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Poll tax petition at post offices


RURAL post offices in the Ribble Valley have been taking part in a national petition, by the Federation of Sub-Postmasters for people in rural areas'to have the, option’ of paying their poll tax through their local offices. •


tress Mrs Joyce Corrigan, who had to send off , for more petition sheets when she filled five within a short time, finished With a g ra n d to ta l of 200 signatures:


support the rural post offices and this is a good way of .helping to keep them going,’’ she said. Mrs Catherine Poloczek,


“People are trying to .,


tress Mrs June Rumfitt said: “To pay at a sub­ office would mean people would not have to trail to Clitheroe to the bank or council office to pay. It would also mean more work for us.”


Waddington shop plan refused


AN application for plan­ ning permission for the change of use from a garage to a shop in Wad­ dington has been turned down by Ribble Valley Council’s Development Control Sub-committee. Councillors considered


the committee to refuse the application, as the property is on a corner where the road is narrow and there is no parking. It was argued that a business use would also add to e x i s t i n g h ig hw a y problems. The committee sup­


the application from Mr and Mrs Metcalf for the change of use of the prem­ ises at West End Lodge, Belle View Lane. The parish council urged


sub-office, but people are giving good support. How­ ever, it has not been decided yet whether the post office will charge for the service, so many resi­ dents would like more information.” In Downham, postmis­


Stonyhurst postmistress, said: “This is only a small


In Rimington, postmis­ MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS FOR YOUNGSTERS


Guild to tap the area’s creativity


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mative talk from Clitheroe silversmith Mr David Frost.: The guild offers two options to anyone wishing


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THE recently-formed Ribble Valley Guild has discovered that talent abounds in this part of Lancashire and is successfully tapping,


creative energy. The guild’s atm is to provide an effective forum


for creative people in the area to meet and discuss their, interests. Since it was established in June it has gone from


strength to strength and is now commanding respect throughout the area.


to join. People can enrol as friends of the guild, or may go one better and submit some work before a selection committee. If the work reaches the stan­ dards laid down by the guild then full member­ ship will be offered. At present the guild has over 70 associates, of


Factory boss fined £15,000 for shredding


machine man’s death A CLITHEROE man was fined £15,000 for breaching safety regulations which led to the horrific death of a work­ man at a Haslingden plastics factory. The machine had a pull­


footballer David Holt (37), of Pendle Road, Clitheroe, the proprie­ tor of David Holt Plas­ tics, admitted breach­ ing safety regulations and ignoring an order banning the use of a


Holt (30), a director of the firm, •of Reedley Road, Burnley, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, in the first prosecution of its kind this century.


shredding machine. His brother Norman


heard that George Ken­ yon, of Berkeley Crescent, Padiham, was dragged head first into a shredding machine and his body was m i n c e d b e y o n d recognition. Mr Kenyon had only


Preston Crown Court


ported the objections and also refused the applica­ tion on the grounds that there would be an increase in the number of pedes­ trian-related accidents.


worked for the plastics re­ cycling firm for four months. The court was told that safety regula­ tions at the factory had been ignored to increase production.


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ing power equal to a Jaguar car engine and the blades rotated up to 1,200 times a minute, but safety had been ignored and the protective cover removed as bachelor Mr Kenyon fed in lengths of plastic. Mr Michael Maguire


QC, prosecuting, said, “Mr Kenyon’s remains were unrecognisable and one can only hope that his death was instantaneous.” Mr Richard Henriques


Justice Otton described it as 'the worst case of irre­ sponsibility by employers Tie had ever known. Safety devices were


Gareth Williams QC said he had never used the machine with the lid up. Passing sentence, Mr


involving the attempt to rescue his friend’s body. He frequently' breaks down and cannot sleep.” Norman Holt was given


was a general dogsbody and Mr Kenyon’s death had turned him from a fun-loving person into something of a recluse. “Nightmares haunt him


set the example and for months everyone at the factory worked with the machine lid open. Norman Holt, he said,


QC, defending, claimed Holt was one of three peo­ ple to blame — the others being his brother, David, and the factory manager, Bruce Little. ' He said the other two


a 12-month prison sen­ tence suspended for two years and fined £5,000. The company, which is


now up for sale, was fined £26,500 with £10,000


Health and Safety Execu­ tive which instigated the prosecution said, “It is the first time this century that an employer has been accused of manslaughter over the death of an employee.”


and hugged each other in th e dock a f t e r th e sentences. Through his solicitor, Norman Holt said, “I am relieved that it is over but I will never come to terms with the loss of a good friend.”,:- ■ ' ■A spokesman for the


Holt had been grossly neg­ ligent, but did not bear full resp o n s ib ility as his brother ran the business and was in grave derelic­ tion of his obligations towards the workforce. The two brothers wept


minced to death. It was a horrible and unnecessary waste of life.” The Judge said Norman


costs. For David Holt, Mr


A WHOLE h o s t of attractions kept chil­ dren busy at the annual Castle Cement Christ­ mas party, attended by 90 youngsters. Held in Chatburn CE


