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LOCAL blacksmith Ron Carter, who has forged an international reputation, has , been making news again on three


fronts. The crowning


moment of Ron Carter’s 30-year career came yesterday when he received the Freedom of the City of London, at an ancient


by Sheila Nixon


ceremony in the Chamberlain’s Court, at the Guild Hall. Last week a


be installed in Birmingham.


television crew called at his forge in Simonstone, where he hosted an important clogmakers’ meeting, and next week one of his spectacular pieces of work — a huge nature park sign — will


Forge, was nominated for the Freedom of the City of London for his highly-valued contributions to church ironwork in the capital and his loyal service to the 800-year-old Worshipful Company of


Ron (73), of Trapp


Blacksmiths. As well as supplying


church ironwork to the Continent and the USA, not to mention the home market, Ron has proved himself an expert in clog-iron making and demonstrated his techniques for the visit of clogmakers from various parts of the North and Midlands. The meeting was called to launch'a


, skills and the BBC “Look North” team televised the proceedings. Meanwhile, Ron —


Clogmakers’ Guild to safeguard their ancient


and his wife, Sheila — have enhanced the forge’s international reputation by winning the order for the Birmingham nature park sign.in face of stiff competition from Britain and Europe.


i O Full story on page 8i Heartache mother


sets herself a challenge


A RIBBLE VALLEY mother who can only wait and pray for a cure to be found for her baby daughter’s rare dis­ ease has set herself the challenge of raising funds to help her local chil­ dren’s hospital become “the Great Ormond Street of the North.” Kathleen Woodruff, of Hilton Hey, Wad


dington, wants to be able to donate at least £5,000 towards research and u v development at St Mary’s " J ’ • • • Hospital for women and


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of bone. In simple terms, the parathyroid gland pro duces a hormone for a receptor which normally mea­ sures where calcium is required at a particular time and distributes it to that part of the body. In Anna’s case, for some reason, there is a malfunction in the distribution of calcium, resulting in lumps, some the size of pinheads, appearing on her head, her fingers and other parts of the body where there has been pressure, such as where her clothes fit.


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New police station


for town?


A NEW police station for Clitheroe is to be con­ sidered, but building work would be unlikely to start before the mid-1990s.


Council’s Police Commit­ tee will today consider a scheme to build a new sub-divisional headquar ters to replace the present building in King Street, which was constructed in 187*1.


L an c a sh ire County


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considered as part of the county’s d ra f t capital programme.


Thieves raid skiers’ van


THE North West Ski Championships turned out to be a miserable affair for one group of youngsters, who had equipment stolen from their Ford Transit van.


jeans and a gent’s wallet, valued together at £220, were taken, say police;


Wellsprings Inn car park, Nick o’ Pendle, and 18 items, including a Puma sports bag, two pairs of


It had been left on the


man said the scheme was still in its early stages and would require Home Office approval before any go ahead was given. The scheme is being


are considered over crowded and inadequate to serve as a sub-divisional headquarters. A county council spokes­


The current premises


to come to terms with, asking the inevitable ques­ tion — why should this happen to us? Says Kath­ leen: ‘I think we were flattened at first when all the medical experts agreed on the diagnosis; while you don’t know for certain, there is always hope. When you have been born into a healthy family, as I was, and then come up against something so rare, it takes a lot of accepting.’’ But for the Woodruffs there is no place for bitter­


long job" — a recent bout of chicken pox meant a nine- day stay in hospital. Most parents would have found it a hard thing


can be a feature and slow development is another possibility, although Anna’s mental ability is currently right for her age. Immunity can also be a problem, with colds and the usual childhood ailments being “a


ness or self pity. “I am sure other people have children who are worse than Anna in other ways,” says Kath­ leen. “She is the happiest, funniest, smiling girl you could wish to meet.”


