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AS tall stories go, this one stands 10ft. and would look


Can you solve this prickly problem? by TOBY CHAPMAN


more at home in the Arizona desert — not squashed in a West Bradford conservatory.


The subject in question is a


monster cactus, owned by Mrs Susan Hanson, which refuses point blank to stop growing. Now, after six long years of loving care, she has decided th a t enough is enough and in a bid to safe­ guard the roof of her conser­ vatory is looking-for someone


to give the plant a new home. Mrs Hanson, of Hillside


Drive, bought the plant from a garden centre in 1983 and duly placed it with her other cacti, not knowing what growing powers were lying dormant in the unassuming pot. From then on, the plant


was fed on a normal liquid feed and kept in an unheated conservatory. Whilst the


the cactus has grown to be almost 10ft. high and will soon be too tall to fit in the conservatory. Mrs Hanson is distraught.


other plants remained around the same height, the new arrival began to creep up and up until it had overtaken all the other foliage. From a meagre six inches,


“I don’t know what to do with it,” she said. “I can’t throw it


away, it is like part of the family.” Neither Mrs Hanson nor


ing garden enthusiast with a lot of room, who is willing to relieve Mrs Hanson of her problem and look after the plant. Anyone with any ideas should contact Mrs Hanson direct (Clitheroe 23467).


ROEFIELD SHOW IS NOW ON THE ROAD


A LATE burst of action has resulted in a £5,000 boost for the


Roefield coffers. Two weeks ago we said,


“It’s time to stand up. for Roefield.” Your response was mag­


nificent and appeal chair­ man Mr Richard Green­ wood this week thanked all those who have worked so hard in recent weeks. The fund now stands at


£45,000. It is still £25,000 short of the £70,000 tar­ get, but- leisure centre committee members are optimistic, that, with your help, this target will be reached by the New Year. There is certainly no


time for complacency and all the stops still need to be pulled out. The buy-a-brick cam­


paign is well underway and, with minimum dona­ tions just £1, “why not buy a hodful?” suggests Mi- Greenwood (see coupon on page 3). Tickets are available for


ROEFIELD. LEISURE APPEAL


the sportsman’s dinner at Stirk House a week tom- morrow, being held in con­ junction with the Lions. Former Middlesex and England cricketer Mr Peter Parfitt is the guest speaker and sp ort ing organisations, industry, clubs and pubs can book their tables through Mr Ian Newton (Clitheroe 25111) or Mr Greenwood. Remaining lots from last


month’s celebrity auction will be auctioned at the


by VIVIEN MEATH


dinner, including England captain Bryan Robson’s famous No. 7 shirt and an autographed Eve rton football. Following requests, the


appeal has introduced a covenant scheme and forms and further details can be obtained from Mr Greenwood (Stonyhurst 252 or Clitheroe 22522). This week he expressed


thanks to all those who have played a part in rais­ ing the additional £5,000. The Badminton Club


has now raised more than £2,000 in total, the Moun­ taineering Club is just under the £2,000 mark and


staff and pupils at Clith­ eroe Royal Grammar School are catching up fast.


Sixth-form pupils and


former students recently undertook a sponsored hitch hike, setting off in pairs to see how many miles they could cover. The v entur e was the brainchild of former pupil Mick Hepworth (18), who with his partner Michael McLaughlin was the ran- n e r - u p , r e a c h i n g Portsmouth.


The competition was


won by Richard Mellon and Anne Jackson, who


made it to Bude, in Corn­ wall. The £400 raised by the venture has been divided between Roefield and th e Rain F o r e s t Foundation.


Pendle Ski Club’s recent


open day and the commit­ te e ’s auction have also added to the kitty.


With just seven weeks


to go before the New Year deadline and, if the target has been reached, the release of a £250,000 grant for the project by the Rib- ble Valley Council, the pressure is on.


“We can get the r e,”


sa y s Mr Greenwood. “Let’s get the show on the road.”


Village anger over filthy water


BATTLING Sabden pensioner Mr George Frost says he will refuse tojiay his water rates in Sabden unless the water authority takes urgent action to improve “disgraceful” water supplies in the


village. George (72), of Pendle


Road West, said: “I did not expect to be doing anything like this at my time of life, but somebody has to make a stand. “When the water turns’


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MR FROST with a glass of murky water and the petition he hopes will put an end to it


CHAMPION ON


FOUR WHEELS A CHATBURN man has won the- British North East trike trophy championship for four-wheel motor bikes.


Mr Russell Townson (27), of Sawley Road, Chatburn, won by just seven points, having notched up victories in 10 of the 30 races over the competition season from February to October.


Iti a closely-fought contest at Newcastle,


in this fast-growing and exciting sport. Next year I am hoping for more sponsors as it is a very expensive sport.”


Russell said: “I am very pleased to have won Each machine, also known as a quad motor


bike, can reach 100 m.p.h. The purchase price is about £3,000 and an extra £500 needs spending on a machine to bring it to competition standard.


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Russell uses a van to carry his.quad sports


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bikes and in 1979 won a North-West championship, but in 1987 turned to riding the four-wheel bikes. Our picture shows a triumphant Russell in his racing strip, with his Honda 250 Quad.


Russell used to ride two-wheel scramble motor


brown it is pure filth. There is a serious health risk, with children vomit­ ing and going down with diarrhoea and the elderly stricken with stomach complaints.”


