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> Clilheroe Advertiser & Times, October 25th, 1900


Housing for yuppies query at council


IS the Ribble Valley Council building houses for "


"yuppies?” Conn, .lames McGhie


believes that to be the case ami (hiring a meeting of the authority’s housing committee stressed the need for lower cost hous­


ing for rent." said Conn. McGhie (Clitheroe). “ I


would far ra th e r see houses built for reasonable


Waiting to hear views


PLANS to extend the Edisford caravan site over the present adjoining pitch and putt course have been deferred by members of the Kibble Valley Coun­ cil's Recreation and Lei­ sure Committee, until the Caravan and Camping Club's views on the matter could lie ascertained.


(Clitheroe), who said he was not in favour of the scheme despite the money it would bring in from extra caravans, added: “I would hate to lose the course, because it is well used in th e summer moot hs."


Conn, Barrie Parker


Mrs Mvra Clegg, echoed his views, saying that in her opinion the course provided "a pleasant stretch of greenery."


The chairman, Colin.


ing for local young people. “There is a lack of hous­


one of the problems was the grant system, which was unfavourable to areas like the Ribble Valley. He, too, was concerned about the lack of affordable housing for young people. "It's a problem which we have to try to tackle, which is why we are argu­ ing for better allocation.”


sold for between £43,000 and £53,000. “How can you expect young ones to buy houses like these and pay their poll tax? We are building houses for the yuppies!"


that houses were being built in the town and then


Conn. McGhie claimed


ley property, Conn. Flem­ ing claimed the prices Conn. McGhie had quoted were low, adding: "I admit they are not necessarily affordable."


resources are made avail­ able to housing associa­ tions or to ourselves. We have to try to get to grips with this. We do have a serious problem. We are not running away from it, we are trying to get the powers that be to help us to solve i t ,” explained Conn. Fleming.


“We have to see that In terms of Ribble Val­


rent so that young people in the Ribble Valley have somewhere to start, with­ out having to leave. It's very unfair." Conn. Bill Fleming said


Rotarians and guests gather to mark charter anniversary Sabden post


Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified)


office raiders got idea from ‘Crime watch’


THREE Burnley teenagers who bungled an attempt to rob Sabden village post office got the idea from the Crimewatch TV programme.


was told that their original target was the Pendleton sub-office, but it was closed when they arrived. Ian N u ttall (17), of Owen Street, Leigh Chris-


Burnley Crown Court


driven up the wall with repair costs! At a meeting of the hand side of the driveway


Repair costs for R wall ‘diabolical’


repair a section of the wall in Clitheroe Castle park gateway in two phases for a total cost of £55,0110 as "diabolical." The wall, to the riglit-


Committee, Conn. Albert A tk in s o n (S a b d e n ) Inscribed a proposal to


Recreation and Leisure Cancer relief


A TWO-DAY collection to raise money for cancer relief will be held at the I’esco s to re in Duck


beat their own record seL last year, when generous shoppers raised more than £120,000 nationally.


S t r e e t , C li th e ro e , on October 2(ith and 27th. Collectors are hoping to


IBBLE VALLEY councillors tire being


when approaching the museum, is crumbling and needs reinforcing with steel bars and grout, chief technical officer Mr J. R. Dunn told councillors. He proposed that the


work either be tackled in Lwo phases over t wo years


"We want a full report on this matter, with figures on costings. We don’t want to jump at a diabolical scheme which will cost us £20,000 a year for two years.” Councillors backed bis


to spread costs, or by a late contract in several months. Conn. Atkinson said:


THE highlight of Clitheroe Rotary Club’s social calendar — the charter anniversary dinner — once again proved a convivial affair.


Seventy members and their guests wined and dined at Stirk House Hotel, Gisburn,


which an excellent meal was enjoyed. The Loyal Toast was proposed by club president


to mark the 57th charter anniversary. Grace was said by Rtn Tom Rushton, after


Ittn Howard Spensley, followed by the reading of “The objects of Rotary” by Rtn Peter Cunliffc. Rtn Philip Hailey asked everyone to join him in a toast to “Rotary International,” the response being by Rtn Glyn Morgan, the district governor of Rotary District 119.


Stephen Dcgdide, with Rtn Derek Lambert responding. Th- toast to the Rotary Club of Clitheroe w s proposed by Rtn Eric Walmcslcy, a past presidi it of Blackburn Rotary Club, and the response came from Rtn Spenslcy, who also proposed the closing toast.


