ClUheroe Advertiser & Times, March
2.ini, 1989
Clttheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (A dvertising). Burnley 22331 (Cl ansi lied) w -w -t- ’ • ' ' .
Worries over heavy traffic in Sabden
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decided to look into the possibility of restricting the traffic, to see whether a by-law exists to prohibit heavy vehicles from using the narrow road over Black Hill, except for access. In an effort to prevent
causing concern to residents. The parish council has
dog owners from allowing their pets to foul the Holme playing fields, the council is to have a special sign erected reminding people that it is a chil dren’s play area. Another complaint in
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Favourite history
books
THE Ribble Valley lias two favourite local history book's — and both of them have been out of print and very scarce for more than
(it) years. That is until now,
HEAVY vehicles travelling through Sabden as a short cut to and tro
from the Clitheroe area are
18th to 24th, June 27th to July 3rd, October 3rd to 9th and January 9th to 15th.
because both have become available in one cover.
been asked to press for the reinstatement of the early morning bus to Burnley, which leaves Sabden at 7- 11 a.m. It will raise the matter at the next Parish C o u n c i l s ’ L ia i s o n Committee.
The parish council has
the form of a letter from a nearby resident has been r e c e iv ed , regarding " in c o n s id e r a te dog owners.” Parents had already complained about the health risk to children who play on the field and park.
written to the parish coun cil about the recent pollu tion of Sabden Brook. It stressed , that the river authority will be restock ing the brook following the recent poisoning of all the fish, when an authority worker acc id en ta lly released 20 gallons of caustic soda into the water. Coun. Mrs Eileen Lowe
North West Water has
received about skate boarders riding on Che footpath in Stubbins Lane. Village policeman Peter Burnett had spoken to the c h i ld r e n in v o lv e d , although the police gen erally felt it was safer for children to skateboard on footpaths rather than roads, but not to the detri ment of pedestrians. He said the Accident Prevention Department
Complaints have been
A new look at bus station
would be visiting both vil lage schools 'in the near future and advising chil dren on how to use skate boards safely.
received complaints about motor cyclists causing a nuisance by making a lot of noise and riding on the footpath in Stubbins Lane.
The council has also
reported on a meeting of the Lancashire Associa tion of Town and Parish Councils, which she attended on behalf of Sab den. Coun. Mrs Lowe and Coun. Mrs Anita Whalley also reported on the Par ish Councils’ Liaison Committee. No objections were
laries in Sabden has led to residents calling for a Neighbourhood Watch scheme. PC Burnett said he would look into the matter, although a recent house-to-house survey by the police regarding such a scheme had received an abysmal response in the
A recent spate of burg
offered to planning appli cations for the demolition of an existing one-storey extensioigand construction of a two-storey extension at 105 Clitheroe Road and the siting of a temporary caravan and erection of an agricultural dwelling at Bramley Farm, Wiswell Moor. The council was told
dents had suggested start ing their own patrols, but PC Burnett commented: “1 would hate to see Guard ian Angels in Sabden with red berets. They might find themselves in court for wrongful arrest."
village. One councillor said resi
that a Sabden man had lost his appeal against the refusal of planning permis sion to build a bungalow on Simonstone Road, on the site of the old reser voir. The parish council had objected to the
application. The rubbish skip will be sited in Sabden from April
Careless i driving
AS a driver began to turn right near 1’cmllctun. a ear overtook the two vehicles travelling behind her and
ran into her car. Brian Furness (44). of
Central Avenue, Clith eroe. was fined £100 by the town's magistrates when he admitted driv without due care attention. He told the court in a
■iving and
letter that he believed the driver turning right made a dangerous manoeuvre, giving oncoming tralfic the impression that she was turning into the flow ol traffic. The accident would not have occurred, he felt, if her car had been posi tioned correctly.
Thumbs up
THE erection of a two- storey extension at 15 Princess; Avenue, Clith eroe, has received the thumbs up from the Ribble Valley Council’s Devel opment Sub-committee.
poses to call a public meet ing to discuss the Neigh bourhood Watch Scheme.
The parish council pro
WORK has now been com pleted on the £50.000 refurbishment programme at Whalley Bus Station.
Council has paid half of the cost of the project, with the remainder coming from Ribble Valley Bor ough Council, Whalley Parish Council, the Whal ley in Bloom Committee, Whalley and District Lions, the Countryside Commission and the North West Tourist Board.
Lancashire County
demolition of old bus shel ters and toilets, rebuilding the perimeter wall, install ing new stone flags and kerbs, landscaping flower beds, providing a turfed area, planting trees and setting aside an area lor the annual Christmas tree.
The work involved the Last year, Lancashire
County Council and Whal ley Parish Council jointly funded a scheme to install new lighting at the bus
station. To mark the completion
of the scheme, a tree planting ceremony was
due to be held yesterday at the bus station.
CLITHEROE Speak ers’ Club’s 11th char ter dinner marked a significant milestone. Although officially
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the 11th, the dinner, held at Eaves Ilall Country Club, West Bradford, was the first to be held since the amalgamation of the mens’ and ladies’
clubs; The principal guests
wore the Vicar of Low Moor, the Rev. Brian Stevenson, and the vice-president of the North Pennine Area ASC, Mr Alan Scho f ie ld , w ith th e ir r e sp e c t iv e w iv e s . Members of Burnley Ladies’ Speakers Club also attended. Officials and mem
THE friendly $llm. mili CINEMA
tary robot, Johnny Five, who desperately wants to be loved and accepted by humans but instead sut lers at their hands, makes a return to the screen at Clitheroe Civic Hall tomorrow night for a
Johnny Five finds himself running the gauntlet ol human greed and exploita tion in the city streets. There will be matinees
week. In Short Circuit 11
forced steward to open safe
A SOCIAL club steward was pushed to the floor by a youth with a scarf around his face as he dosed a rear door for the night arid was then forced to open the sale contain
ing £592.
bers are pictured with Mr and Mrs Stephen son (centre).
