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.■ 12 ClitheroeAdvertiser & Times, November 8th, 1990
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IF you are reading this — and, thankfully, thousands of you do each week — you would be forgiven for taking for granted how your local newspaper keeps you in touch with all that is going on in the Ribble Valley. Once inspirationally described as “a weekly miracle,” the local paper
provides a valuable community service.
would be an almost impossible task if it was not for a band of Ribble Valley people who unstintingly make sure that the news gets through each week to the people who are unable to read all about it for themselves.
Or, at least, it does if you have the gift of sight. For those in the community who are blind, keeping abreast of local happenings
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Luckily for these blind people, the Ribble Valley Talking Newspaper, now in its 12th year, is on hand to help.
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Jean Holmes. Three advance copies of the “Advertiser and Times” are delivered, hot off the press, straight to her house. They are then “edited” by one of a team of six people who rotate the task between them. They select the articles to be recorded and attach them to
reader cards. When it is her turn to be editor, Mrs Holmes, a
Let us start on a Wednesday evening at the home of newspaper secretary Mrs ■ ’
ANOTHER session of preparing the news and, thanks to the generosity of the late writer and broadcaster, Jessica Lofthouse, recipients of the Ribblc Valley talking newspaper will have an even better product in future. On Tuesday, members of the group met to officially inaugurate their new
copy equipment at their new base in the committee room of the Pendle Club, Lowergate, Clitheroe. The equipment, bought following a bequest from the will of Miss Lofthouse, will reduce production time and result in a better
don and Mr Charles Pearce.
quality product. Pictured are; left to right: Mr Geoff Holmes, Mrs Jean Holmes, Mr Bob Gor
teacher at Norden High School, decides the articles to be read by bearing in mind the subscribers’ preference for news, village items, letters and announcements. She says: “1 don’t see myself as being a censor of
what blind people want to read. What’s good enough for us is certainly good enough for them.” Meanwhile, the telephone has been buzzing and a
team of reader co-ordinators has already arranged for four readers — two male and two female — to meet at Castleford old people’s home, the talking newspaper’s temporary address in Clitheroe. On the Thursday evening they will read the articles
put loud for recording by the editor of that week’s edition. At the same time, the special pouches used to post the tapes have been delivered to Castleford by the Post Office and are
being checked by the newspaper’s chief administrator, Mrs Jean Bailey. The pouches are bright
A CHANCE to say thanks for recipients of the Rib ble Valley Talking Newspaper during the annual get-together at Bolton-by-BowIand Village Hall. Even the Home Secretary, Ribble Valley MP Mr
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yellow, with a clear sleeve containing a plastic label similar to a credit card. On one side is the address of the subscriber and on the other is that of Castleford. This small piece of ingenuity means that, once they have listened to the tape, subscribers can post the pouches back themselves by simply reversing the label.
has been made it is passed to sound recordist Tony Leecy, a former process worker with ICI. In double-quick time he records 100 copies of the .tape on special equipment bought with a bequest from the late Ribble Valley writer Jessica Lofthouse.
Once the master tape
the pouches and they are taken to the sorting office to be posted, free of charge, to each subscriber. “Readers” can then listen to their tape at
He then puts them in
more or less the same time as other Ribble Valley people are looking at their copies of the conventional newspaper. One of the subscribers,
Miss Christine Bailey, of Warwick Drive, Clitheroe, has been receiving the newspaper since it started in 1978. She says: ‘It is an
man Mr Stan Snape says it is “going from strength to strength.” The Ribble Valley
“excellent” and Clitheroe
invaluable service to the community. People enjoy getting the talking newspaper. I can only thank those who give their time so freely in order that this newspaper is produced each week.” ' Mrs Edith Smalley, of
Clitheroe, says: “I think the talking newspaper is marvellous. I have tremendous difficulty reading a conventional newspaper and I look forward to receiving my tape each week. I would be lost without it.” Mr Peter Mather, of
Sabden, describes the talking newspaper as
Talking Newspaper is one of those rare examples of a very simple solution to a complicated problem, being made possible by the continued effort of a small group of committed people. They are not paid for their services, which help bring normality to many of the Ribble Valley’s blind or visually handicapped people. As Miss Bailey says: “I
know many of the older subscribers look forward to putting their feet up on a Friday afternoon and listening to the news.” Fortunately, for the
David Waddington, popped in for a chat— much to, the delight of those present.
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Local rail travel needs under scrutiny
A QUESTIONNAIRE, distributed through out the Ribble Valley this week, could hold the crucial key to the future of the local rail link.
Council is carrying out a major study into the travel requirements of people in the area and has called in students from the Insti tute of Transport Studies, based at Leeds Univer sity, to carry out the £9,000 feasibility study. Results from the study
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likes of Miss Bailey, the Talking Newspaper is going from strength to I strength and will continue to act as the “eyes” for many Ribble Valley blind people when it comes to local news.
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Gerald Hillary (left), hold ing his A u s tra lo rp , Andrew Hillary (centre), with his York rare breed Yokahama, and Eric New- some, with a Welsome bantam.
