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itself has the feel of i?4_ c tiers of age and class,


A LOCAL feast of jazz is set to dazzle Ribble Valley fans — and help eradi­ cate polio from the face of the earth. Jazz — the word v


the music it describes, Rachael music with the pizzazz “ —t l , to cut through bar- _


_ C o I l in SO n


unite three young musi- T r ish and Andy s cians with the talent to mutual, love of music grew bring the world of jazz to into rather more after its knees, together with a they met while both stu- pianist who already has. dents at Leeds College ot The foursome will be Music. The pair are to be


olour and creed. moved to Clitheroe in Jan- It also has the power to nary last year,


performing in a one-off q continued on page 10 charity concert at Clith­ eroe Civic Hall on April


21st — the first time they have ever appeared together in their home town. For the astonishing fact


acclaimed as an all-time great, jazz pianist Stan Barker heads the line-up. His real pride, though,


I n t e r n a t i o n a l l y


lies in the fact that he played a part in the musi­ cal training of his fellow Clitheronian professionals, Trish Ferrarin, Andy Schofield and Iain Dixon.


himself in 1979, having worked with many of the world’s top jazz musicians, and he has since worked throughout Britain and in Europe and America. A highly respected per­


Stan turned professional


Feast of local jazz talent


and Times


YOU can call it what you want, package it cleverly with a catchy title and ingenious tra] pings like a go dustpan and brush award, but one sad, inescapable fact em e r g e s e v e n before the dust has had time to settle on any anti-litter


ft


campaign: The Litter Lout is


STAN BARKER, captured in cartoon by Humphrey Lyttleton for the cover of his “Let’s Duet” album


winning the war. An evening newspa­


per not many miles down the road has just launched a commend­


able clean-up cam­ paign, while BBC TV’s “North West Tonight” is already trying to sw e e p aw ay th e region’s dirty image. We wish them both


well in their campaigns and, make no mistake, the “Advertiser and . Times” will be as delighted as anyone if these two latest battles help us all win the war against the mindless louts who are despoil­ ing our towns and countryside. The “Advertiser and


Times” has done its bit’ as far back'as three years ago. when an


THURSDAY, MARCH 9th, 1989 No. 5,356


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LET’S STOP PUSSYFOOTING OYER THE LITTER LOUT


by the Editor


army of local people responded to our call to help sweep clean the l it te red s tre e ts of Clitheroe. Yet, within a day or


two, the town’s streets were just as much a mess and remain so — take a look at the hedgerows along Pen- dleXRoad and Whalley Road or try to avoid stepping into rubbish in the gutters of Shaw- bridgd,, to pinpoint just three of our blackspots.


is that all four live right here in Clitheroe, two of them born and bred in our town.


British Rail loses its way


An embarrassing leaflet blunder IS BRITISH Rail really on the right track when it comes to promoting


former, arranger and com­ poser, he broadcasts regu­ larly and has numerous television appearances to his credit. His latest LP, “Let's


THE local line is temporarily back to its former glory as an intercity train passes near to Gisburn to boost the Scottish saver return


jazz education in its widest sense, Stan, along with James Platt and Digby, formed “Jazz College,” an organisation to help ensure the future of classic jazz traditions. Andy and Iain have both


Duet,” made with Digby Fairweather, has received wide critical acclaim across Britain and the USA. Deeply concerned with


Watch out for handbag thieves,


been connected with Jazz College since their early teens and Trish since she


warn police RESIDENTS of Ribble Valley villages are warned by police to be on extra alert this week, following a spate of burglaries and handbag thefts in Sabden.


SHOP AT TH i STORE THAT’S


•45ft,


OPEN MORE. . . DAWSONS


IRONMONGERS


A R E O P E N SEX D A Y S A W E E K . . .


MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY


Tuesday morning four homes were entered and handbags and their contents stolen. E n t r y wa s made easier because keys had been left in back doors, and at one home several hundred


pounds was stolen. One victim was the


In the early hours of


left us in some doubt. For the local line,


its services? Recent events have


b v


closed to passenger are stored there and when traffic for almost 17 new leaflets are produced, years, is pictured in all BR’s advertising staff its glory on two pro- search through for attrac-


Vivien Meath stocks of publicity slides


motional B.R. leaflets. tive illustrations. According to Mr Brass,


buted family railcard bro- has happened. He believes chure under an ironic pictures used to advertise heading, “Getting there the senior citizens’ rail- cheaper,” is a picturesque card, in January’s TV view of a train disappear- Times, were taken around ing into the distance over Gisburn and he claims the Whalley Viaduct with the line is used regularly each Abbey ru in s in th e year for filming, foreground.


