10 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, January 3rd, 1001 A busy and SHEILA NIXON REPORTS N IN E T E EN -N IN E T Y
for Ribble Valley folk can be summed up in just one word . . . unforgettable.
year since the second world war that was so eventful and it must certainly be one to tell the grandchildren about in the years to come.
memorable events — some good, some bad — would have set 1990 apart. The list takes one’s breath away — the Queen’s visit, trains back on the rail, an armed post office raid, closure of a much-loved maternity hospital, poll tax demonstrations, our MP made Leader of the House of Lords, Waddington becomes a “tele
Undoubtedly, any one of several
vision village” . . . What stands out above everything
IT was an exciting journey into the future as the town shaped up for the 21st century, with the unveiling of plans for the ambitious auction mart development scheme at the end of August. The artist’s impression of the scheme showed all
our rentiers just what a transformation awaits the
town.After months of speculation, the borough council opted for a scheme put forward by developers Maple Grove, of Preston, and discussions with such
board other people’s opinions. Tourism, retail, residential and cultural were the
else on reviewing the year is that the Kibble Valley is full of courageous and innovative people who have faced up to one of the most challenging periods of all time. Perhaps, those who have lived through the first and second parts of the 20th century have seen the big gest changes of all time, and 1990 may well be the year historians will circle in red ink as the most noteworthy of those fast-changing times. My own favourite occasion was the
groups as the Chamber of Trade, market traders and the Civic Society were arranged to take on
ers —the provision of ID shops. The controversy continued as the year drew to a
four main guidelines for the developers, and one issue brought a storm of criticism from shopkeep
close and various amendments were being sought. Basically the plan, we were told, would include a
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THE year brought changes for local school- children when one Clitheroc school welcomed a new head and another said goodbye to theirs.
head for six years at Clith- eroe Royal Grammar
Mr Clive Darley (51),
School, shocked gover nors, pupils and parents
when he announced, in May, that he would be retiring early on health grounds, after steering the school through a traumatic period of amalgamation, re d e v e lo pm e n t and unprecedented education reforms. His 30 years in the teaching profession ended dramatically — his very last day at the school, on October 18th, coinciding
with tiie Queen’s visit to o p e n t h e r e d e v e 1 o p e d
York Street site. Meanwhile, Ribblesdale School began the year
with a new head, Glynne Ward (-12), former deputy head of Park High School, Colne, and a teacher for 20 years, who replaced Mr
Denis Mortimer, head for 23 years who retired the previous year. She introduced fun
assemblies at Ribblesdale, with the message that life is like a sandwich — the more you put in, the more you get out of it.
FOUR local competitors made a
name for themselves in international sports arenas.
marksman Ian Peel (left), whose parents live in Siaidhurn, claimed a gold medal in New Zealand in the trench team clay pigeon shooting section and a bronze medal in the individual event.
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Clithcroe martial arts expert Elisabeth Hodgson (right), of Montague Street, carried off the Women’s World Ju-jitsu Championship title, in North Carolina.
In September,
Petty, and brother, Neil, also claimed gold in the team event.
Her instructor, Lcs Trains back in Clitheroe
JUST the ticket for Clitheroe.. . After 28 years, passenger trains returned to the town on May 19th and the momentous occasion was marked with a
ceremony at the station. An early morning train from Preston, carrying
civic dignitaries and people from all walks of life, “broke” the tape on an experimental service — and possibly heralded a hoped for permanent arrangement. It was a proud day for Ribble Valley Rail — the
“(5), of Main Street, “mar ried” Rachel Greenwood (5), of Hen Gill Cottage, at' a mock ceremony at the village church in the mid dle of March — and then promptly refused to kiss the bride because “I don’t like girls.” The sun shone and it
THE “wedding of the year” took place at Bolton- by-Bowland when our cameraman captured the look that said “I should have stuck with the boys!” Bridegroom Ian Mason
seemed as though the whole village had turned o u t to w a tc h th e ceremony. And despite the hitches,
group of volunteer rail enthusiasts which had bat tled long and hard for the service. Queues for the historic journey formed earlier in the week for the free tickets on offer at the “Advertiser and Times”
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car park, open market, fixed market stalls, superin tendent’s office, shops, cafe, bar, civic and cultural facilities, and some sort of housing.
The children’s affection for Her Majesty and their enthusiasm for her visit was heartwarming. She had come to open the redeveloped historic York Street site as a sixth-form centre and she was given a rousing reception at every turn. The pupils themselves made quite a
Queen’s visit to Clitheroe Royal Grammar School on October 18th.