Court heard that 17- year-old Curtis Lee Brunker told the stew- ard: “ Don’t turn around. It’ll be better
P r e s to n C r o w n night’s takings of £592.95
in the safe. Mr Green said Mr Cre-
if you don’t.” Brunker, of Queen Mary Terrace, Whalley, pleaded guilty to a charge of rob bery and was sentenced to a total of 30 months at a y o u n g o f f e n d e r s ’ institution.
on Wednesday and Thurs day at 2-15 p.m.
cuting, told the court that Mr Albert Cre'die, the steward of the Calder- stones Hospital Stafl Social Club, Whalley, was in the process of tidying up at 11-45 p.m. on a Fri day night in October last year and had put the
Mr Roger Green, prose Snorkellers take plunge for minibus
die was securing the prem ises and was about to set the alarm. He then opened a door at the rear of the premises to check il anyone was about. Suddenly a youth wear
placed in. Although the robbery was undoubtedly an upsetting and harrow ing experience, no weapon or blow had been used and Mr C red ie had not I required any medical treatment for his bruised left eye and cut ear.
ing a scarf around his face appeared and pushed Mr Credie back inside before restraining from behind. Brunker allegedly said:
Brunker had also been badly effected by the break-up of his parents’ marriage.
M r H a w o r t h s a i d
“Don’t turn round. It’ll be better if you don’t.” A struggle then ensued
and Mr Credie co-operated as he feared for his safety, continued Mr Green. The raider then asked if
the alarm was switched off and where the money was. He was taken to the
safe, where he forced Mr Credie to his knees. The money was placed in a car- rier ' bag which M r Brunker had with him. The ordeal ended when
total of two-and-a-hall years at a young offenders’ institution, Judge Anth ony Jolly told him that a I t h o u g h h e h a d experienced misfortunes, it was no excuse for what he had done.
Sentencing Brunker to a
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Brunker, who was in breach of a probation order, were also taken into consideration.
Three other offences by
on November 2nd and gave a full and frank con fession of events to police, although he said he thought the takings amounted to £200. He admitted he had spent the cash, said Mr Green.
for Brunker, said his client had not planned to commit a robbery and had not been waiting outside.
Mr Richard Haworth,
ises were unoccupied and he anticipated the steward would have finished,” said Mr Haworth.
“He thought the prem
Brunker, still restraining Mr Credie so he could not see him, told him not to turn round as he let go and vanished into the night. Brunker was arrested
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THE Pendle Witches, the East Lancashire Institute of Advanced Motorists, achieved a 74% pass rate in the advanced motorists’ driving test last year.
anniversary annual meet ing, chairman Doug New ton looked at the changes there had been over the years. He highlighted the increasing demands made of the group because of difficulties in driving caused by higher traffic densities and deterioration of road surfaces.
At the institute’s 25th
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TWENTY-TWO mem bers of the Rihhle Val ley Junior Snorkel Club went swimming the other night . . . for a minibus. Fourteen boys and
girls completed a mile and the rest double that in a sponsored swim at the Kibblesdale Pool,
Clitheroe. The bus is needed to
enable club members to go further afield.
W o rk o f P e n n in e W a y p io n e e r
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A NEW book outlining the struggle for access to mountain and moorland by a former Whallc.v resi
dent is to be launched locally, next month. Tom Stephenson’s pioneering-work Tor ramblers
has become legendary. His book, “Forbidden Land, was almost com
plcte when he died two years ago and is a memorial to the man who pioneered the opening or the 1 cn- nine Way and led the Ramblers’ Association for
m Mthoughborn in Chorley, Tom moved to Whal ley with his parents and eight brothers and sisters
il*lie attended Whalley School and at the age of 13 began working a (ill-hour week as a labourer at
a local factory.
first Saturday after starting work, he climbed I cn- dle Hill, and he later wrote that the wide view from its summit inspired his initial interest in
His love of the outdoors began when, on his , , . .
^ t ’thc age of 15.he began a seven-year appren ticeship at Barrow Printworks to become a hand
PrinlT h f c l in g s he studied at Burnley Techni cal College, now the Mechanics Institute, and boosted his income by having accounts of his walks
*>Uil ' jcj'pj he had become a full-time journalist, writing for the “Daily Herald” and editing “Hiker
mg information about long moorland walks in Britain, inspired him to pioneer for the opening of a “a long green trail, which resulted in the
'"a letter*from two American girls in 1935, seek Pennine Way in 1965, He remained an active campaigner for ramblers , .
rights almost to the end of his life. His book is to be launched at Burnley Mechanics Insititutc in two weeks, and the launch will he; fo‘ lowed by a walk by-ramblers to the summit of Pendle Hill.
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Dobson has issued a lac- j simile reprint of two Ste phen Clarke masterpieces under the joint title of ‘‘Clitheroe in its Coaching and Railway Days.” Only 5(H) have been
printed, so it still cannot be said that there are a lot about.
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