Clithcroe Advertiser & Times, January Slst, 1991 7 Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22823 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified)


Memories of 1940s will be revived for Royal Engineers


A NOSTALGIC bumper celebration planned for September looks set t , memories of the 1940s flooding back for a whole host of former


Royal Engineers. o brin


her 7th and 8th, is being held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of thou­ sands of Royal Engineers who were trained at Low


Actor takes to the by-election stage


Anti-Thatcherism and poll tax


ACTOR Richard K. Franklin has joined the now 11-strong list of hopefuls for the Ribble Valley seat.


Mr Franklin, whose


home is in Middleham, Wensleydale, and who also describes himself as a writer and director, says he is hoping to stand as an I ndependent Conservative opposing the poll tax.


He played the role of


Denis Itigg in Yorkshire T e l e v i s i o n ’ s p o p u l a r “ Emmerdale Farm” series, his part coming to an end recently when Denis, an accountant try­ ing to buy up Emmerdale for a quarry company, was squashed by a bull.


Mr Franklin, who also


appeared in “ Dr Who” when John l’ertwee played the title role, has also per­ formed in tne West End and was understudy for Michael Crawford in “Sometime next veal-.” at the Prince o f Wales Theatre, taking over the star’s role for several weeks.


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copywriter with a West End advertising firm and lias also served as a cap­ tain in the Royal Green Jackets.


Mr Franklin, whose


great-grandfather was Sir Henry Kimber, MP for Wandsworth for 28 years, first became involved in politics during his student days and was treasurer for the Conservative Associa­ tion at his university. He stood as an Independent at Twickenham during the General Election in 11172.


Mr Franklin says he has


also been involved in the Labour and Liberal Par-


Only answer is to -


and the poll tax. • j


abolish unfair community charge


LABOUR by-election contender County Coun. Mrs J o s ie Farrington has been meeting Environment Secretary Mr Michael Heseltine during his talks with local government repre­ sentatives over the poll tax issue. The discussions with tally unfair system, which


members of the Associa­ tion of County Councils preceded the announce­ ment that Mr Heseltine has won an extra 111.1 billion for the Govern­ ment’s community charge reduction scheme.


County Coun. Mrs Far­


rington says that tho changes which help people in low rateable value homes do not go far enough.


“The point some of us


put to him was that the only answer was the aboli­ tion of the poll tax,” she said. “ It is a fuiidamen-


tak'es no account of peo


pie’s ability to pay. “ In the short term we


put it to him that there must be additional rebel, particularly for those bar dost hit.” The community charge reduction scheme is aimed at cushioning the impact of the poll tax on people who live in homes which had low rateable values undei the old system. County Conn. Mrs Far


rington said she expressed d i s a p p oint m cut t ha t others who may be facing greater hardship were not in line for assistance.


‘Ironside’ standing


THE Kibble Valiev b.v-election, which is seen nationally as si test of the popularity o f John Major and his Cabinet, is also proving a magnet to budding politicians from a variety of backgrounds who want to make tlieir mark. The latest to add his name to the U-strong list o f hope­


fuls is Mr Eric George'Page, a retired police ofticer, of Sholden, near Deal in Kent, who has formed his own lron-


^M r Page, who has also formed his own church, the Uni­ versal Church o f God, made his first attempt at entei nig Parliament last year when he stood in the Eastbourne by- election, which was such a triumph for the Liberal Demo­


crats and a disaster for the Conservatives.


Welcomes parent power


PROSPECTIVE Con­ servative candidate:;


Nigel Evans? used a meeting with Educa­ tion Secretary Ken- n e t h C l a r k to; cm p h a s i s e t h e importance, of edu-; cation to Ribble Vah;


ley parents. : Mr Evans told the.


“ A d v e r t i s e r and Times” : "I fully sup­ port the extension of ■ parental in volve ­ ment in education. We now have-mores parents, on goy.- erning bodies and those govern in g; bodies have more


s a y in h ow the schools operate. ,


more power being d e v o l v e d f r om County ; Hall; to the;


“ I look forward to


schools — and the sooner thishappenS: the better ;it will be forall concerned.”


