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Poll tax is set to rise in April
PEOPLE living in the Ribble Valley face an average six per cent increase in poll tax bills to £290.07 pel- person from April. This figure was'recom- cost of improvements to mended at a meeting of
the borough council’s Policy and Resources Committee on Monday. It now goes to a special full c o u n c i 1 m e e t i n g o n F e h r u a r y 2 .S t h f o r approval. The committee opted to
stations in anticipation of a
reopening of the railway line to Blackburn. Backing was approved
levy a basic charge of i'286.45 per person. To this must be added vary ing parish precepts which, as a h o ro u g h -w id
more than last year. The committee agreed
for large-scale reclamation of the former gasworks site off Kirkmoor Road and for additional lighting in local parks. Non-payers of commu
average, produce a hill of areas nationally, said Mr £290.1)7 . . . nearly £17 Hunt.
to budget for a spending in 1 <192-3 of £8,fj 10,000, which puts it just within the Covernmeiit limit of £2,710,0(111 if charge-cap- pi n g is n o t to b e introduced. Chief financial officer
nity charge were costing other poll tax payers an extra i’ll per person, com pared with £60 in some
Mr John Hunt said this enabled the current level of services to be main tained with little area for improvement. Despite this limit, the
January alone. After factors such as the
227! of the sum due was currently outstanding, though if all February and March instalments were paid, the amount out standing would drop to f>% . Five th o u s a n d reminders were sent out in
Two million pounds or
committee agreed to con tinue financial backing for key Clitheroe projects. These include a £f>0,000 contribution towards the
Keeping close
on plans watch
TII F
Ribl.lr \';tllcy ( ’min- cil is to keep a close watch on future development plans for Mrockhall Hospi tal, following its closure as a mental institution, and will he pressing for a job creat ion scheme at t he Mle. 'This was stressed at a
the Kibble Valley Council would be working in con cert with other Fast Lan cashire authorities, plus Lancashire County Coun cil, in future plans for the site. "'There is a grounds- well" of concern over the matter, hi* added.
inferring that the site was to be "given away” by the health authority to a deve lopin' had “horrified’* him. He felt that there was sig nificant potential for the generation of employment at the silo and promised "we will do our best to see t hat t his pot enlial is realised.” Mr Hopkins said that
BEWARE OF STRANGERS
l'Ol.ICK officers have been visiting Trinity Youth and Community ('entre in Clitherou this month as part of tlu- “Dan- g v r o u s s t r a n g e r campaign.” The campaign has been
yyars employed many of his own constituents at Fangho and many ot hers as well in adjoining auth orities. There had been much concern over cIiiTi- cu11 ies concerning t he freehold. Recent press reports
meeting of the full council by both the council leader, ( ’mm. Hill Fleming (Mil lington). and chief execu tive Mr Oswin Hopkins. ( ’nun. Fleming said that the hospital had over the
community charge reduc tion scheme ami benefit schemes had been taken into account, more than seven million pounds had to be found by the bor ough’s chargepaycrs for services. The £21)0.07 poll tax
recommendation includes an average of £2.02 for parish precepts and takes into account Government reduction schemes. Clitheroe Town Council
CHAIRMAN of Ribble Valley Rail Mr I’eter Moore, who is over whelmed by the response from community groups
CLITHEROE Rai l way Station is to be restored to its former glory in a massive c om m u n i ty e f f o r t involving several local voluntary groups.
wants to increase its pre cept this year by £-1,000 to £27,000, which would mean an addition to the basic bill of £8.71. Other principal increases, with individual amounts shown in brackets, include Whal- lev and Little Mitton £L551 (£8.0-1), Ribchester £2,072 (£-1.15), Chatburn £500 (£-1.71), Grimlleton £200 (£2.72), Wiswell £200 (£2.28), Chipping £200 (£-1.10). The business rate, intro
on a sliding scale to limit the impact of sharp rises. In Clitheroe, traders are having to find money to meet an annual increase of 15Vi on top of inflation, currently at -1.1(7.
Treated in hospital
Rurnley General Hospital following an accident just outside (iisburn on Sunday afternoon. Kevin Hawthorne, of Vaughan Street, Nelson, suffered back injuries and was said to be “lining very well” on 'Tuesday. His pil lion passenger. Julie Gar- rity. of Halifax Road, Nel son. suffered leg and back injuries and her condition w a s d e s c r i b e d a s "comfortable.” 'The motor cycle was in a
A MOTOR cyclist and his passenger were taken to
collision with an Austin Maxi saloon driven by William Hoyle, of Mollon- by-Kowland. The accident occurred GOO metres from the junction of the A50 on the (iisburn to Settlcvroad.
Church verger
aimed at all the many youth groups and organi sations that meet at the centre, targeting children aged between five and I t years. 'Pile police have been
A FORMER verger at St James’s Church in Clith- erue has died, aged 95. He is Mr Norman Win-
giving talks, showing spe cial videos and organising activities geared towards teaching young peopl about till’ dangers of talk ing to strangers and how to deal with various haz ardous situations.
dle. who lived in Fondle Court and previously in Mytton Y'iew. Mr Win die lived in
and as a nurse at Calder- stones Hospital. The service and crema
Clitheroe all his life and worked as a caretaker at St James's Junior School
tion take place at Accring ton today.
them Kibble Valley Rail, Ribble Valley Conserva tion Group and Clitheroe and District Friends of the Earth, have pledged their support to whatever plans rail officials may have for the station’s restoration. Ribble Valley Rail,
The groups, among
Voluntary groups rally to help with restoration
Environment columnist Theresa Robson reports
which “adopted” the sta tion several years ago, has already carried out con servation work at the site, including the laying of flower beds and the instal lation of benches.