,


Mary’s, currently in its bicentenary appeal year, because it is the hospital where many local women and children are treated and where research is car­ ried out into infertility, birth defects and gynaeco­


The couple feel driven to do what they can for St


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the calcium levels in her blood will change — and apparently nothing can be done until then. So little is known that nobody will be able to give us any answers unless more research is done.” To launch the fund-raising campaign, Kathleen has


with Anna in a year. But what are we to do in the meantime, just sit and watch the lumps grow?” “We have been told that when Anna is about four,


with rare disorders, are coming up against a brick wall, because resources in the UK are channelled to treat the illnesses which affect the mass of people.” Adds Kathleen: “We have been told to come back


xplains David: “Parents like us, with other children


that Amna’s growth could be affected and she is likely to be short and dumpy. Bad eye condi­ tions, such as cataracts,


husband David, however, the diagnosis eight months ago was only the begin­ ning of an overwhelming feeling of helplessness, as appointment after appoint­ ment began to reveal that not only was Anna one t handful of sufferers in the country — she also had an extremely rare strain of the disease, with only th r e e known c a s e s throughout America and the UK. They have been told


For Kathleen arid her i


Anna’s rare condition was first diagnosed as pseudo­ hypoparathyroidism, ending months of worry about the cause of the reddy purple lumps which began to appear on the baby’s skin at the age of three months — but opening the door to a bigger heartache. Pseudohypoparathyroidism is a metabolic disease


children in Manchester. O U Hi D A f tU P I It was at St Mary’s that her 17-month-old daughter


C T T I j i T> A ' O f Y V T


BLACKSMITH Ron, the Ribble Valley’s “Freeman of the City of London,” work in his forge — picture by John Barry


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Villagers u p in arms over bid to entice them to move house


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Martin’s a top


‘brickie’


of Woone L an e , has worked for builder Tony Smith, of Shawbridge Street, for over two years and is now in his third year on a Construction Industry Training Board course, attending once a week. His 20 fellow appren­


Apprentice Award. Martin Dewhurst (20),


Will Slater, who works at Tony Smith’s, who helped start Martin on his new career. Martin is one of four


Martin worked on his father’s farm at Chaigley for two years before decid­ ing he wanted a change and picked bricklaying, even though no-one else in his family is in the bulding trade. In fact, it was a friend,


tices come from ail over East Lancashire. After leaving school,


A CLITHEROE youth who gave up a farming life to become a “brickie” has just won Blackburn Col- ege’s Best Bricklayer


side, who fought for years to become one of the first in Lancashire with a 10- home scheme especially for village people, were furious at the approach to their two-year-old project.


week from Sanctuary Housing Association, the group commissioned by the National Agricultural Centre Rural Trust to pro­ vide the homes, in a letter to the six tenants in “fair rent” houses at The Plan­ tation, Tosside.


The offer came last


they would be filled with people who had a connec- tion with the village and wa ted to move there


the tenants were told


Mr Smith. “We’re very proud of him.”


bricklayers employed by the Clitheroe builder, whose work includes local and county authority con­ tracts, as well as listed building work and specula­ tive house-building. “He’s a good lad," said


involved announced that they were considering the offer, but on Tuesday morning one man, who had asked for th e gr ant , announced he had changed his mind because “£8,000, maybe, won’t go as far as I was thinking on a mort­ gage for another home.”


Mrs Pauline Brown said: “I am not blaming Sanc­ tuary, because this is a new Government ploy, which they are forced to offer to their tenants. But this is the very Govern­ ment which gave us grants


Tosside parish councillor Some of the six families


AN £8,000 Government “carrot” to entice tenants in a Ribble Valley village housing scheme to vacate then- homes, in a bid to house home-: less people, was this week described as “scandalous” by a parish councillor. And villagers in Tos-


to build the homes. . . and is now unsettling every­ body with this crazy move.” The northern director of


Because the homes are they need homes building specifically for village peo- pie,


for them, not provided by enticing others out of their homes."


umntnrl tn mnvn Hiore — tor, and the homes they left would then be filled with homeless people.


But Mr Steve Pearson, Sanctuary’s regional direc-


said: “This new idea


the village are facing rent in c re a se s u n de r new Government legislation, which states that their rents must be comparable with others nearby. The result is that one pen sioner found herself with an overnight increase from £28 to £36 per week. Said Mrs Brown: “ It


Resounding ‘no’ to more shops


to be secretary, has adopted the cause as its charity of the year and the Lady Farmers, to which Kathleen’s mother belongs, have promised their help. Ribblesdale Nursery School, which the Woodruffs' Tour-year-old son Philip attends, has offered a donation from its festive fun evening on December 6th and Kathleen is hoping that support will snowball when organisations begin to hear of the campaign. Both the Ribble Valley Mayor, Coun. Howell Jones,


' patients, have pledged their support. “It would make my day to near from anyone who


and the Clitheroe Health Centre practice of Dr John Hardy and partners, where the Woodruffs are


can help -in any way, with ideas, prizes or dona­ tions,” says Kathleen. “St Mary's itself has plenty of


promotional goods, such as aprons, shopping bags and‘ pens,- which can be sold and any groups wanting more information can get in touch \vith me at .Clith-' eroe 22429.