The charter was read by Rtn Phillip Morris. “Our guests and visitors” was proposed by Rtn


proposal to defer the mat­ ter until more details were available.


guests then spent the remainder of the evening in good fellowship.


Toastmaster was Rtn Michael Parkinson. With the speeches complete, members and their


Our photograph shows Rtn Spensley (centre) with members and guests.


NomgfgMpMng you, big “Castlebreak” almost ITHEROE’S


became the y e a r ’s non-event! Cancelled by the Spas-


tics Society organisers,


due lo luck of response, just three days before it was due to take place, Clitheroe company Spiro­ flow saved the day as they sportingly put forward a team. Unfortunately the day


by then running short and they were stuck in the notorious city traffic jams, with minutes ticking away. So tile pair gave a sigh of relief as they left the capital behind and, 12 hours after leaving Clith­ eroe, arrived in Novel's, south-east of Paris, having covered the most distance of (i!)0 miles including the Channel crossing. Their Leylaml postmen rivals ended their journey in Belgium. Shaun and Paul expect


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Famine relief


CLITHEROE'S branch of the Save the Children fund has received an appeal from the charity’s head­ q u a r te rs to help raise money for famine relief in b o th tile Sudan and


nationally to pay for food, medical supplies and fuei for its workers already out there. The Clitheroe branch is


Ethiopia. The charity needs £2m.


to donate all the profits from Saturday’s annual coffee morning in the Mayor's Parlour, Clitli erou, towards the famine appeal. The event begins at 10 a.m. and everyone is welcome. Clitheroe has recently


donated 30 kilos of knitted blankets and garments to the charity.


How's team of Shaun Lam­ bert and I'aul Willmcr was already well on the way ti Dover. Using a vehicle and petrol courtesy of the Clitheroe-based company, the two crossed the Chan nel by Hoverspeed, con­ tinuing on their way to I’aris, where they were met by Spirofimv's French agent, who supplied them with more fuel. Unfortunately time was


dawned with more conl'u sion. As photographers waited patiently by the Castle keep at the allotted time, society organiser Vicki Lees was waving the competitors off from the recreation field below. By late morning, Spiro


to have raised £350 for the S p a s t ie s S o ciety and thoroughly enjoyed their trip. They are pictured ready for the off at the entrance to the Castle recreation ground.


All change on buses


BUS trav e lle rs should note that there is to he a general revision of Ribble Vail e y s e r v ices w i t h effect from November 3rd. The changes affect ser­


vices to Whalley. and Waddington and West Bradford. There will be a general


retiming of existing Mini Link services, with a new C.r> service introduced to serve Waddingtun and West Bradford, replacing the kibble 227 which is to be rerouted and will no longer cull there. There were also be two


will run between Whalley and Darwen Pole Lane, Blackburn, at an hourly time which, with the 225 service times, creates a 2 0 - m in u t e i n te rv a 1 between buses from Whal ley to Blackburn. Full details of these ser­


trips an hour to Blackburn from Clitheroe on the 225 service, with one of the trips continuing to Bolton. Also, the 228 service


Ribble offices. Telephone inquiries can be made to Clitheroe 23028 and Black burn 51230.


vices are on free coloured timetables available from


Advice for students


OVER 1,000 sixth form


and September through­ out the county, the hel­ pline is manned by a team of specially trained careers officers, able to help stu­ dents who do not measure up to th e s ta n d a rd s required. Even now, in October, students are still using the service.


local MP and Home Secretary Mr David Wad­ dington, but recently his family has been the subject ot, perhaps, unwelcome news coverage.


H the headlines ITTING the headlines is nothing unusual for


ring to David Wadding- home in Belgravia, a five- ton’s daugbtev, Jennifer, year-old boy bent down to who to\d her parents she strobe him — and bas'd bit had fallen in love with an his nose.


ing holiday when she met kind of holdall, they went Robert Sawford. The col|. away and that seemed to pie are to marry next May be that." m England, probably in The newspaper report London rather than the featured a complaint from Ribble Valley, Mr Wad- the boy's mother, Mrs Ann dington said this week. Lee, who said her son, I t was a bit of a sur- James, had suffered punc- prise," he added.


cerned Mr Waddington’s treated at a local clinic, wife, Gillian, anil their “The injury wasn’t as Norfolk terrier, Basil.


