Clithemc JJ.W, (Editorial), JJ.1J.1 (Adcertininu). Ihmdcii JJ-l.tl (Classified)


Cl i t l tvmv Adrc r t ix c r £• Time s , March Ulh , UHL' 7


Speaker on the right tracks as far as


rail group concerned


“I CAN’T promise you a rail link, but we will do that — if one can be justified — it will be.”


With those words, the


scene was certainly set for Kibble Valley Kail's most successful annual dinner to date. Th e s p e a k e r was Mr


Steve Cornish, newly pro­ m o t e d t o m a n a g e r , Regional Railways Nor th West. Invi ted as a gues t , he


m a d e a n im p r o m p t u speech at the close of the formal proceedings, which certainly conveyed his own enthus ia sm for rai lways and his job to the tit) mem­ b e r s and g u e s t s of th e local rail pressure group at the. dinner, held at the Old


Host House in Clitheroe. Mr C o rn i sh sa id th e


Tackling new


ground


THK Cl i theroe Croup of the Ramblers' Association literally found themselves tackling new ground when they s ta r te d the first of t h e i r T u e s d a y w a 1 k s , cater ing for members and non-members, ret ired peo­ p le , h o u s ew i v e s , n o n ­ w o r k i n g p e o p l e a n d anyone else interested. A group of 2N assembled


for tlie first walk in bright su n sh in e , led by Fran k Par rot t . They travelled to th e Li sb u rn Fo re s t car p a r k an d th e n wa lk ed through the forest via Hal­ s te a d s Fa rm to Whelp- stone ( ’rag. They were rewarded by


fine views of the ( ’raven Fel ls and a look at the working forest. The walk was a mo d e r a t e g r a d e , approximately eight miles, and well suited to the new w a l k e r s , who s h ow e d gre a t enthusiasm for the future programme. The next Tuesday walk


will he on April Till, meet ­ ing at 1(>-;10 a.m. at the Chester Avenue car park. The next weekend walk will take place on Sunday, when members are asked to meet at the Water loo car park, at 10 a.m., for a walk on Pontile Hill, to be led bv l a n T h o r n t o n - Mrvar.


Plea for hospital volunteers


THK s e a r c h is on for volunteers at hoth ( ’alder- s t o n e s a n d Mro ck h a l l Hospitals to help less for­ tunate people have a bet ­ te r life. 'I’lie two hospitals pro­


vide a home for l ,000 peo­ ple with a range of mental handicaps and not all of them get the chance to d e v e l o p h o b b i e s an d interests or even get out and about. Volunteers act by giving-


up th e i r own t ime and helping the pat ients lead fuller, richer lives. Volun­ teer s can be any age and require no special skills as t ra in in g and suppor t is given. All travel l ing expenses


are paid and each person receives a meal allowance. A n yone ini c r e s t cd in


b e c om in g a v o l u n t e e r should contact Mr < Jordon Toole (tel: (>2f»l S2i:l7:i>.


Barrow houses


PLANNINC permission lias been given lor four propert ies on tin* Harrow warehouse redevelopment


site. Members of llibblo Val-


K‘v Council's ehinninir :nnl Development Commi t tee approved tlie appl irat inn fur tlu- dwellings un laud to t In* ro a r of ( 'ockeri l l Terraee. Harrow. Couneil iors hoard that thu proportion wore essen-


t i a l ly two s t o r e y an d would a p p e a r to bo two storey at the front and sin­ gle storey with a reducing roof plane at the real’. C o n d i t i o n s a t t a c h e d


include the construction of th e a c ce s s road to base course level between the d e v e l o pm e n t s i t e and Whallev Road.


ady to fly


^mpic flag LITIIKKOF, building lies business will be X the flay; for Hritain ig the Olympic (lames milliner. i re ro s s Timb e r and l iny Suppl ies Ltd is ifficial sponsor of the


sh team and has sent nemorat ive Hays out eh of its 22f> branches uyhout the count ry, diny the one on Derby >t, Clitheroe.


ie Hay was officially rlod by the Deputy ir of tile Kibble Val Colin. John Travis.