On the nationally distri- it is not the first time this


returns leaflet shows an sale of the controversial intercity locomotive pass- Settle to Carlisle railway, ing through glorious roll- the line is back in use tem- ing countryside just out- porarily at weekends this s id e G isb u rn , sa y s month as a diversionary Clitheroe rail enthusiast route, while repairs are Mr Peter Brass. He picked the leaflets


The Scottish saver “optional extra,” with the Offered for sale as an


up during a recent rail trip to Inverness and had to look twice when he saw the cover pictures. To be fair to British


AND a train disappears into the-.distance over Whalley Viaduct in a bid to woo people to use the family railcard


carried out to the main west-coast section. If it closes, there would


be no diversionary route, no charter and excursion trains. Closure would also


bring; a halt to freight use on the southern section serving Castle Cement. There would also be a real necessity for B.R. to update its picture library!


outrageous example of the futility of it all, the wonderful clean-up job carried out recently by local Scouts and Ven­ ture Scouts at Holden Clough. Within hours, the dumpers were back, desecrating the beauty spot once again. The message, then,


Or take, as another


appears abundantly clear to us — if you cannot solve, the prob­ lem by reasoning, you should turn to the law for the remedy. Let us introduce on-


Rallying call to


side, probably right past a county council refuse collection point, and dumps his mat­ tress, cooker or fridge at the roadside, defac­ ing a beautiful lane in a mindless manner. What would be his


protect jobs


reaction if we walked into his house and emp­ tied our ashtray on to his living room carpet? Seriously, there is


the-spot fines, as a matter of urgency, to stop this country of ours becoming the dustbin of Europe. I t is time to stop


only one answer left if we are to combat this growing evil — instant fines, with the penalty harsh enough to leave a lasting impression. If necessary, let us


pussyfooting before this fair land meta­ phorically chokes to death beneath a rub­ bish heap, the like.- of which is surely no firm foundation for a civi­ lised society. We all know only too


well the enemy. It is the Litter Lout


who throws his chip paper on the pavement only yards from a bin; the outwardly civilised motorist who pulls on to a picturesque car park, opens the door and proceeds to empty the contents of his ash­ tray on to the floor; the never-seen member of the public who drives miles into the country­


A RALLYING call has gone out to mem­ bers of the National Union of 'Publi c Employees to attend a special meet ing in Clitheroe tonight to discuss the impact of competitive tendering on 400 members in the


Ribble Valley. The Ribble Valley


have a litter warden. If he is half as successful as those who enforce the rule of the yellow peril, then we are con­ vinced our clean streets will soon become the envy, rather than the scorn, of our European neighbours. The do-gooders can


Council has invited private contractors to tender for its refuse collection service and a bid has been put in on behalf of the council’s own staff for them to con­ tinue the work they have traditionally clone. The successful tenderer


talk all they like about educating people to be litter conscious. Taking the environmental argument into the classroom to get them young is a worthwile exercise. But this is a long-term solution. More immediately,


will be notified in the next few weeks. If the council’s own workforce is unsuc­ cessful, there will be noth­ ing to stop them tendering for work previously clone by staff in neighbouring authorities, but local authority workers else­ where will be able to tender for Ribble Valley work. Mr John Wilkinson, Rib­


we should catch the culprits in the very streets they are clut­ tering up — and make a hole in their pockets to teach them a practi­ cal lesson.


They spell out the problem


Totally Hideous Eventually Ruining Our Environment!” About 40 Cubs and 20 Scouts will be putting


CLITHEROE has taken on a special meaning for Cubs and Scouts from the 1st Pendle group in their Keep Clitheroe Clean campaign. For them, the letters spell: “Careless Litter Is


their muscle-power where their mouths are on Sun­ day, carrying out a sponsored clean-up in two of the town’s'worst blackspots, Whalley Road and Pendle Road. The aim of the exercise is three-fold. Two of Clitheroe’s main approach roads will look


ble Valley NUPE branch secretary, said he was confident that his men could go out to fight and win contracts under the new system.


The quality of work and reliability of the workforce was there for all to see, lie acided. There was a strike- free record and in the past firms had been encouraged to move into the Ribble Valley because of these factors, said Mr Wilkin­ son, who is a former presi­ dent of the Ribble Valley Trades Council.


will be prepared to make sacrifices to win contracts. We will be discussing mat­ ters such as pensions, sickness, holidays and loss of job security, but we have traditionally had good relations with the Ribble Valley Council,” he said.


“I think the members


better cared for and, at the same time, the young­ sters involved will complete part of their Conser­ vation Badges. Also, funds will be raised to help the entire 1st Pendle group to continue all aspects of Scouting.


