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PARISH councillors in Whalley would like to see Abbey Corn Mill's water wheel and race retained in any future development.
'. An application to demolish'the corn mill in King'Street, Whalley, to build sheltered housing has been submitted to Ribble/Valley Council by Plnedale Estates, Preston.
and was originally powered by a 15 foot by nine foot waterwheel, which ceased operating In 1962
The four-storey high corn mill was built In 1837
when It broke down. The ironwork has slnce rusted and the wood
work Totted. The water wheel is housed in its own wheelhouse.
For the last 60 years, the mill has been owned bv the Lund family and Is currently used for the
I manufacture and retail of cattle food. It has now been sold and trading w ill cease on the last I Saturday of this month.
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' Whalley Parish Council’s Planning Committee has discussed the current application and .sent
its observations to the borough council. - a ■ Planning committee'chairman Coun. Frank
Pope said councillors wanted to retain the water wheel and'Its assodated works'and stream^
because.it was part of the vlllageand; its hjstpry|
v They would also like to see the stone.buHdlng retained for whatever future ,use would Jbe suit;
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SENIOR parishioners of Clitheroe Parish Church were treated to a party on Saturday. It was organised by
Mrs Kathleen Carlton, of The Servants of St Mary’s, the volunteers who d is t r ib u te the church magazines. About ‘
Daredevil Helen is set for sailing adventure
zens tucked into a tea of ham salad, made by the volunteers. Enter tainment was provided by Mrs Nellie Kay, of Clithcroc, who recited her own poetry.
JO senior citi A MAYORESS’S charity
Mayoress’s carnival ball
ball has not been held in the Ribble Valley fo many years. But all that is set to change later this month. For the Ribble Valley
Mayoress, Mrs Marjorie Atkinson, is organising a St George’s Eve Carnival Ball at Brockhall Hospital on April 22nd. Proceeds from the
OFF on an exciting Caribbean adventure next year is 14 year-old schoolgirl Helen Taylor, of Curlew Riggs, Back
ents Mr and Mrs John Taylor describe her as “a daredevil with a real sense of adven ture,” will be a crew
Lane, Grindleton. Helen, whose par
membei in a tall snip
learn all aspects of sea life, from sailing to cookery and “entertaining the troops.”
rnorri’Vvpr^ri o tall shin sister Nina (12), also e x p e d i t i o n o i g a n i s e d t h e p j a n o a n ( i f lu t e a n d
interest in music with her a
Helen shares a keen at CRGs. She plays
by the Ocean Youth pe taking her flute to Club, a national club sea with her. based on various ports around the coast of
year to take part in a sail ing day organised by Clitheroe Rotary Club on the “Greater Manchester
Britain. She joined the club last
Challenge.” Helen, a pupil of Clith
event, which runs from 8 p.m. to midnight, are for the Pat Seed Cancer Ap p ea l an d o t h e r charities. Tickets, price £5, are
available from Mrs Atkin son (Padiham 73440) or the Ribble Valley Tourist Information Centre
eroe Royal Grammar School, will fly out to the West Indies in February to join her ship, the “Francis Drake,” which changes its 12-man crew four times during the trip. It will sail through the Caribbean islands, north to America and Washing ton, from where she will fly home.
On the voyage she will
air fares and expenses incurred in the trip, Helen will be fund raising and her first event is spon sored piano playing at Clitheroe Hospital. She is also collecting “air miles” vouchers for the OYC, which needs to raise £20,000 to make the trip break even.
To raise money for her
local youngster who will be sampling the delights of sailing, for Clitheroe Rotary Club will be taking 12 young people chosen by Area Youth Leader Mr Geoff Jackson on a sail on the sis ter ship of the “Francis Drake” on the River Mersey in May.
Helen is not the only
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Tlie guests of honour, Col. James Martlew and . .
exhortation and tribute. After dinner, Col. Martlew gave a humorous
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speech, which was well received by the members and guests.
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TODAY and tomorrow, Boots, Castle Street, Clitheroe, will be open until 6-30 p.m. Peter Buckley, Railway View: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Monday to Friday until 6- 30 p.m.
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THE tenants of 1,750 council houses in the Ribble Valley The signs are they
Ready for action to safeguard council homes
can now choose a new landlord. everyone is aware of what
and housing stock, the council has prepared a campaign which it will put into action at the first sign of private landlords mov ing into the Ribble Valley. Leaflets have already
0 SHSIESOE]® BSHBaSHEl &-
could happen. Her canvas sing uncovered hundreds of tenants who were more than satisfied with the Ribble Valley Council as landlords. The council’s leaflets —
rent leading to longer waiting lists and the fact that legislation will not allow tenants the option to t r ans f er back to the
been printed explaining part four of the Housing Act — the Tenants’ Choice scheme, which came into effect this month. Last year, ten an ts
mounted their own cam paign to fight off the impl i c a t i ons of the Government’s Housing Bill. Hundreds signed a petition which Ribble Val ley MP Mr David Wad dington passed to Housing Minister Lord Caithness. Despite their attempts,
headed “Secure Comfort able Homes, Ribble Valley Caring for Tenants and their Homes” — will only be sent out if there is a bid by a private landlord. The leaflets, printed and pub lished by the council, advise tenants of the new situation.“New landlords could be a private company, a building society, or a hous ing association. Tenants will have the opportunity to vote. Anyone who doesn’t vote will be assumed to have voted ‘yes’ for a new landlord.” The leaflet goes, on to
the Bill went through Par liament, leaving council tenants throughout the country open to the acqui sition of their homes by private landlords and the problems which that may
pose. • In the Ribble Valley,
council tenants have been stirred into action by pen sioner Mrs Stella Pell (68).
council.Director of community and commercial services Mr Dave Morris has pro mised to let tenants know of any move which will affect their homes and, if necessary, tenants’ meet ings will be called. “At the present time we
are not under threat from any landlord. No-one is sitting on our doorstep waiting to pounce,” says Mr Morris. Mrs Pell, of Moor End,
that in the future some project could take place. Coun. Eric Edmondson, chairman of Wadding
Coun. Eric Braceweli spoke about the Royal British Legion housing associations and hoped
Hargreaves provided the entertainment. In our picture, Col. Martlcw is welcomed by
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• agreements, renewed pos sibly every year. “The new landlord will
explain that new landlords will mean new tenancy
illness, she has tirelessly bility of rent increases, campaigned to make sure fewer council properties to
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have greater powers of eviction and, unlike a council tenant, you will not have the guarantee of a home for life. You could even lose your succession rights,” warns the council. Possible tenants’ ques-
chance and there is no way they could revert back to the council afterwards. What has happened in Torbay will not happen in the Ribble Valley,” she pledged. “Thousands voted against a private landlord, but there were so many abstentions that the people who didn’t vote carried the day for the pri vate landlord.”
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. Mrs Pell claimed that Ribble Valley tenants have had good service for years. “We' are adamant we want to stop with the council,” she said.
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