MF.MHKKS of Hillinyton and Whallcv Itrass Hand Club reached the magic i'l.OUU mark with recent fund-raising lor the Dorian House Children’s Hospice Appeal. So. it was all smi les when local Dorian cha i r ­


man Mr John Clayton at tended a presentation eve­ ning at the club on Friday to receive the bumper cheque. It was handed over by club president Mr John


Ainsworth, who was then presented with a souvenir Derian House certificate tor the club by Mrs Gillian Taylor , a member of the appeal 's Kibble Valley committee. Our picture shows Mr Clayton (centre), with Mr


Ainsworth (second right) and Mrs Taylor (right), w a t c h e d by c lu b c om m i t t e e m em b e r s a n d fund-raisers.


Driver who hit bridge fined £150


A MAN accepted a lift after his car went out of control and hit a bridge ill the early hours, but he tailed to report the accident, a court heard.


J ame s Dominie Murke


(2J). of Painter Wood. Mil­ lington. was fined i ’loU by F l i t h e r o e ma g i s t r a t e s when he pleaded guilty to driving a motor ear wi th­ out due care and attention. His licence was endorsed with six penalty points and he had i*20 costs to pay.


Two further offences of


fai l ing to s to p a f t e r an a c c id en t and fai l ing to repor t an accident were dismissed.


Mr Angus (Yaigeti. pro­


secuting. said Murke’s car hit a bridge wall on Uib- chester Koad, Kibchester. The car was pushed away from the road and police searching for identification found tlu* ignition keys on th e f loor and t r a c e s of 1)1(10(1. Murke later told police


l I I it l I I I ' W , 1. ' I C l II I I t t i i g


home from the Lodestar . He did not appreciate the bend in the mail and bit the kerb. In Irving to cor­ rect his s teer ing, his car crossed the road and hit t h e h r i d g e . He w a s bruised and a female pas­ senger received cuts. In mitigation. Mr David


Parkinson said Burke hud not hud any alcohol at the Lodestar. He was unable In star t his car af ter the collision and pushed it to the side of the road for safety. He waited for some t ime and. when lie was offered a lift, he accepted. Mi' Parkinson said the


accident occurred because of Itiirke’s misjudgement of the bend on an unfamil­ iar road and the fact that he had driven a lot of miles that dav.


Rising ‘star’ in the


CLITHKROK’S latest “political star” is sixth-form student Catherine Needham, who is hoping to carve out a name for herself— in both Washington and


Westminster. Ca the r ine (17) has been offered a place at Deeds


University on an el i te course which includes a four -month placement wi th an Amer ican Congres sman, working as a research as sistant , followed by a s imi lar st int wi th a Br i t ish MI ’. l int first of all she is learning the ropes in


Cl i theroe. f o r the for thcoming ( tenoral Died ion has


provided her wi th a glor ious oppor tuni ty to acqui re some of the research ski l ls requi red for success in her chosen course — pol i t ics and pa r l iamentary studies. In her spare t ime she is working as a research as sistant for Conservat ive prospective


I’a r l iamenta ry candidate Mr Nigel Kvans. The job lias a non-par ty political role — some thing akin to an independent research worker or local government officer, who provides informat ion and answers quer ies irrespect ive of personal political al legiance. Kntry to the pidities and par l iamentary course


at Deeds is rest r icted to only the ablest of s tudents and there is st i f f compet i t ion for tlie nine plaees on offer.


Ca the r ine, now in the upper sixth at Cl i theroe


Koval Gramma r School , Ims been given a place on condi t ion th a t she obtains an A and two 15 grades in lliis y e a r ’s A-level exams. Head of pidi t ies at the school . Mr Eddie


Murphy, says th a t an of fer of a place on the course is a "wonder ful achievement” for Ca the r ine. And Ca the r ine says she is del ighted wi th the prospect of working on both sides of the At lant ic. Her ambi t ion is to he a political re sea rcher in America. Ca the r ine, who obtained nine A grades in her


CCS 10 exams two year s ago. is s tudying for A-lcvels in government and politics, history and Engl ish l i tera ture, and is well known to readers of the "Adver t iser and Times " as the person who compi les o ur “ Ins ight" column for the youth of the area.


