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Today’s the day for big royal visit
THE flags will be out.
today to give a rousing welcome to Her Majesty the
Queen. Hundreds of local
children will he allowed to leave their classrooms and take to the streets, to swell the large numbers who are expected to line the route for what is perhaps the Kibble Valley’s biggest ever royal occasion. The Queen is making
history by becoming the first sovereign ever to
visit the town. As the royal cavalcade
drives through the town centre on the way to Clitheroe Royal
£2,500,000 scheme has
Grammar School’s new sixth-form centre, . youngsters from other local schools will welcome the Queen with flags and cheers. Their cheerful
moment will come as 800 youngsters from Clithcroc Royal Grammar School stand row upon row in front of the sixth-form centre in York Street to give the monarch their own special welcome.
Rut the proudest
SHEILA NIXON SETS THE SCENE The Queen is scheduled
presence is guaranteed to add to the atmosphere of the proud occasion.
to arrive in the town at 0-55 a.m. by train, giving the royal seal of approval to the new Ribblc Valley Rail link into Clitheroc. Local rail enthusiasts have given the station an autumn spring clean although, as security is such an important factor of any royal visit these days, it is not certain where exactly the royal train will pull in. It is, however, expected to' arrive from the direction of Hellifield. Chief Insp. Wilfrid
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Tory sees red over poll tax jibe
Mr Whittle
mood.Mr Steven Whittle, of Billington Gardens, Bil- lington,-was among the first batch of the 3,000 Ribble Valley defaulters to face court action a week last Friday for a liability of £81.47.
A FORMER member of the Ribble Valley Conservative Associa tion’s Clitheroe Polling Committee this week hit back at critics when his refusal to pay the poll tax left local Labour Party members in gleeful
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unemployed, spends most of his time looking after his sick wife and' running the family home. He told us that he left tl\e Polling Committee this year when the family decided to move to Billington. “The Government will
Party can say what it wants. I am not seeking publicity by my ac tion . . . I am not paying th is u n f a i r ta x on principle.” Mr Whittle, who is
He said: "The Labour
Ribble Valley Tories and Labour alike three years ago, when he resigned his Labour Party membership to go over to the Conser vatives, added that he hoped the party would soon “iron things out.”
Mr Whittle, who rocked
get my money sooner or later by an attachment of earnings order,” he said. “I was delighted when I first heard of the poll tax, because it is right that everyone living in an area should pay for that area's services. “However, there is just
no account taken of people in circumstances like mine and many of the 3,000 defaulters in the Ribble Valley are making a point of principle that they do not agree with it.”
of his former committee, Mirs Jean Entwistle, of Waddington Road, Clith- eroe, said: “I feel everyone should pay the poll tax. After all, we all enjoy the same local services it provides.”
However, the chairman
in the Ribble Valley, who refused to be named, said: “Steven Whittle has set a bad example for a Tory Party and committee m em b e r . He was a staunch Labour Party offi cial until three years ago and overnight became a staunch Tory. Yet he is refusing to pay a Tory tax. 1 can't resist pointing that fact out, because I paid it.”
A Labour Party official
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Trade, which organises the display, asked the council for aid towards the cost of two further light displays costing £2,000.
PROPERTY was stolen from the solicitors’ room of Clitheroe Magistrates’ Court during Thursday's
Theft at court
hearing. The items taken were
valued at £S and included a Benetton purse, two Yale keys, a library card, a TSB Speed Bank card and £3 in cash.
ONE thousand pounds is to be given by Ribble Val ley Council towards the cost of Christmas lighting in Clitheroe town centre this year. The town’s Chamber of
Wood explained: “Every year we make an addition to the lighting display. “Last year we purchased the Santa sleigh, which rec eiv ed a p o s it iv e response, and this year we should like to augment the
President Mr Chris
display with two further pieces of a similar size.” The cost of this addition,
complete with cabling gan try, was high in view of t h e C h am b e r ’s low reserves. Moving that £1,000 be
P ar ty’s Ribble Valley councillors, Bert Jones, of Clitheroe, said: “It’s a lit tle odd that Steven hasn’t paid his poll tax, while I am in the process of pay ing mine by monthly instalments. The poll tax is a grossly unfair tax, but it is the law of the land and I feel, as such, we have to pay it, while at the same time trying our hardest to get things changed.”
One of the Labour
poll tax was very costly to collect.
Coun. Jones added that
was not perfect, but at least it was on property, which wasn’t going to move about like poll tax payers. And I would have thought that if the same amount of effort had been put by the Conservatives into making a fairer sys tem, that would have been the way forward."
“The old rate system
Royal send-off for retiring CRGS headmaster — story page 4
Claire scores a hit with pop star Jason
DREAMS do come true. . .just ask a West Bradford schoolgirl who was cliosen from 6,000 fans by pop idol Jason Donovan to sing a duet with him at his concert at Whitley Bay, near Newcastle, on Sunday.
