Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22823 (Advertising). Burnley 22381 (Classified)


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 15th, 1990 11 L E T T E R S T O T H E E D I T O R


No more votes for Tories


; FORMER pupils of SS Michael and John’s School are hoping to arrange a reunion disco and supper for as many of the people in these two pictures as possible.


!>- everyone on the pictures. So, if you were in the class _of 1961/62 or 1962/63 and would like to take


The trouble is, organisers cannot put a name to


v part in the reunion, please contact the organisers directly.


; man Barbara Barker (Clitheroe 24564) or Kathleen Johnson (Clitheroe 27411).


(Clitheroe 27682) or Susan Marsh .(Clitheroe 28661); pupils from 1962/63 should contact chair-


Pupils from 1961/62 should contact Pat Jones


John’s Social Centre. Tickets should be booked early as the hall will take only 150 people.


The reunion is on April 27th at SS Michael and


I WAS one of the people, along with my wife and th re e fr ien d s , who attended the poll tax debate.


session a letter con-, Obyiously^the people of I have in my pos-


David Waddington, mately 12,000). where, to quote his We did not, as sug- own words: - So far as gested in the paper, go to the Ribble Valley is see fireworks or walk-


concerned, the truth is


N i l re s p o n s e f rom R ib b le V a l le y ’ s s h y y o u n g s te r s


lutely no response in the Clitheroe area to a request for nominations for the Royal British Legion’s Y o u th . E n d e a v o u r Awards. “We are really puzzled


THE Ribble Valley’s young people appear to be a very modest crowd. There has been abso­


that the money on offer, £30, may not seem a lot by today’s standards, but, to a youngster, it could be quite a boost.” Mr Joynson said the


by it,” said Legion spokes­ man Mr Brin Joynson, who pointed out that it was just 12 months since


only organisation to take up the scheme was Clith­ eroe Army Cadets.


because we have had entries from every other branch,” she added. The closing date for the


ton Building Society is The winner of each is to “I understand the Skip- categories, r -------


was just m monins since having a similar disap- receive a cheque for £100 the. d is tr ic t education pointing response to its to donate to a chanty and officer circulated a letter ‘Nineteen in 90 Youth the overall winner will to local secondary schools Award’ scheme,” he receive a further cheque advising them of the added. award scheme.


been very well received finned that no entries had with competition judge nationally, but this is the been recieved from the Mike Harding,


first, time we have tried it Clitheroe area, in this area. We realise “ I t ’s d isap p o in tin g .


BATTLING TO SAVE THE COUNTRY’S AGEING ANCIENT MONUMENTS


CLITHEROE second world war veteran Brin Joynson is leading the field in the battle to save Britain’s ancient monuments from acid rain and general wear and tear. Ex-parachutist Mr Joynson made everybody sit up


t said could not be done — by repairing the town’s war memorial at nominal cost and saving the town council


and take notice in Clitheroe when he did what others


i Engineers’ Association, is in great demand from ’ organisations throughout the country seeking advice . on how to repair their ageing war memorials and > ancient monuments. The latest person to call on his expertise is the research co-ordinator for a scheme aimed at' finding


ident of both the Royal British Legion and Royal


a massive bill. Now 68-year-old Mr Joynson, who is local pres­


out all about the country’s memorials and monuments and the scale of restoration work needed to bring them back into mint condition. The scheme is jointly funded by the Imperial War


pletethejob. Mr Joynson found a way of


Museum, the Lord Leverhulme Trust and English Heritage, and co-ordinator Christine Moriarty has contacted Mr Joynson for information about the Clitheroe memorial and how he tackled the restora­ tion work.


the


pai his success in Clitheroe. He completed his restoration work’ on the bronze


statue of a 1914718 Grenadier Guardsman, which stands in Clitheroe Castle grounds, last autumn, with the help of Burnley Territorials and Clitheroe Army Cadets, who erected the scaffolding needed to corn-


hollow figure, using various materials, including plas­ tic, metd and lead, covered with a wax coating and blended in to match the surface: Many other similar statues are to be found all over Britain and Mr Joyn­ son believes that his technique, will go a long way to solving problems in other areas where acid rain, other forms of pollution and bird lime have done their worst.


holes in the


told that satisfactory repairs to the war memorial could not be done, or at least could only be done at great expense. But, with the help of volunteers, the repairs have been finished for less than £100, although as a thank you gesture the Territorials and the Army Cadets received £250 each.”


