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A SUPERB royal treat awaited Clltheroe Royal Grammar School when the Queen came to town to open the new sixth-form centre on October 18th. "The school wanted to make It a day for the pupils and I am sure it will be one they will remember for the rest of their lives," said chairman of the


governors Mr Jim Parker. Our picture of the monarch during her walkabout in the school yard tells


the story of the royal smile that shone through the autumn gloom. There’was also a story behind the happy face of Hayley Smithies smil-


ing back at the Queen — it was her 15tth b r hbiirthday.


Hundreds of pupils assembled in the yard in front of the school while primary school children and members of the public crowded into York


Street to welcome the Queen. To mark the visit, retiring headmaster Mr Clive Darley presented the Queen with a history of the school written by teachers Mr Dudley Green


and Mr Keith Harwood. And the chairman of the governors, who had escorted the Queen


around the school during the visit, almost “blotted his copy book” at the official opening. He offered to blot the Queen's signature, but she politely asked him not to because she feared it would disappear if it were blotted. It was a humorous touch to the proceedings — and even the Queen J laughed.


Two brave men get their just reward The sad battle of Bramley Meade


THE brave action of local magistrate Mr Geoff Braithwaite, of Downham, must rank as one of tlu* most outstanding memories of the past 12 months.


Poll tax protest


THE Kibble Valley, as elsewhere in Britain, bail Its share of anti-poll tax p ro te s ts , although here they passed off peacefully.


The f ir s t local demon­


s t r a t io n was s tag e d on March 15th when some 70 protestors carrying anti- poll tax placards took to the s treets of Chtheroe to gather support.


Demonstrators collected some 1,000 signatures for


a peliLion nailing on the (lovernment to scrap the tax and gathered outside the Conservative offices to express their opinions to th e th e n local MP and Home S e c r e t a r y , Mr David Waddingtom who was making one of bis rou- t i n e v i s i t s to t h e constituency.


. o il T a x U n io n w a s launched on October 2nd to light the matter in the courts and to a r ran g e a peaceful p ro te s t outside the Kibble Valley Coun­ cil Chamber la te r in the month.


By October 25th some


1,2(111 l ia b i l i tv o rd e r s a g a in s t d e f a u l te r s had been issued by Chtheroe magistrates while the bor- augli council reported that ilim. of the f Mm. poll tax b i l l h a d s t i l l to b e


collected. The Kibble Valley Anti-


us all with his courage w h e n a r m e d r a i d e r s


Mr Braithwaite amazed


brought terror to Clith- eroe s tre e ts during a £55,000 raid on the postal sorting office in Chester Avenue, on February 15th. Mr Braithwaite blocked


TM E battle got underway at the start of the year to try to save Bramley Meade Maternity Home, Wlmlley — but the writing was already on the wall. District Health Authority officers in January were


recommending closure. They told us they needed a temporary ward at the district maternity unit at Queen’s Park Hospital, Blackburn, where facilities were bursting at the seams. The money saved on Bramley Meade would finance the temporary unit while the district awaited completion of a major rede­ velopment scheme at Queen’s Park. Many Kibble Valley folk, including GPs ami local


councillors were not convinced by the arguments and a public meeting was called for .January ldth, in Glith-


the raiders’ getaway vehi­ cle by ramming it with his own van outside the sort- ing office, and then attempted to pursue them. The armed raiders


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escaped in another vehicle, but after a multi-vehicle chase across East Lanca­ shire, they were arrested and jailed for 18 years. Later Mr Braithwaite, along with I nap. Geoffrey Sweetman, of Clitheroe, and other police officers, received bravery awards, at a special ceremony, from Lancashire’s Deputy Chief Constable, Mr Mike


croc, to assess the situation. Meanwhile, Town Crier Roland Hailwood and many


protestors toured the area (below) gathering signa­ tures for the “Keep Bramley Meade open" petition. The chairman of the Bramley Meade Action Commit­


tee, Conn I lowel Jones, warned that the Kibble Valley could become the “graveyard of the hospital service.] The battle became bitter, with both sides stating


their cases in our correpondence columns and, by Sep­ tember 23rd, the 20-bed unit, which had first opened m 1051, closed its doors for the last time.


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the Kibble Valley hit the k headlines in July when PC John Barber, the village bobby at Slaidburn and Newton, was commended by a Crown Court judge for tackling an armed gun­ man on his remote rural patch. He received a certificate


for his bravery from Chief Constable Brian Johnson. Our pictures show Mr


Braithwaite outside the sorting office where the armed robbery took place, and a kiss for PC Barber from his wife, Diane.


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^ * m j ' v - i e - v WEATHER HAD US ALL GUESSING * Photos: John Barry


IT wus a year for topsy­ turvy weather in the Kib­ ble Valley, which seemed lo confirm our worst fears about ozone layer damage and global warming.


Notably there was the gale chaos on February


2(>Lh when many trees were ripped from their roots. Our picture, above, shows the state of Clith­ eroe Koad, Whalley, after the storm. The road was closed for a day while workmen cleared the mess


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houses and public build­ ings came crashing down in Clitheroe and various villages and it was miracu­ lous that there was no loss


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of life. The lull before the


storm came on February


22nd when we reported an amazing crop of mush­ rooms. Normally mush­ rooms do not appear until May, but Tom Wilkinson (pictured), of Waddow Grove, Waddington, came across an abundant supply while taking a walk near his home. He was overjoyed by his


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snow was a tiling of the past in our neck of the woods, but at the opposite end of th e y e a r — December 7th, 8th and 9th — blizzards returned to the country and the Kibble Valley, and although it brought inconvenience there were no major traf­ fic hold-ups or problems for local folk.


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At L signed and sealed for Roefield Leisure Centre. . . The historic moment came in July when


the work to start.


had pressed for a purpose-built centre for some 10 years, eventually deciding to take on the project them­


man of the Roefield Sports and Recreation Associa­ tion. Mrs Euinton and other hard-working fund-raisers


It was a dream come true for Mrs Euinton, chair­ _ . . _ . .


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\ were sanctioned to make the scheme possible, i Our picture, at the historic signing, shows Mrs ! Euinton (centre), with, from the left: Coun. Mrs Myra (Clegg (chairman of the borough councils Recreation ■: and Leisure committee), Mr Bob Smith (Roefield fund- i raiser), the council’s Chief Executive, Mr Oswin Hop- : kins, Ribble Valley Mayor Coun. Howel Jones and Mrs


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CLITHEROE’S new district library opened its doors to the public on July 23rd after almost two years of redevelopment work.


United Reformed ‘.’"lurch while the old building and the former town hall was converted into an imposing th re e - f lo o r l ib ra ry equipped with all the la te s t computers and 40,000 books. The verdict from the


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