Amended


VARIOUS amendments have been made to Ribble Valley Council’s rural areas iocal plan. A change to the Chat-


burn boundary now means that land off Crowtroes Brow hounded by the rail- wav line will lie identified


; has been extended to 'incorporate tile Lindlcy


•as 'open land adjoining a 'settlement, while the Gis- burn settlement boundary


' -Pate premises and asso- dated operational land.


Trying to dig way out of poll


tax ‘boob’ THE T o r ie s have “boobed” with the poll tax and are desperate to dig' themselves out of a hole, Liberal Democrat by-election contender Michael Carr told a party meeting in Clitheroe at the weekend. He scorned statements


by prospective Conserva­ tive candidate Nigel Evans that the forthcom­ ing election tussle would not he about, the poll tax.


“ These statements.”


said Mr Carr, “show jost how out of touch the Tories have become. "Mr Evans should visit


liibchestor, Clitheroe. Longridge and the villages


and listen to families who are paying five times as much ns they were before the poll tax. He will then find out just how much of an issue it is.” Liberal Democrats, he


continued, welcomed the recently-announced relief


for some poll tax payers, which followed a meeting between Michael Hesel­ tine and Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman Alan


Beith. "Unlike Labour, who


can't decide what their policy is and won't talk to Heseltine, Liberal Demo­ crats would scrap the poll lax and replace it with a fair system of local income tax; we will continue to talk to the Government ami urge it to adopt (un­ fair and sensible policy."


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IN its- first encounter of 1991, Clitheroe Chess Club was guaranteed that it would have both points before the match began!


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the match being a sort of family affair, there was nothing generous or even friendly about the play.


Until this season, the teams have always been m different leagues and, despite . ,


, . The first game to finish was between Alan Smettcm and Stan 1 owiisend ,


This unusual state of affairs occurred because, for the first time in the history oi the club, the A team played the B team.


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oil board four. Alan's victory meant that the A team were one up. Dennis Nicholson soon made it two, with victory against Simon Karmanii on board


thJack Lawson developed some attacking chalices on board two against A team captain Eric Mansfield, but once the attack was repulsed, his position collapsed. With the A team 3-0 up, Phillip Ratcliffe fought hard on board five, but


'A y * " r _ X & AS' Until the date o f the by-election is announced and


nomination papers are in, there is no certainty just how mnnv candidates will actually take their place on the hustings.


Every candidate needs tile signatures o f a prmioser and „ to poll '/sth o f the votes cast. .


seconder, eight assenters all living in the Kibble Valley, and a £>00 deposit. The deposit is lost if the candidate tads


I oast was


to Rabbie Burns


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B y -e le c t ion hope­ fu l . . . actor Richard K. Franklin


REPORTS COMPILED BY SHEILA NIXON


although he has always been against Thatcherism


TWO local musicians had the honour of piping in the haggis at Clithcroe Caledonian Society’s Burns Night at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel on


Saturday. The two were Mr Mel


Moran and Mr Derek Cartmell, pictured with the principal guests, the Mayor and Mayoress of Clithcroe, Coun. Pat Shepherd and his wife, Mary. Also in the front row," wearing her chain of office, is society president Mrs Betty White. This year's Burns


Night dinner attracted some 120 members and guests. Mr Barclay Walker addressed the haggis, after which it was piped in while carried by the chef, Raul Collat'd, and an escort. Mr Peter Macmillan


gave an address to the immortal memory of Rabbie Burns, Mr Mike Grundy toasted the ladies, and Mrs Jenny Grimes gave the reply. Other society members provided entertainment. Mr Ken Morris sang and there were Burns recitations from Hill and Mary Macmillan. Mr Morris also spent a lot ot the evening behind a video camera and hopes to show the finished recording at a Caledonian Society meeting in April. After dinner there was


dancing to the Glendale Scottish Dance Band, from Northumberland. Clitheroe Caledonian Society member Mr Norman Clarke was MC


for the evening. Behind


schedule THE later arrival of materials has meant that office repairs being carried out at the Ribble Valley Council are running two weeks behind schedule. Members of the Finance


and General Purposes Committee heard that of the contract figure of £92,239, a total of £40,000 has been certified to date. It was reported that the


contractors were still awaiting the arrival of doors, ceiling tiles and locks and that the out­ standing work should be completed by February.