Hillside Drive, had been taken with her friend, Sarah Nicholson, of Gis- burn, to see the concert by Claire’s father, Mr Roger Hanson. The two Bowland High
Claire Hanson (15), of
granted, Coun. John Cliff (Longridgo) said the coun cil should always be will ing to help those who helped themselves. The Chamber had done a great deal to help make Clith eroe an attractive and wel coming town.
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achievement as runner-up in this nationwide award, she was presented with a certificate, Sony portable dictation machine and a leather briefcase at the Top Secretary award lun cheon held at the historic Ironmongers’ Hall, in the City of London. Additionally, Sony pre sented Blackpool, and
her outstanding perfor mance in the London Chamber of Commerce Private and Executive S ecretary’s Diploma, which ranks as the nation’s p rem ie r s e c re ta r ia l examination. In recognition of her
ess comes as a result of
ness equipment to mark Claire’s success and that of fellow student Christine Lovett, who came fifth. The award is based on
begin working for York- based Opera North as the secretary responsible for the development and spon soring fund.
the results of the diploma' examinations, which cover all aspects of secretarial duties, including short hand and audio transcrip,-, tions, communication- skills, management appre ciation, secretarial admin istration, business meet ings, procedures and information processing. The examination also includes an interview with a panel of three senior businessmen. Claire (24), of Moorland Crescent, is just about to
St John’s College, York University, with a degree
Having graduated from
in music, she is perfectly suited to her new position and actually spent time working with Opera North d u r i n g h e r w o rk
experience placement, i
•that secretarial skills would be a useful tool to have,” she explained.
university, I knew I wanted to go into arts administration and felt
A “Coming straight from
has also given me an understanding of manage
“However, the diploma
ment practice and business procedure, which I feel will give me the added confidence to perform well
in my new job.” A true lover of the arts,
Claire likes to play the piano and flute and regu larly visits the theatre and cinema during her spare time.
and, on my way off stage, I was given a huge poster for my bedroom — and a hug!” Claire’s mum, Mrs
School pupils, both fervent fans of the former “Neigh bours” television star, were among the first into the ice rink stadium — and ended up on the front row. Said Claire (pictured
left): “ I could hardly believe it when Jason asked me to sing the duet with him. He asked my name and where I lived
Claire finishes runner-up in secretary contest! A CLITHEROE woman has claimed a prestigious national prize in the 1990 Sony Top Secretary Awards. c Claire Duckworth’s sue- pylde College with busi-
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Susan Hanson, stayed at home and the first she knew about her daughter’s experience was when she got up next morning. “They didn’t return
charge of the massive security operation mounted by police during the Queen’s 50-minutc visit, says he is not in a position to reveal the route in advance, although it will be obvious from the position of street barriers and no-waiting signs just where the royal car will drive after leaving the station area. On-street parking will
Ashworth, who will be in
joining sixth-form centre students to welcome the Queen to the 44fi-ycar York Street building now redeveloped to form one of the finest sixth-form centres in the county. Headmaster Mr Clive
be banned, but the town centre car parks will be kept open. By the time the royal train arrives, the crowds should all be in place. Pupils from the CRGS Chatburn Road site are
Darlcy sees the Queen’s visit us “the final seal of approval” for the
biggest changes in its^Jd long history.
way the school has weathered the
conversion of the As well as the
former boys’ grammar school at York Street, lb
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A SNEAK preview (above) for "Advertiser and Times" readers . . . this, the lecture hall in the new extension, is part of what the Queen will see on her tour of the grammar school today. And there to share the proud moment will be the
involved the amalgamation of the boys’ and girls’ grammar schools and major improvements and extensions at the former girls’ school in Chatburn Road. Because of security
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requirements, the CRGS boys and girls will not be allowed to carry flags,
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A DAY to remember — although the Queen’s visit is a first for Clitheroe, some other Kibble Valley people have already had the privilege of meeting her. Our picture shows the Queen during her private visit to her own Whitewel! Estate on August 7th last year, when she met estate workers and their families ------------L---------------------------------------------------------- ~ '
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school’s SOI) pupils and sixth-form students, Ste phen Drown and Cathy Ratcliffc will be introduced to the Queen during her historic date in Clitheroe. This will take place when the Queen tours the library to see an exhibition on the school’s history. Cathy, of Moorland Road. Langho, said: "It will
head boy and girl (left), who have a prominent role to play as the town turns out for a once-in-a-life- lime royal experience. Taking on the role as ambassadors for the
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kiss.” And did she get a kiss? “No,” said a rueful
Not a penny!
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of use, the parish council had to hire two mobile WCs for this summer’s vil lage fete.
Ribble Valley Council would foot the bill, but the Public Works and Health Committee, while sym pathising with the parish’s predicament, thought that paying for them would set a. precedent and rejected
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