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bites the dust Pupils’ dreams dashed
CHILDREN from Brookside School, Clitheroe, turned teacher to point out to the adults the potential value of a piece of waste land near the school to the community. But sadly it looks as though their words will fall
reapplying for planning consent, before it runs out in just over a month, to keep the housing scheme alive,” he declared.
children’s work. “However, it looks as though I will be
us, because the estate did initially sell the county council the very piece of land on which their school is built.”
“I hope the children will not think too badly of
land, helped the school with plans of the site. Our picture shows some of the children with their dream-scheme models.
the outcome was that the majority of locals thought gardens and car parking were the answer to the problem, but they did not want housing. However, people who used the road and did not live in the area thought housing was a good idea. Mr I). Chew, who lives in a house adjoining the
project, sending out 00 questionnaires to local resi dents, Bright Street Nursery, Castle Castings and road users in the area. Results were fed into the school computer and
land was not very pleasant. There was litter and things were dumped there and obviously it was a dog exercise area.” The children involved the community in their
decided it was an eyesore and something had to be done about it. Said their teacher, Mrs Elizabeth Morris: “The
first visited the land as part of their geography and technology course last year. . . and promptly
Nearly 20 of the 9 to 10-year-olds from the school
agents for the Standcn Hall Estate which owns the .44 acre of land, Mr Richard Cornish, said: “I hate to dash the children's dreams, but I’m afraid that in the harsh world of economic reality, housing fetches more money than car parks and gardens and it looks likely that the parcel of land will be sold as a.future insurance against death duties to try and keep the remainder of the estate together.” He added that he was very impressed with the
and play areas on the land at the corner of Bright Street and Taylor Street were shown in a public exhibition of models and plans at the school, attended by dozens of parents and residents. However, a representative of the managing
on deaf cars — and the land is likely to be sold to build starter homes. The children’s dreams of gardens, car parking
Clitheroe 22321, (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) November
rainfall highest in year
A TOTAL of 7.69 inches of rain in November made it the highest monthly total in 1991 — double the amount for any other pre ceding month. The wettest day was the
10th, when over one-and- a-quarter-inches of rain
fell. Gales and sleet on the 12th and 13th gave a touch of winter, but only late night frosts occurred — the coldest night being the 20th, with six degrees of
frost. Warmer and quieter
weather returned towards the end of the month with a tem p e ra tu re of 54
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Planning in the
The village where odd goings on make
fascinating reading
CHIPPING Local History Society has just produced its second miscel lany, “Longer Sen,” which provides more fascinating insights into one of Lancashire’s most attractive villages.
people and places long the first Chipping Show, ago . . . for example a Bra- Included are plenty of bin’s School photograph, odd goings on such as
There are pictures of an early football team and
M I D L A N D B A N K CUTHEROE
CASTLE STREET • • OUR NEXT SATURDAY OPENING WILL BE
14 th DECEMBER 1991 9-00 a.m. — 1-00 p.m.
FAMILY DAY
for parents who wish to discuss Finance Matters and Services with our staff.
We will be providing Creche facilities on the day FREE RAFFLE TO BE DRAWN AT 1-00 p.m. ON THE DAY FOR CHILDRENS CHRISTMAS CAKE
RAFFLE OPEN TO EVERY VISITOR TO THE BRANCH ON THE DAY. WINNERS DETAILS TO BE POSTED IN THE BRANCH
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further clues: “In the local dialect, Wolf Hall and its farm and fell are called ‘Woofus.’ This is an unusual name, but at Chapel-le-Dale above Ing- leton there are two places called ‘Woofas.’
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the wolves’ lairs. At least one of these two is a large water-sink pothole in the limestone, a collapsed cave inaccessible to man, but where the wolves could hide up safely until the hunters got tired of wait ing for them to come out.
“This gives the clue to
just such a place. “The front of Wolf Fell
means wolves’ house, the impregnable lair where they held out for cen turies. And Wolf Fell was
“So Woofus probably
is a huge landslip; between large fallen blocks of rocks are crevices, now filling with peat, but which for merly would be an ideal stronghold for wolves.”