It is difficult to find another, K S ? i™
in no doubt at all that many Clitheroe households will treasure them for the
rest of their lives. Nineteen-ninety will also be
remembered as the year of the armed post office robbery which brought fear — and courage — to our peaceful and picturesque town. Townsfolk shook their heads in dis
belief and wondered if inner city vio lence was catching up with us. On the credit side, Clitheroe’s cul
tural life was enriched by the open ing of the redeveloped library. Pas senger trains came back to the town, but we are still left wondering if the six-month experiment, now ended, is to become a permanent arrangement. One of the dark clouds was the clo
sure of Bramley Meade Maternity Home, Whalley, despite a concerted effort throughout the Ribble Valley to save it. Meanwhile, the wraps were taken off the bold new project for the old auction mart site and the first sod was cut on the long-awaited Roefield Leisure Centre scheme. Momentous national issues also
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overflowed into our valley and we saw poll tax demonstrations at var ious times of the year. The far-reach ing action of the Soviet Bloc, ren ouncing Communism, also left its mark, and the whole of the area ral lied round to send goods to Romania where orphanages and families were left in dire need of basic commodities. The country lost its first woman
prime minister and longest-serving premier since the war, after 11 years in office, and her resignation brought repercussion for the Ribble Valley — the removal of our own MP, David Waddington, as Home Secretary and his elevation to the Lords. On the home front, the Ribble Val
dash in their royal blue uniforms. If standards in schools are supposed to be declining, then there was certainly no sign of it there. I even overheard some visiting reporters from tile national Press say they were impressed by the pupils’ appearance and behaviour. The “Advertiser and Times” fca-
ley Chief Executive, Mr Ossie Hop- kinson, and council leader Coun. Mrs Sheila Maw, launched a “new way forward” aimed at providing a better local authority service for the public. Six task groups, comprising staff volunteers and councillors, were appointed to look at all aspects of council services, to find out exactly, what the public wanted from its coun cil and then how best to provide it.
Country switched on to TV village
IT was the year of the big TV sw i tc h -o n fo r Waddington. During a unique experi
ment, 200 homes received their own village TV chan nel, while 32 houses had the chance to tune into 30 extra channels through all the latest cable and satel lite technology and an add- tional 15 homes were equipped with the latest high-definition TV sets. The two-month experi
ment, which was launched in March by Granada Tele vision, put Waddington in the national spotlight. At the launch (right),
Lord Waddington, then the Ribble Valley MP and Home Secretary, was interviewed by children for the village channel.
A lordly year for MP
IT was a dramatic year for national politics and inevitably our MP and Home Secretary David Waddington became involved in the aftermath of tlie leadership struggle at the end of November.
first woman prime minis ter and longest serving peacetime premier in recent times, resigned. John Major, the man who left school at Id and was dubbed “a man of the peo ple,” succeeded her. And our MP, who was
Margaret Thatcher, the
born in Burnley and lives at Sabden, was elevated to the Upper House. He had been Home
changes on November 28th he was appointed Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords, and on December 4th he donned red robes for a ceremony in the Upper House when he received the title of Lord Waddington of Read — the Ribble Valley village where he had lived as a child. He told us he considered
Secretary for 13 months during one of the most turbulent periods on record — violent poll tax demonstrations in London and rooftop prison riots. In John Major’s cabinet
his new role as very important and worthwhile and was happy to accept
it. Bridegroom wouldn’t kiss the bride!
THE plight of Romanian ' 3 1e during the after-
administration touched the h e a rts of many local people. In May, pictures of the
of the evil Ceausescu
there was a serious mes sage behind it
all.The 44 pupils at the village school had been learning about the responsibilities of family life and the “wed ding” was just one aspect of the project.
Anne Davy had suggested, providing wedding cos- the idea and the children tumes and food for the and parents enthusiast^ reception.
Infant teacher Miss eally followed it through, T
ble Valley Romanian Appeal was on the road, after Mrs Berry and help ers (pictured) had loaded a wagon with vital goods. The local appeal workers joined forces with a similar group in Cumbria which arranged for their wagon to stop in Clitheroe to pick up the goods bound for Romania. And Clitheroe nurse
stricken country were being flashed around the world on television screens and, in Clitheroe, Mrs Sheila Berry, of Pimlico Road, was appealing to the town to rally round and send aid to families and orphanages, which were particularly hit by shortages. By June 13th, the Rib
Miss Jenny Riley, of De Lacy Street decided she would join the convoy and help distribute the goods.
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Gill as she said she still wanted to be known, gave us a candid opinion of the leadership struggle which had led to her husband’s new role. “The whole th in g was a g h a s t ly betrayal of Margaret Thatcher by people she had enabled to be there in
Lady Waddington, or
Valley awaited news of the forthcoming by-election that would undoubtedly bring the big guns to the constituency in what was going to be the first test of the Government’s popular ity since John Major’s appointment.
the first place,” she said. Meanwhile, the Ribble
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