over the legal limit. Travis (45), of Mytton


BUSINESS is booming at the Trutex factory in Clitheroe and the MP for the Ribble Valley, Mr David Wadding- ;on, saw the reason why when he was shown round the works on Thursday. T r u t e x , which and managers Mr Ian Far-


and client services Mr Phi­ lip Bailey said there had been a recent incident where a motorist had parked his car, complete with caravan and picnic table on the relief run out. Fortunately he had been seen by Coun. John' Walmsley (Waddington), who suggested he found somewhere safer to park. Coun. Walmsley said


the quarry. Residents have com­


plained that more heavy lorries roaring past their


the county should erect a sign indicating to people approaching from Wad­ dington that it was an escape route which should


be kept clear.


Council salutes St Augustine’s


CONGRATULATIONS are to be sent from the Ribble


in joining — free for the last few weeks of the sea­ son — further details are available from club secre­ tary Peter Ryan (Clith­ eroe 25721).


dpients of prestigious oy the Bishop of Bum-


UTS OPS


D AR R EN


St Augustine’s School. Like Daniel, he t o o k ;part in the Scouts Conservation weekend and also helped with Cubs’ activities and various expeditions and hikes.


Darren is also a pupil of


member of the/Scout Canoe Club and attends Chatburn Youth Club. Darren is the second-son >


He is keen on sport, is a ;


of Mr and Mrs Edward Jackson, of Pendl e Avenue, Chatburn.


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THE film featuring the true adventures of Dian Fossey, “Gorillas in the mist,” starts its week-long run at Clitheroe Civic Hall tomorrow night. It stars Sigourney Weaver and Bryan Brown.


C o n v e r s io n


THE Ribble Valley Coun cil’s Development Sub­ committee has approved the conversion of a redun­ dant bam to a dwelling on land fronting Hesketh


Lane, Chipping. Pendle Club


WINNERS of the weekly bridge session at Clitheroe Pendle Club were G. Horsfield and J. Harrison, Miss R. Holland and Mrs L. Lynch.


(Bolton-by-Bowland) explained that the original production was written some three years ago by teachers Peter Rose and Anne Conlon, who spotted the problems facing the rain forests and used these | as the theme for the musical.


Coun. Joyce Lilburn


in the school’s cap that the World Wildlife Association | had taken on the musical I to help their work.


She said it was a feather


Valley Council to St Augustine’s RC High School, Bil- lington, following their appearance on television. The school’s musi­


cal,“Yanomamo,” about the tropical rain forests of the Amazon was screened over Easter. It was ren­ amed “Song of the Forest” for the Channel Four] production.


Coun. Chris Holtom (Wilpshire) paid tribute to


the school and said the programme was most professional.


I He was fined £250 and disqualified from driving for 15 months. The court heard that a


View, Clitheroe, pleaded guilty to driving a motor car with excess alcohol in his blood.


| the legal limit being 80. I Mr Bill Greenwood, representing Travis, said it was not a case of going out on a binge. Travis hac offered his services behind the bar and was unaware of the amount he had drunk. Losing his licence would


blood test showed showed 149 milligrams of alcohol,


employs 154 people locally, is part of the Tootal group and cur­ rently has a very busy order book making shirts, skirts, trousers and other clothing for the domestic market. One million garments are expected to be made in Clitheroe this year. Mr W a d d in g to n insp e cted the f irm ’s


rington and Mr Barry


aided production line, which c o n s id e rab ly improves quality inspec­ tion, was shown to Mr Waddington. Mr Dean said: “We have


Dean. A pre-set computer-


a continual investment programme in Clitheroe. Mr Waddington seemed impressed by what he


Henthorn works in Brown Street and the warehouse at Jubilee Mills in Taylor Street and afterwards had lunch with company executives. Among those showing


tured meeting production line workers.


saw.” Mr Waddington is pic­


Banned for 18 months


BILLINGTON man Wil liam Beattie was fined £150 and banned from driving for 18 months by Clitheroe magistrates when he pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol in his breath. The court heard that


dismantling the bell cote and installing four new stone pillars. The bell was not being used and this area of the church was becoming dangerous. The estimated cost of this alone, including having the bell rehung, came to more than £6,000. Plans for the west wall


in c lu d ed e x te n s iv e repointing. Inside, it was intended to remove all deteriorating plaster, but once this was done it was considered that the wall was so attractive that it would be best simply repointed with natural stone and with a damp course fitted. R em a in in g w o rk


Beattie (58), of Billington Gardens, was stopped by police shortly after 10 p.m. A breath test showed that he had 83 micrograms of alcohol in his breath, the legal limit being 35. In court, Beattie, who


was unemployed, said he did not feel that he had had too much to drink.