The other story con- upper Up and bad to be ture marks to his nose and


“ B a s i l ’ s d a y o f made o u t ,” sa id Mr s h am e , .w a s the head- Waddington.


bad as the newspaper


Australian soldier she met "It was a trivial inei- Down Under and planned d en t,” Mr Waddington to emigrate as bis wife. said this week. ‘"The boy’s Jennifer was on a work- father hit Basil with some


hcadline screamed on gerousdogs. O A Wv\teX\\\\s' cowhOicw- i\s WasV Wed up tial gossip page in the outside a supermarket "Today”newspaper, refer- near the Waddingtons’


“Ms Waildinglon will a Parliamentary revolt wed wizard from Oz" the over the problem of dan-


newspapers were comple- day,” referring to an occa- tely unrelated to his work sion when the dog let its as one of the Govern- owners down on the very merit's big guns.


Two stories in national line in "The Mail on Sun-


Romance and dog trouble hit


and college students — including many in the Rib­ ble Valley — have been helped to make the best of their A-level and BTEC National results by Lanca­ shire Careers Service’s “Student Helpline." Operated during August


Spiroflow team saves the day


tian Atkinson (17), of no fixed address; and Ian


Whitehead (18), of Albert S tre e t, were each sen­


joint charge of attempted robbery, and another of tak in g a c a r without authority. Mr Peter Wright, pro­


tenced to nine months in custody after admitting a


into the Sabden office and hung around until the shop had emptied. He ap p ro a ch ed the


secuting, said that, oil May 1th, the youths had taken a car from Burnley and driven it around the area looking for some­ where to rob. At 4 p.m. Nuttall went


defending Atkinson and Whithead, said: “This was a pathetic and amateur a ttem p t to rob a post office in what is perhaps the most heavily guarded village in the country (being where Home Secre­ tary Mr David Wadding­ ton lives). Sentencing each youth


heading towards Padihani and two policemen gave chase. The ear was forced to stop in heavy traffic and the youths tried to escape, but Nuttall and Whitehead were apprehended and A t k i n s o n w a s l a t e r arrested. Mr Robert Crawford,


phone box nearby, realised what had happened and called the police. The ear was spotted


Judge Heather Steel said she had to consider the post-master who was very distressed and shaken by the incident. “He had no way of knowing that you did not have a gun."


Debate on publishing poll tax names


WHY do newspapers have to publish the names and addresses of people who do not pay their poll tax? This question was raised


their names had to be pub­ lished. Many of those con­ cerned were hard up and unable to afford to pay the charge. A long list of names and ad d re s se s increased the chances of mistakes being made. Publication would prove a very traumatic experience for many.


Conn. William Bowker (Chipping) said he could


Committee chairman


one under the old rating system.


Grant for Young


day its master was facing Enterprise


A GRANT o f £100 to encourage Ribble Valley


approved by the borough council’s Finance and Gen­ eral Purposes Committee. The money goes to Hyndburn and Ribble Val­


ley Young Enterprise, which enables youngsters to take part in business with the help of advisers in industry’ and commerce. Following outstanding


pupils Lo operate their own com p an ie s h a s been


Mr John Hunt said that taking people to court and giving them advice was now stretching the coun­ cil’s staffing resources to the limit. Six to eight staff were involved with this work, compared with just


not understand why news­ papers wanted to publish such information. He was very disappointed if that was all the Press could find to fill newspapers with, but it was a matter for them to decide. Chief financial officer


by Clitheroe Conn. James McGhie at a meeting of Ribble Valley Council’s Finance Committee. He said it was a shame


to nine months in a young offenders’ institution, with a further three months, concurrent, for Whithead for a house burg lary .


tiie alarm and Nuttall ran from tlie building to where the other two were wait­ ing in the ear. Some young girls, in a


counter and handed over a note to 59-year-old Mr Derek Oldham, the propri­ etor. It read “put all the money in a bag now and I will leave quietly.” Mr Oldham activated


(Longridge) urged finan­ cial support by the com­ mittee. I t was amazing what work the scheme had achieved in local schools. In supporting them the council was backing real winners, said Coun. Cliff.


success, organisers now wanted to expand the scheme locally. Couns Ron Pick u p (Clitheroe) and John Cliff


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