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the Ribble Valley, by local people, for local people — because they are the ones who will benefit."


' ’ % “I want this to be a contribution from the whole of


opened an account at the Skipton Building Society in Clitheroe, at least until the end of 1991. So far she is organising a supper dance at Bolton-by-Bowland Vil­ lage Hall on March 1st and a wine and cheese evening with a grand draw at Bashall Eaves on May 3rd. Bolton-by-Bowland Young Farmers, where she used


NO more shops — that is the overwhelming response to the retail questionnaire recently undertaken by Clitheroe ana District Chamber of Trade.


prime auction mart site... “Whatever_direction the


chamber president Mr Chris Wood, who points out that the chamber, with 250 members from Clith­ eroe and Whalley, is not ipposed to developing the


The result has surprised


bers were pleased with the response to the question­ naire. Copies were distri­ buted throughout the town and in three weeks 78


development takes, it will , have a major impact on the town for the next cen-', tury and it has to be right. ■ That is why we decided to ask the public and riot the traders — they may be seen to have self-interest, at heart,” he explained. . - Mr Wood said his mern-


expressed a desire to see more shops and 835 specif­ ically requested no shops. ' There were 256 signa­


forms were returned with 1,258 signatures. Of those, 68 people


tories requesting more car parking provision and'111 referring to an extended market. The questionnaire asked


club (12), leisure centre (11), houses (10) and heri-', tage centre (4) were also highlighted.


what type of retail shops people would like to see, if any, and 16 people speci­ fied more shops selling teenage clothes, while 13 referred to a Marks and Spencers. Abus station (17), night


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number specifying no shops, he said people appeared to have gained tne impression that the development was going to be a. “concrete jungle,” adding “there is an open­ ing for th e pl anning authority to have a public education campaign.”


want to work with the local authority to make this town better for every­ body. This was an informal poll and it has been a worthwhile exercise; we were surprised at the number of people who took part. People want to be asked for their views and th ey did have s tro n g feelings." Referring to the high


Mr‘Wood added: ‘We


came about this year under the Government’s Tenant Incentive Scheme Money is available for this scheme now, with the guarantee that it would only be used if the incom­ ing tenant had links with the village." Meanwhile, tenants in


homelessness is a terrible thing and people must be housed, this is not an appropriate way to do it. It is housing homeless •people on the cheap —


lalarmed and astonished by this. The houses were built specifically for local people in Tosside to live there permanently. “While I recognise that


the NACRT, Mr Gareth Lawes, told us: “I am very


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Hunt for garage raiders


POLICE are hunt ing thieves who raided Cen­ tral Garage at Rimington and made off with £2,300 worth of tools from the shop display department. Insp. Arnold Burgess,


between 5-15 p.m. on Sun- d a y a n d 8 a . m . o n


received a repor t of a saloon car reversing on the garage forecourt at about 2-30 a.m. on Sunday and the vehicle has still to be traced.


Monday. The police have already


been stolen, including three Felisatti electrical grinders, three Felisatti electrical variable speed drills, and a Black and Decker variable speed drill.


Job cuts shock


PHILIPS is to shed 50 jobs at its Simonstone


job cuts in the Ribble Valley. The firm hopes that the losses will be absorbed


v o l u n t a r y redundancies. Appeal loses


er oe , on T h u rs d a y morning.


box from the counter of Harrison and Kerr Butch­ ers, in King Street, Clith­


A HEARTLESS th ie f stole the Poppy Appeal


decided to transfer the production of colour moni­ tor tubes for VDUs from its Durham site to Taiwan at the cost of 300 jobs. Several components for. the tubes are assembled at Simonstone — hence the


plant. The compan y ha s


through temporary work a n d


cle was involved, but we would like to hear from anyone who can give us more information about thi s c a r , ” added the inspector. A total of 14 items have


“It is not certain a vehi­


based at Clitheroe, says a vehicle could be involved and is appealing for infor­ mation from anyone who saw anything suspicious near the garage, which is owned by Mr Rufus Carr,


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