DEFERRED


him round were managing director Mr Eric White- head, finance director Mr Peter Wilson, merchandis­ ing director Mr Jim Swan


DECISIONS on two con­ version schemes in the Belle View Lane area of Waddington, from differ­ ent applicants, have been deferred by the Ribble Valley Council’s Devel­ opment Sub-committee, as


the parish council has not yet seen the plans. One is to convert a barn


to a dwelling on land to the west of the lane and the other is to turn a building to the north of the lane into a cottage.


Planning in the pipeline


impose a tremendous bur­ den on him, said Mr Greenwood, for, as a self- employed builder, he needed a vehicle to trans­ port his tools to the vil­ lages around Clitheroe.


Chemists’ rota


| 30 p.m. Boots, Castle Street: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Monday to Friday until 6-30 p.m.


TODAY and tomorrow, Heyes, Moor Lane, Clith­ eroe, will be open until 6-


AN application made by the Ribble Valley Council to change premises at 3 Market Place, Clitheroe, from a retail shop to a tourist information centre is among plans lodged with the council's Planning Department (number 0152). Other applications include: Clitheroe: Change of use


Whitehalgh Lane, Langho, to private dwelling (0156).


semi-detached properties on land at Stubbins Lane, with new access to the lane (0157).


from retail to coffee shop and Italian licensed restaurant at 4 Castle Street (0149). Extension to the side of 141


Sabdcn: Erection of a pair of


extensions to the Higher Trapp Country House Hotel (0113).


Simonstone: Alterations and


tural worker’s dwelling at Mit- ton Hall Farm, Mitton (0136). Read: Residential devel­


Whalley: Erection of agricul­


* Parson Lane (020G). First floor bedroom extension


Henthorn Road (0150). Erection of a shop sign at 1-3


at 10 King Lane (0209). Siting of a spotlit projecting


sign at 32 Castle Street (0217). Billington: Conversion of bam adjacent to Noblets Farm,


opment to provide five starter homes ana eight detached dwellings at Victoria Mill,* Whalley Road (0205). West Bradford: Erection of a conservatory/greenhouse at 2


Hillside Drive (0207). * Gisburn: Change of use of store room off Livery Road into


dwelling at End House Stud, Main Street (0210).


extension and fitting of pitched roof to existing toilets at Spread Eagle Hotel, Main Road, Saw- ley (0212).


BoIton-by-Bowland: Toilet


dwelling on Plot A, Clegg House Farm, Pendleton Road (0214).


Wiswell: Erection of private


Bowland with Leagram. Reopening of blocked-up stone muilion window, demolition of brick dairy adjoining house and re•pointing of the west


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detached three-bedroomed bun­ galow for occupancy by an agri­ cultural worker at Hareclough Farm, Rabbit Lane (0218).


'able at Loud Mytham Farm, _.oud Mytham Road (0215). Bashall Eaves: Erection of


p in in .**—•■*> facing


includes rewiring and replacing windows. By August it is estimated that £18,000 will have been spent on the church and several thousand pounds have still to be raised. The or igins of the church are lost in the


Tips for the under-fives


The next meeting of tlje Ribble Valley Pre-school Playgroup Association will be held on April 11th at 8 p.m. in the Memorial Hall, Salesbury.


tion will be given by Sheila Standing, of Blackpool, who has many good ideas to make storytime more captivating for the under- fives. Everyone is wel­ come to attend.


A talk and demonstra­


Parishioners invited


THE Clitheroe Parish Church annual meeting of parishioners to elect churchwardens and the annual parochial church meeting are to be held on April 14th at 7-30 p.m. in the parish hall. Parishioners are invited


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