Bowland road, is con sidered a typical landslip stronghold.
Holdron Castle, not too far from the Trough of
the 40 pages of the new “Longer Sen,” which is on sale in Chipping village shops and local libraries at £2.50.
Evaluating contest
A MEETING of Clitheroe Speakers’ Club looked at the annual speech evalua tion contest.
Taylor was evaluated by three contestants, Chris Carr, Don Anderson and Margaret Harrison.
A speech by Gordon
judged by Les Ames and John Matthews, of Burn ley and Pendle Speakers’ Club, and Freda Driver, of Burnley Ladies’ and Clith eroe Speakers’ Clubs.
They, in turn, were
Don Anderson. The topics tro p h y w in n e r was Andrew McLaughlan. The meeting at Low
who will compete in the area contest on January 29th, and runner-up was
Winner was Chris Carr,
Moor Club was chaired by Betty Brown.
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tea towel, featuring their own pictures of themselves, plus their drawings of 10 members of staff, the caretaker, cook, five dinner ladies and the lollipop lady. The idea came from PTA members who had 300 tea towels printed in
time for sale at the recent Christmas fair at the school and 200 were quickly snapped up. The tea towels, printed in the school colours of red on a white background, are on sale in school and many are reported to be going into Christ mas stockings for mums and grannies. . “It’s been a wonderful project — all the pictures are instantly recognisable,
£2.25. All profits are for PTA funds, which finance projects aimed at improv ing school life.
the tea towel, says that every name of the “sitter” has also been included in the design. “We felt that if we made something for sale with a local theme which could become a keepsake, it would be an instant success,” she added. The tea towel, made by PIP Promotions, Whalley, is on sale at the school at
of course,” joked head teacher Mrs Mary Hallewell. “The children did the art work in school and thoroughly enjoyed the project.” Mrs Jane Threlfall, PTA chairman and a dinner lady whose portrait is on
PUPILS at Clitheroe’s Edisford Primary School have had their self portraits — all 242 of them — woven into a work of art. To raise money for PTA funds, they readily agreed to make a special school
There is much more in
dily springs to mind and latest research by history society members indicates that the last of these crea tures was quite probably driven out between 1350 and 1500. The miscellany sets out
talk about the Bowland Fells above Chipping hav ing been one of the last refuges in England for wolves. The name Wolf Fell rea
illicit stills and poaching around Chipping, all-night parties at Dunsop Bridge, the celebrated “Battle of Chipping” and specula tions on wolves. There has been much
idea and parents and s ta f f were delighted
all aged nine, mapped out a circular route from St Mary’s Hall, which took them along the hanks of the Hoddcr and Ribble. “It was the hoys’ own
whose home is in Hurst Green, Mark Burrows, of Whallcy, and James Thompson, of Lon- gridge, all day boys at the school, were joined by more than 20 other pupils and their joint efforts raised a splendid £480 for the charity. The three organisers,
THREE young pals at St Mary’s Hall, Stony- hursl, had little trouble in ra lly in g support when they asked fo r ’ volunteers for a spon sored walk for Children in Need. J am e s A n d rew s ,
Charity fund-raiser active in village life
FRIENDS and neighbours of a well-loved Whalley resident, Mrs Margaret Emmett, have been saddened to learn of her sudden death while on a short holiday in Diirham.
work as a charity fund raiser and the active part she had played in village life have been received by her husband, retired bank manage r M r B ry an Emmett. “My wife never let her
with the results,” said one of the fathers, Mr Simon Andrews.
Furniture shop
retail shops, six flats and 11 car parking spaces was rejected because it was considered too intensive.
A previous application to turn the site into two
and Development Commit tee considered the applica tion, from Mr J. King, of King S t r e e t , a t i ts meeting.