School hall, it featured a cartoon film, a Punch and Judy show and. visits from a magician


and Father Christmas. There were also con­


tests to find a party queen and P r in c e Charming. Competition was tough, but even­ tu a lly Holly Wood-


Detrimental


RIBBLE VALLEY coun­ cillors have refused a plan­ ning application for the conversion of a bam to a dwelling at Thornley-with- Wheatley, near Chipping. The application, by Peel


deliberately sabotaged — and the risk was obvious and foreseeable. He said, “ He was


worth was crowned q u e e n a n d D e a n Walmsley took the boys’ title. The children are now


which eight are full members. Guild secretary Mrs Chris Rawlinson said that many people had applied to go before the selection committee and that the organi­ sation was currently in negotiations for permanent premises for the guild. Mrs Rawlinson pointd. out that the possibility of


registering the guild as a charity was being looked into. On a commercial front, the guild now sells T-shirts


looking forward to a p an tom im e t r ip in February.


and sweatshirts with a logo pnnted on the front from the Ribble Valley Enterprise Agency office on York Street.


New manager at the CAB


A NEW manager has been appointed for the Clitheroe-based Citizens’ Advice Bureau in succession to Mrs Muriel Webber, who has left for a similar post in Chorley.


Mrs Shirley Wallbank, also opened an extension


Estates Ltd, concerned the conversion .of a barn in Green Lane, designated as an area of outstanding natural beauty. Planning officials considered it would be detrimental to the visual amenities.


of Clayton-le-Moors, who has 10 years’ service with the movement, has taken up her duties at a time when the CAB is extend­ ing its service to all cor­ ners of the Ribble Valley. “We are offering a tele­


phone service and a home- visitor service to people in the villages and outlying areas who feel they cannot get into Clitheroe,” said Mrs Wallbank. “We have


Seasonal message comes by sleigh


RUDOLPH the red-nosed reindeer is in danger of being ousted by an unlikely rival


— Viscount the police horse! The 10-year-old bay gelding will arrive at Brook-


lary’s .Mounted Branch,, is part of a 36?schoOl county-wide Christmas tour.:; ,


Father Christmas will be bringing a serious mes­ sage to the schoolchildren — “Be seen, be safe and don’t talk to strangers.” In a bid to increase safety, all the Brookside


With the seasonal holidays approaching fast, . : ^


pupils up to the age of 8 will be supplied with a flu­ orescent armband to wear to and from school, bearing the important message.


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PUPILS and staff at St Mary’s RC Primary School, Sabden, said thank you to a very spe­ cial lady; nursery teacher Mrs Dinah Hackett, who. has clocked up 21 years’ service to the school. There was a special holds a special place in the


Mass and presentation in hearts of all tne children her honour.


S tre et East, Sabden, The special Mass, which whose own three children coincided with Mrs Hack- are past pupils of St ett’s birthday, was said in Mary’s, joined the school school by parish priest Fr as a welfare assistant, Leon Morris. Afterwards becoming a dinner lady the children sang happy and later a nursery nurse, birthday and presented being “mum” to the recep- cards they had made tion class and infant themselves, children.


Mrs Hackett, of Pendle over the years.”


head teacher Mr Tom teacher Mrs Barbara Potts Prendergast said that in and junior teacher Mrs his 10 years at the school Kathleen Jackson and bou- he had never known her quets of flowers were pre­ say a cross word or lose sented on behalf of the her temper. “She is a very school governors and the loving and kind lady who Friends of St Mary’s.


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Waddington: Erection of overhead line from the Moorcock Inn, Fell Road, to Fellgate, Newton (0900).


, (0901). Sabden: . Detached dwellings at land at Pendleside Close


, Wiswell: Additional greenhouse at Barrow Nursery, Whallev Road, Barrow (0903).


-■ Clitheroe: New. service road at Salthill Industrial Estate, Lincoln Way (0907).


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Ribchester: Section 53 determination for internal alterations ' and improvements at Cage Mill, Greenmoor Lane (0906). '


natural materials extracted from potable water at Lords Quarrv. • Forty Acre Lane (0904). ■ • •


Thorntey-with-Wheatley: Modification to allow disposal of -


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side County Primary School On December 18th, pulling Father Christmas, alias PC Philip Walsh, and sleigh driver PC Harry Munro. The visit, being run by Lancashire Constabu­


in Longridge and hold two sessions a week there." But the extra work


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Wallbank, who has an 18- year-old son, worked as a volunteer with the CAB at Hyndburn and then became deputy manager at Pendle, followed by a period as manager. She has also been a tutor within the service for new trainees and volunteers. Two years ago she had a


emphasises that special training is given to anyone entering the service. Cheshire-born Mrs


break from her CAB work when she left for a 12- month stay in Maryland, USA, where her husband, now a management consul­ tant, was involved in the c om p u te r .s y s tem s industry.


inevitably leads to a need for more, volunteers and Mrs Wallbank is now appealing for recruits and


’ Netballers in demand


for teams to enter next year’s competitions and wants to hear from any individual or teams wish­ ing to play. The re q u irem e n ts needed for each team are seven players or more, with a registration limit of up to 14 players per team. Players must be over 14 years of age and the teams must have netball strips and bibs.


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