Site is no newcomer to t rans -At lant ic travel ,


having visited Marshal l town in Iowa wi th her parents, the Rev. and Mrs Jame s Needham, of Somerset Avenue, Cl i theroe. dur ing an exchange visit hy the Methodis t ci rcui t super intendent minister .


The placements wi th an Amer ican Congres sman


and Br i t ish MI’ come dur ing the thi rd y e a r of the universi ty course. Throughout these placements the s tudents also a t tend universi ty and wr i te a dis ser tat ion on some aspect of the i r experience.


Smiles as club reaches £1,000 milestone


g r o u p ' s a t t e m p t s to re s to re the rai lway had certainly made thei r mark. "Name s st ick in ra i l ­


ways. You could find your name going down in his­ tory,” he said. Having t r ib u t e to the


group’s determinat ion to achieve its goal and “t re ­ me n d o u s d e v o t io n and s h e e r e n e rg y " p ut into a t t em p t s to r e s to r e the ra i lway, he added: "As soon as we get some news, you will be th e f i rs t to know. Hang on in there!"


Mr Cornish also paid


t r i b u t e to L a n c a s h i r e Co unty Council , saying that the author i ty was one of th e mos t s u p p o r t iv e co u n ty counci ls he had ever worked with and con­ cluded by saying: "The more ef for t you can put into restoring the rail link in Clitheroe, the gre a te r I


think the life of this town. We can' t promise you a rail link, hut we will do our best .”


Welcoming the gues ts,


Kibble Valley Kail chai r ­ man Mr I’eter Moore con­ gratulated Mr Cornish on his appointment and paid t r i b u t e to th e s u p p o r t a l r e a d y r e c e iv e d f rom No r th We s t Ra i lways , Kibble Val ley Borough C o u n c i l , L a n c a s h i r e County Council and Black­ burn Borough Council.


.St re s s in g th e imp o r ­


tanc e of a local ra i lway link in the growing tour ­ ism industry, he said that the borough council, the C h amb e r of T r a d e and Kibble Valley Kail were all working hard to a t t r a c t even more to u r i s t s into the area. The Manchester Olympic bid was also a sig­ nificant factor and he felt sure that the Kibble Val­ ley would be ready for the influx of people that such


Extra sauna l 'LANS to extend a Dun-


s o p B r i d g e H o t e l by adding a conservatory and ad di t iona l sau n a , s te am room and gym/fitness area have been ap p ro v ed by Kibble Valley councillors. The plans related to the


Thorneyholme Hotel and members of the council's


Kin l in in g a n d D e v e l ­ opment Commi t tee heard t h a t p e rm i s s i o n w a s s o u g h t to bui ld a Vic- tor ian-style conservatory at tached to the swimming pool area and for a relati vel.v small-scale extension along tlu* gable wall of the swimming ......1 and fitness centre.


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an event would at t ract . Thanking Coun. Allan


Kay and his wife, Sheila, for their support through­ out thei r Mayoral year of office and previously, he added that it was his wish that one of the last tasks they car r ied out in thei r year could be to persuade


Br i t i sh Rai l to lay rai l tracks near the centre of the kingdom. "Cl i theroe railway s ta ­


tion is the nearest railway station to that centre," re­ plied Coun. Kay, adding that it was his hope that the rail link would be able to play a major part in the growth of tourism, with a p a r k a n d r id e s c h em e operat ive from the station. An e n th u s ia s t i c s u p ­ por ter of the rail pressure


our best to make sure


group, Coun. Kay la te r won a book on the Settle to C a r l i s l e l ine in th e draw, which raised i'SO for funds, and asked all the members of the organisa­ tion to sign it as a perma­ nent reminder of the days he spent with them during his term as Kibble Valley Mayor. Hictured on S a tu rd ay


night are officials of Kibble Val ley Kail and gue s ts : back, from the left. Mrs Margaret Lireenwood, Mr Hob Gr e e nwo o d (vice- chairman), Coun. Kay. Mr Moore ( c h a i rma n ) , Mr David Hut terworth (secre­ t a r y ) and Mr Co rn i sh ; front, Mrs Marjorie Birch. Mrs Ka.v, Mrs Joan Moore, Mrs Marion Hut terwor th and Mrs Hrenda Cornish.


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