Stolen property
PROPERTY valued at £44 was taken from a red Peu geot saloon left on Dunsop Bridge car park last week. The offenders probably,
the large array of cups and trophies, the society’s chairman, Mr Colin Cooke, of Sabden, welcomed Mr Frank Morley, a represen tative of Daniel Thwaites PLC, which had sponsored this year’s show. Mr Mor ley made a special presen tation to Mr Cooke before distributing the trophies. Local winners included
card, Access card, driving licence and RAC Visa card £ in the name of A. Foley,
le a th e r handbag and brown purse.
the husband-and-wife te am ,'Er ic and Chris Newsam, ofWorston, who won the J. Sellers Chal lenge Cup for most points in the egg section, the J. Sellers Cup for the best plate of bantam eggs, and the J.
E.Newsam Cup for best egg contents. Alto gether, they won eight first prizes and and five seconds in the egg section. The father-and-son pair
ing of Gerald and Andrew Hillary, of Brungerley Cottages, won the E. G. Longton Challenge Tro phy, with their Australorp bantam cock,'and four other first prizes with their birds. Other local successes
26 in cash, a brown
gained entry by using a duplicate key and stole a National Westminster Bank cheque book, cheque,
MEMBERS of Clitheroe Young Farmers Club met at Pendleton Village Hall
J e f f Wearden (club leader), Graham Chew
for their AGM. Positions were taken by
(assistant club leader), Pam Bullock (chairman), John Holden (vice-chair man), Helen Berry (secre- ta ry ) , Paul M o r ris
should help the county council plan public trans port services into the year 2000 and provide a partic ular insight into the response to the re-opening
of the Blackburn-Hellifield rail link. The institute will be
looking at the potential of stations along the route, including Gisburn, Chat- burn, Whalley, Langho and Wilpshire. May 1992 is the earliest
questionnaire should pro vide the county council with information about journeys made to places such as Blackburn, Bolton and Preston; the way those journeys are made and the frequency of travel. A follow-up question
date it is anticipated that a daily passenger service could be resumed. The response to the
Bible Society AN evening of entertain ment, organised by the Clitheroe and District Bible Society Committee raised £150 towards the work of the society. The compere for the
naire will be sent to peo ple, indicating an interest in taking par t in the second phase of the study, when more detailed ques tions will be asked. The county council has
chairman of the Clitheroe committee, spoke about the work of the Bible Society and thanked all those taking part for first -class entertainment.
his wife, Joyce, sang duets, and Philip and Marion Wilkinson played the keyboard for Christian choruses. The Rev. Paul Hartley,
(speaker’s secretary), Peter Coates (treasurer), Keith Roberts (assistant treasurer), Debbie Wear den (social secretary), Louisa Cotton and Sharon Flitcroft (assistant social secretaries), Roger Coates (publicity officer) and Stuart Clark (notice board" secretary). At next week’s meeting,
a talk on environments health will be given.
recently expressed con cern at the quality of the rail service provided by British Rail within the. county, due to the finan cial constraints placed on it. British Rail has already stated that the 1974 Rail ways Act excludes it from using the public service obligation grant to support the restoration of a regu lar passenger service between Blackburn and Hellifield. Between 1989 and
1992/3 British Rail’s pro vincial sector is required to reduce its PSO grant from £422m. to £345m., a reduction which is leading to concern that rail ser vices throughout the county may suffer further deterioration.
Bungalow opposed
PLANNING permission has been refused for a detached bungalow on land to rear of Stanridge, Neddy Lane, Billington. Ribble Valley Council’s
off EBAC Homedry Lowest prices in the area
Planning and Devel opment Committee turned down the application because the proposed development did not pro-, vide for or indicate a satis factory means of access to the classified Whalley New Road. The increased use of
Neddy Lane under such circumstances would increase the risk of acci dents and would be detri mental to the interests of highway safety.
Hallowe’en brings £1,000 clean-up operation
HORDES of revellers invading the slopes of Pendle Hill on Hallow e’en Night left a trail of debris which has cost some £1,000 to clear.
included Alan Proctor, of Ribchester, who had three firsts in the bird section, Richard-Pye, of Chipping, who, had a .win with his Plymouth Rock cock, also in the bird section,: and
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paths, roads and verges were littered with cans, glass and food. County council work men from the Whalley
The morning after, foot
depot arrived early at the sta rt of their two-day clean-up operation.
debris left behind by mobile stall-holders who had catered for some 1,000 revellers.
' cleared broken glass and discarded onions away
their unenviable task with a vengeance, and as one
1 The workmen set about ■ , . /
from a roadside verge,.he 1 appeared that some of said the litter was by far , those who were camping the worse he had seen.
■covers. The following day, it
tucking into discarded As they set about their ; '
Sheep were already -cost is at least £1,000." v . .. ■ 1, ;
surveyors department' added: “It is not getting, any better. Our. workmen ', were in the , area for two ■ , days cleaning up ;— the.
A spokesman for LCC’s • their own small festival in in'the area, had organised
task, the last stragglers four years ago when some from the. night’s'celebra- “commune-type” people tions were wending their way out of the. village, while others stood by in groups outside tents and vans with ta rp a u lin
stayed in the area in vans and tents for some time afterwards. Elsewhere on the hill,
hallowe’en appeared to pass off without trouble. Police were out in force
hue of the hollows on the closed to outsiders, slopes of the; hillside.
and once again the village' of Sabden was “dry” for the night, public houses having kept their doors
The.‘Ribble Valley it seems, October 31st is Council’s' Environmental. an evening on which they. Health Department kept a prefer to remain at home close eye on proceedings, behind firmly closed fearing a repeat of events doors. ■
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