PLANS to convert a fur niture workshop in Whal- ley into a cottage furniture shop and fiat have been passed by the Ribble Val ley Council. The council’s Planning
surer of the Whalley Can cer Research group for 22 years and was associated with Whalley Trefoil Guild for 30 years. One of her main spare time interests was country dancing and she was treasurer of the Whalley group at the time of her death. Mrs Emmett and her
Emmett was the manager at the National Westmin ster branch at Eanam, in B l a c k b u r n , a nd Mrs
youth, moved to Whalley on their marriage in 1954. For many y e a r s Mr
asthma stop her from lead ing a very full and active life and her death came very suddenly,” he said. Mrs Emmett was trea
Limefield Avenue, and her husband were staying at the home of their daugh ter, Mrs Kathryn Agnew, when Mrs Emmett col lapsed and died from a massive asthma attack. Many tributes to her
Mrs Emmett (60), of
Emmett worked as secretary before her marriage. In her younger days she
pipeline
PLANS for the conversion of buildings into nine dwellings with eight garages and asso ciated ground works including a new joint septic tank at barns adjoining Bradley Hall, Thorn- ley Road, Thomley-with-Wheat- ley, are among the latest lodged with the RibbTe Valley Council’s .Planning Department (0755). Biliington: Dormer extension
storey extension at rear to replace existing one at 144/1-16
to bungalow at 178 Whalley Road, Langho (0753). Clithcroc: Erection of two-
Whalley Road (0758). Proposed dormer extension at 9 Winder- mere Avenue (0769). Section 64
Replacement kitchen at Calder- stones Hospital, Mitton Road (0767). Wiswell: Conversion of bam
Whalley and Little Mitton:
was a member of Black burn Ladies’ Hockey Team and played tennis with the Blackburn Northern and Whalley clubs. Along with her hus
husband, who both lived in ' Blackburn during their
band, she was a keen member of the Lancashire Locomotive Society and had travelled extensively abroad by rail. This year they had visited India, Norway and Sweden, Mrs Emmett having visited total of 24 different coun tries, including Australia and New Zealand, during her lifetime. The funeral service at
Whalley Parish Church on Tuesday was followed by cremation at Accrington. In addition to her hus
band, Mrs Emmett leaves three daughters.
Almost wiped out of tea towels in fund-raiser
parking of three private hire vehicles at Friendship Mill, Whalley Road (0773).
Making the most of
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ther information should contact Whalley Adult Centre (0254 822717).
sing-along yesterday were the 15 residents of the Manor House Residential Home for the Elderly, at Chatbum.
from handicrafts made by ’ ’ the ladies at the home, with half of the total com ing from 66-year-old Ma dge Nicholson’s tapestry work, which included Christmas tree decorations.
was the presentation by ]proprietors Janet and Chris Harrison of a £200 cheque to the Derian’ House Hospice Appeal. The money was raised
the nearby Greendale Res taurant for their annual event, which featured music and songs from a Liverpool entertainer. One of the highlights
The residents went to
sick children ENJOYING a Christmas party and old-time music
Elderly help
on a Tuesday evening between 7-30 and 9-30 p.m. for 10 sessions, cost ing £27 for adults and £13 for the unemployed and OAPs. A minimum of 13 people are required for the course to run and anyone interested can enrol at the community centre on Jan uary 7th, at 7-30p.m. Anyone requiring fur
Katrina Verity, who is employed by Accrington and Rossendale College as an ad u l t e duc a t i on teacher, will also be taking next term’s course. The course runs weekly
course helped the students improve basic skills and taught them how to get the most out of their cameras. Classes involved short illustrated lectures, group work and practical “hands-on” sessions. Photography tu to r
just finished a successful 10-week term at Biliington and Langho Community Centre. Aimed at beginners, the
THE photography and video course for adults has
extension for additional toilet facilities and stage area to exist ing ballroom at Moorcock Inn, Fell Road (0772). Read: Use of land for the
and associated land to residen tial use and conversion of former midden to garage at bam adja cent to Oxenhurst Farm, Back Lane (0770). Conversion of bam to residential use (listed building application) at same (0771). Waddi ngt on: Proposed
to dwelling at Wiswell Eaves House, Pendleton Road (0768). Newton: Conversion of barn
determination for use of room for osteopathic consultation pur poses at 6 Church Brow (0774).
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