Historic chess match


The event, on Septem- joined forces with the Rib _ m 1. „..,1 OfU i n Lninrr l. l«


Moor. Hundreds of ex-trainees


are expected to converge on the town from all over the country and it is already known that the


| entire Royal Engineers 75V R egim ent is to


attend. With over six months to


go before the celebrations begin, the format of the weekend has not been fin­ alised. However, a lot of work has been done and already planned is an impressive agenda of shows, nostalgic events and exhibitions. The local branch of the Royal Engineers has


Volunteers showing the way


OVER 500 working days of active conservation in


the Ribble Valley have been produced by the Brit­ ish Trust for Conservation Volunteers. In a report to the Bor­


ough’ s Planning and Development Committee, countryside officer Mr David Hewitt said that the registered charity is the country’s leading volun­ t e e r c o n s e r v a t io n


organisation. In the Ribble Valley to


date, British Trust for Conservation volunteers


httve supported a range of conservation initiatives. These include assisting


tlie Ribble Valley Conser­ vation Group in a number o f sp e c i f ic prac tical projects, organising resi­ dential conservation work­ ing holidays and weekend projects in the Forest of Bowland, designing and implementing a low main­ tenance wildlife garden for Simonstone Parish Coun­ cil,involving pupils from Ribblesdale High School, Clitheroe, in a tree protec­ tion and care project and providing advice to St James’ s CE Primary School, Clitheroe. They have also worked


closely with tho Forest of Bowland Countryside


Management Officer, Mr D. Padley, in developing quality conservation


projects in the Forest of Bowland.


ble Valley Council’s tout ism department to organ­ ise the programme and, although they are working hard, both parties are still on the lookout for any organisations or individu­ als who wish to get involved. The council has shown


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that it fully backs the event and has already approved a grant of £1,000 to help with the cost of publicity and entertain­


ment. Ribble Valley tourism


officer Mr Keith Taylor said that many thousands o f p e op l e w i l l b e encouraged to come hack to Clitheroe for a nostalgic weekend. “We are target­ ing local schools, shops and organisations and would like them to have as much involvement as pos­


sible.” Steps are currently


being taken for a full organising committee to carry on the good work a 1 r e a d y c om p le te d . Although the event has been scheduled for the weekend, it is hoped that the celebrations could con­ tinue for the whole week if enough interest is shown and su g g e s t ion s put


forward. New ideas are being


thought up all the time and, to ensure that the public and former soldiers alike will flock to the town, there will be a spe­ cial heating the retreat ceremony, a regimental band concert and a bridge building race. There will also bo a number of dis­ plays, including a spectac­ ular parachute jump and


Riding school is vetoed


COUNCILLORS have turned down an applica­ tion to build a riding school and house on land to the rear of Northcote Manor, Langho. Members of Ribble Val­


ley Council’s Planning and Development Committee voted against the applica­ tion submitted by G. and L. Gough, following objec­ tions from Billington Par­ ish Council and the county surveyor. Coun. Bill Fleming (Bil­


M


lington) told his colleagues that he had received late information that much of the use would be devoted to helping handicapped people.


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the training of soldier said Mr Taylor. “With so much going •


there are bound to be number of spin-offs, which can only be good for the town,” he added.


the chance to see a large selection of military vehicles. Ribble Valley Rail is


to lumber into town. Moving indoors, a serii


of 1940s films will h screened at the Civic Hal alongside a selection i newsreels from the era. There are plans for


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1940s wartime display ; the Castle Museum, Mayoral reception ar possibly a period exhit. tion at the council build­ ing. Organisers are also oi tho lookout for a suitabl venue for a grand ditme dance for the soldiers. The event will not be


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could not prevent the A team’s Vincent Tudisco claiming yet another win. The final game to finish was the board one encounter of Paul ballon and Peter


Ryan. Peter certainly played a game which made a mockery of his official league grading but was unable to prevent county player Paul making the final score 5-0. Our photograph shows Clitheroe’s A and B teams gearing up ready to com­


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