A protest petition being circulated by Mr Frost in


by JOHN DOVER


the village this week has attracted considerable support. At the village newsagent’s alone, more than 100 signatures have been collected as residents despair of a solution. *


Now North West Water


officials have promised to come to George’s house a week today for a face-to- face meeting.


“It is a bit like bringing


t h e m o u n ta i n t o Mohammed, but it will be worth it if it only makes the officials realise the concern of many people, not only in Sabden, but in the other villages in. the Ribble Valley. What we r e c e iv e at t im e s is a disgrace.”


George says that when


he first complained to water authority officials in Burnley, they threatened to get tough and to cut off his supplies if he withheld his annual water rates.


“Then they said they


would take me to court, which would put my costs up. I resented this very much, because they were assuming the court would go in their favour.


“Quite often it is the


ordinary people who win at the end of the day and I did not allow myself to be intimidated by this kind of talk. My threat still stands if nothing is done,” added George, who is a former journalist.


The problem has been


getting worse and worse in Sabden. At first, water officials told villagers that supplies would improve once new mains were laid.


completed and although clean-looking water is coming through the pipes, it is liable to go muddy brown, with “bits” floating in it, without any warning.


This work has now been West Bradford r e s i­


dents are planning a public meeting to protest over “thick Drown sludge” in their supplies, while in Waddington, housewives a r e u p s e t a t brown tap-water.


Their fury has become


increasingly frustrated since the abolition of the Lancashire Water Ser­ vices 'Council pending water privatisation.


The council acted as a


public watchdog in the consumer’s interest on such bodies as Northwest Water. Ribble Valley representative was Coun. Pat Shepherd, currently Mayor of Clitheroe.


Even the Mayor’s home


in C l ith e ro e has not escaped the problem of dirty water and he shares the growing, concern that consumers now have no- one to turn to when com­ plaining about water.


He said: “I feel very


strongly that it was a bad move to disband the coun­ cil. We have pressed hard


■for a similar body to be formed after privatisation. At the moment there does hot seem to be any public accountability.”


Coun. Shepherd said he


had heard complaints of discolouration from other parts of Clitheroe and was very worried that the water authority was not meeting standards agreed by the Common Market.


For i ts part, North


West Water says problems have been caused by the exceptionally dry summer, with reservoir levels fall­ ing so low that sediment has been picked up in water pipes. The authority was aware of complaints and each one was moni­ tored carefully.


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Action is urged to resist


THE proposed closure of the Bramley Meade and A c c r in g to n V ic to r ia maternity units met with disapproval at Clitheroe Town Council. Coun. Howel Jones


closure


raised the issue “as a mat­ ter of urgency,” saying that action ought to be taken to resist closure. “This council should


agreed. “We only have to look around to see that the services available to us as a community are being eroded. If they can get away with this, the next one on the list will be Clitheroe Hospital. “We must say enough is


write to the Chief Execu­ tive of the Ribble Valley Council and ask him to contact the Blackburn and Hyndburn Authorities so that we can set up a sub­ committee to look into the issue,” he said. Coun. Be r t J o n e s


THE welcome message to his Ribble Valley constituency from the new Home Secretary, Mr David Waddington, is that he regards violent crime and drugs misuse as top • priority issues.


In a statement to the


“Advertiser and Times,” he said: “I am, of course, delighted to have been appointed Home Secretary by the Prime Minister. It is a tremendous challenge to take forward the work which Douglas Hurd had in hand.


“Tackling crime and


enough and we should be looking forward to extend­ ing facilities, rather than closing them.” The council agreed to


endorse the proposal. • The Bl a c k b u r n ,


Hyndbum and Ribble Val­ le y Di s t r i c t He a l th Authority decided last Wednesday to defer a deci­ sion on whether to close Bramley Meade until its next meeting (story page 13).


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UNTIMELY CLANGER


meeting, Coun. Eric Bra- cewell was late and rushed in, slamming the door behind him. Unfortuna­ tely, this caused the clock to- fall off the wall and smash. Coun. Bracewell pre­


sented the clock to the council when it moved to the new Church Street premises. It marked his 40 years of service to the town as local government officer and councillor. The clock is currently


undergoing repairs and should resume its rightful place before too long.


THE man who donated a clock to Clitheroe Town Council has gone and bro­ ken it. At last week’s estimates


particularly violent crime is a top priority and I was pleased that we were able to announce in the last few weeks that there would be an increase of 1,100 policemen next year. Equally, I am keen to see that the whole community supports their efforts, through, for example, Neighbourhood Watch Schemes and general awareness of crime prevention measures.


“I am determined also


that we maintain and develop our policies to combat the scourge of drugs misuse. Already an amazing amount of good work is being done, par­ ticularly to educate young people about the misery drags can cause and the benefits of a drag-free lifestyle in a country full of opportunity.


many issues of concern to deal with day by day and I have a very strong team around me in David Mellor, John Patten, ■ Robin Ferrers and Peter Lloyd. As the Prime Minister said a few days ago, ‘It is business as usual.’”


“The Home Office has • Mr Waddington will


continue to write his popu­ lar “Westminster Viewpoint” article for the “Advertiser and Times.” His first since his new appointment appears on page 12.


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