Said Mr Joynson: “Clitheroe Town Council was


“The scheme has always man Miss Jo Watson con- 'two in London and lunch Mr Joynson said no clos­


Building society spokes- ity, plus a weekend for for £200 to donate to char-


ing date had been fixed for entries to the Royal Brit­ ish Legion Youth Endea­ vour Awards — the tro­ phies and money were still available. “All we need are applicants,” he added. So come on, you shy


HGV parking


PERMISSION to park one heavy goods vehicle in the grounds of Lynwood, Pendleton Road, Wiswell, has been granted by Rib­ ble Valley Council’s Devel­ opment Sub-committee for


:rm i hea s grc ndlet


one year. Bungalow


FULL consent to obtain planning permission for a bungalow and garage on land adjacent to 12 Sunny- side Avenue, Billington, has been granted by Rib­ ble Valley Council’s Devel opment Sub-committee.


Skipton Bo scheme is March 31st and nomina­ tions are invited in com­ munity care, environment, personal and academic


that the charge should be around £270.”


the Home Secretary, people out of approxi- — • Commons, signed by air


our views. May I add, we all five


voted Tory last time, but not next time, thank you. Referendum, you say,


no chance. They know which way it would go. Mr Waddington, please note, we are not all left-


Who’s got ' it wrong?ng/


I FEEL I cannot let Mr Murray Walker’s unin­ formed comments which appeared in your front page article on the poll tax


f " CJnf


cerning the poll tax Clitheroe don t appear to b the opposition parties, from th e House o f ■ ^


m “ e ffU &at appJis to be th-


a t ^ f meeUng (Jine ta^s saving grace.” ■ ^


Labours search for a bet­ ter system are clear.


The principles behind


long enshrined in the rates th a t the worth of the house you live in is usually a fairly reliable guide to your resources. So we are drawn to the notion of a form-of local taxation which1, while not the rates, is linked to p roperty values.’


They stand by the rule


wing extremists or mili­ tants or Labour party members who are against this unfair poll tax.


FIVE EX-TORIES.


No knight of the road!


MAY I thank the lady who spoke to me in Kwik-Save on Friday of last week, telling me about somebody driving their car into mine and then ju s t driving off. I didn’t get the name of the lady who spoke to me, b u t I v e ry much appreciate the infor­ mation she gave me. I wish the person


be equitable and not like the poll tax; a system which burdens the dust­ man as well as the duke.


Yet we want our tax to


to use the computerised records of tax liability to temper the force of the property tax, thus ensur­ ing that people’s payments bear at least some approx­ imation to what they can


The Labour Party hopes especially one offered '^able alterna-


afford. The Labour P a r ty ’s


proposals are now being planned and tested. Our aim is to get our system r ig h t , r a th e r th a n announce it prematurely.


Ribble Valley youngsters — don’t hide your light under a bushel.


who bumped my car had waited and let me know. I now have the cost of a new number plate, a new bumper and a bonnet which needs knocking out and r e - s p r a y in g . T h a n k s a l o t ! Obviously you must be someone who can’t face up to responsibil­ ity, leaving someone else to pay for your mistake.


M R S A N N COLEBOURNE, 27 Newton Street, Clitheroe.


vatives have spent 15 years since Mrs Thatcher’s first impetuous pledge to abolish rates. They should not complain if the Labour Party demands a couple of years to try and set them right.


Remember, the Conser­


BARRY SINGLETON, Chairman, Clithcroe and District Labour Party.


• THE “ uninformed comments” to which Mr Singleton refers were not those of Murray Walker, w h o w a s m e r e ly paraphrasing the views of the people he had inter­ viewed for the poll tax article. Editor.


Need costumes


YOUNGSTERS at Trinity To coincide with their Theatre Workshop are looking for top hats, Vic­ torian costumes and two black tail coats for their production of “The Fac­ tory Children” in May.


first musical production, an exhibition of living and working conditions in the 1830s will be given by pupils of Ribblesdale School, Clitheroe.


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