And Jean keeps us spick and span


Rail, the railcard leaflet has now expired, not 17 years ago as did our l Blackburn to Hellifield


Mayor of Ribble Valley, Coun Albert Atkinson, who was in bed at his bun­ galow home in Crowtrees Road when intruders struck Cash totalling £80,


F eb ru ary 28th to be precise. Rail campaigners in the


ine,, but la s t montl^


credit cards and some per­ sonal effects were stolen from his wife’s handbag which had been left on the kitchen table, while their son, James,watched tele­ vision with the family pet dog in another room. In the front room was a


wallet containing several hundred pounds, but this was m is sed by th e intruders. The back door had been


Ribble Valley are under­ standably delighted its scenic qualities have r e c e iv e d n a t io n a l recognition. We were prompted to


perform a wide range of jobs, ranging from garden­ ing and refuse collection to roadwork for the county


NUPE members locally O continued on page 9 ms


would customers please note


ask: “Does British Rail know something we don’t about the future of the line? Is there someone in its advertising department helping in the local cam paign to save the line?” Apparently not. We


Business is as


left unlocked, and Coun Atkinson said he heard noises, but assumed it was his son moving about. Next day the handbag was found to be empty, but some of the credit cards were found lying in the street. While still investigating


rang BR’s public relations department in Birming­ ham. “We know the Black­ burn to Hellifield line is scenic,” said our reporter, “but you closed it down to passenger traffic. Now is it being used to tempt prospective passengers?” The British Rail spokes­


the break-ins, the police were reluctant' to reveal the identity of all the vic­ tims, but the burglaries are understood to have occurred within a very short time and one house is thought to have been ransacked. Now Padiham police are


man replied: “That’s extraordinary. My word, perhaps you shouldn’t have such an attractive bit of railway.” The real explanation


usual


A TRUE knight of the road — that’s Mrs Jean Peacock, for at weekends she can be found around the country lanes near her home collecting dis-,' carded litter. Aided by her trusty friend, a donkey called Jas­


mine, and a small trap, the pair jog off to rummage through the hedgerows at Bashall Eaves, collect­ ing debris left by tourists visiting the Trough of Bowland and Ribble Valley beauty spots. Mrs Peacock says: “I find the whole exercise


appears to be confusion in the BR library.


relaxing and it helps to keep our little part of England as it should be.”


GEMMA IS


warning other house­ holders to be on their guard in case the thieves decide to try their luck in other local villages.


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Found dead in London


A FORMER Clitheroe man was found dead in the Clapham area of London on Saturday night. Lee Michael Thomp­


son (24) formerly lived in Nelson Street, Low


Moor. The coroner has been


informed and a post mortem examination was due to be carried out yesterday morning.


JUMPING for joy is inter­ national junior disco dancer Gemma Dawson.


returned from Denmark a member of the winning British team in the junior contest of the Danish International Champ­ ionships.


Gemma (1 1 ) h a s


"fame” and following in the footsteps of those talented youngsters from the New York Dancing Academy, Gemma, the daughter of Mike and Doreen Dawson, of Kenil­ worth Drive, Clitheroe, spent a hectic Sunday in Copenhagen competing against dancers from Fin­ land, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Holland and


Well on the road to


Centre,” based in Clayton- le-Moors, entered three teams in the champion­ ships. Gemma’s team “Pinnacle” comprised under-12s and there were also under 16s and adults. Dancing started at 11-30


Denmark. The “Shapes Dance


titions she was placed fifth in the doubles out of 100 young dancers. The success is a tribute


ing and was thrilled by her team’s success. In the individual compe­


a.m. and continued until 8- 30 at night, when judges announced that the two junior British teams had won their championships. The adult competition resulted in a draw, the decision going to the Danes because the British had won so much. Ajpupil of St James’s


to the perseverance of the young British dancers; for until the last moment the 30-strong group was unsure whether it would be able to compete.


holding fund-raising events in a bid to try and raise the money necessary to make the trip. ■ With a £2,000 shortfall a


•; For months it had been '


CE Primary School, Clith­ eroe, Gemma thoroughly enjoys competing in Latin American and disco danc­


. “I t was marvellous,” said Mrs.Dawson/who travelled with Gemma. “The dancing was so dif­ ferent. Members of the other teams were not allowed to show their legs-: and wore lycra tights and socks — as we do in train­ ing. Our costumes are full of sequins and glitter and p r< o v e d r e a l l y eye-catching. “Iiwas really pleased we


ham Love, the journey went ahead.


week before the champion­ ships, prospects looked gloomy; but p aren ts pitched in and, to the delight of the dancers and relief of trainer Mr'-Gra­


actively seeking long-term Preston and were filmed sponsorship in a bid to by Granada TV.;


were;4)here. The pupils did well winning solos and. doubles and returned to England with a lot of awards. It was certainly well worth taking part.” Now the dance centre is


ensure that the uncer­ tainty before the' Danish event doe's not hamper future title bids. ■


. At the weekend' the teams gave a display in


. stolen and thrown into the bushes. The money had gone, but all the personal belongings were intact and the owner was very grateful to have the bag returned.


Recently, she found a handbag, which had been


runs her business alongside that of her husband Donald, who is a Clitheroe architect.


An interior designer by profession, Mrs Peacock


won an award for the tidiest hamlet in the last Lancashire Best-Kept Village Competition.


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