Chairman of the group,
Mr Peter Moore, said: “The reopening of Clith eroe Station is the best news 1 have heard for years. Kibble Valley Rail is keen to see a proper train service operating in the area and will he installing three commemo-
duced in 11)90, remains the same and will not be reva lued until 1995. The rate was introduced
Parties all set for election battle
nin of last year's hv-elee- tion circus, with media attention focused firmly oil our trio's every step. All three believe that
the General Election. II promises to he a re
THE three main polit ical parties are ready and waiting backstage in the Ribble Valley for ;m announcement to confirm the date of
tivi- Parliamentary candi date Mr Nigel Evans adds
ITnspi-ct ive ('ntiservu-
fuel to the April 9th theory by stating that he is to attend a conference in Devon in mid-Mareh. along with many senior ('al)inet ministers and the Prime Minister. •'People must be heart
Thursday. April !)th. will he declared “P Day" — nd election fever is Iready. according to one
candidate, “in danger of tu rn in g into a fatal epidemic!"
Recovered Himmler’s body
A MAN who hi* 1 pod to recover the body of war time Nazi leader Himmler has died, aired SO. Slaidburn resident Mr
Ronald Leach was serving; with the Royal Military Rolice in Germany, in HMf), when his unit was despatched to recover the body of one of the highest- ranking; Nazi leaders who had committed suicide by taking poison. Mr Leach, of Dene Cot
tage, trained with the Royal Flectrical and Mechanical Engineers and was sent to Kurope after l)-I)ay. A f te r th e war he
ily sick of the mass media eoverage given over to the ■phoney war' now waging." lie adds, stating that tin- last possible date for the election is July 9th. The Liberal Democrats
Government will be elected." Admitting that he faces
a daunting task in the Kib ble Valley, County Colin. Pickup says his party will have a s trong team, adding: "We have as many people in this parly as the Liberal Democrats have. More of our people will hopefully be coming out to help nod 1 shall he looking to the trade union mem bers to piny their pai l." County Conn. Pickup's
will be defending their seat to the hilt and MP Mr Michael Carr says that one of the party's top agents will he taking aver the organisation for the Gen eral Election. The party is already
native benches at the sta tion on its reopening. I am
overwhelmed by the response being shown by c o m ill u n i t .v g r o u p s towards this important project." Extensive conservation
work at tile site, involving weeding, flower planting and land management, has already been undertaken by the Kibble Valley Cau se r vat ion Group. A
.spokesman for the group said: “We will certainly be continuing our conserva tion work at the station although, at this stage, we have not finalised what
about tlie prospect of rail travel returning to Clith eroe and hope to plant tree to mark Clitheroe station's reopening. "We will be consulting
Ribble Valiev Council's countryside officer regard ing this matter and also hope to take part in the station’s restoration in any other way possible." Massive changes are
CIHItcroc 22.124 (Editorial), 22223 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified)
Hotel wins case after flouting planning rule
A RIBBLE VALLEY hotel which built a helipad, tennis court, car park and large shed without planning permission has won its appeal
Council place d fo u r notices and, aftei \ lsitmg
against the local authority. The Ribble Valley son. appealed against. the
enforcement notices on the owner of the Gibbon Bridge Hotel, Howland-
with-Leagram, a f te r developments were car- r i e d o u t w i t h o u t permission.
The owner, Janet Sitnp-
the site, the planning inspector said the shed, car park, tennis court and helipad did not appear to u s e w a either individually or col- controlled,
lectively make a signifi cant impact on either the landscape or the character of the area.
organisations
Leading light of three
A CLITHEROE Iadv who had been president of three of the town’s major women’s organisa
tions, Mrs Edith Allen, of Wesleyan Row, has died, aged 76.
LENTEN STUDY
SRKC1AL church discus sion groups arc being orga n iscd by \V ha 11 ov Christian Action Group in preparation for Lent. Twenty-five meetings
A nglican priost who helped set Up the study g riiii p . s a i d li e w a s
March. The Rev. Ian Robins, an
encouraged at the interest shown. "We have Roman Cath
that will involve.” There will also he a spe
also in the pipeline for tile- platforms and station building itself. British Rail is believed to be drawing up plans to extend the platforms to 111) metres — double th e ir present length. However, Daniel Thwaites pic, the Black burn-based brewery which owns the* station, said it was unaware- of the interest generated by tile- station's reopening and that the situation regard ing the .station house is currently under review. Ribble Valley council
■
cial tree-planting cere mony, performed by environmental pressure group Clitheroe and Dis trict Friends of the Earth.
;ire hein g held in t he Whallcy homes ot* church in e in he rs st a rt i ng i n
born in Silverdale, near irnforth, moved to the
Mrs Allen, who was
Kibble Valley when her father, PC James Wren- nal, was stationed at Whalley. She attended Whalley School and when her father retired to Stan- den Cottage, near Clith e-roe, she finished her schooling at St James’s School. On leaving, she went
was served by only minor roads and a helicopter facility would have some advantage, provided its a s s t r i c t l y
He added that the hotel
conditions, including a scheme of landscaping, the use of the helipad only for the operation of helicopter flights carrying passen gers staying at the hotel, a -ecord of all take-offs to be kept, no take-offs between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m., not , more than 24 a year and a scheme for the improved standard of visibility at the junction between the hotel access road and Green Lane to be submit ted to the local planning authority and completed within six months of the date of approval. The enforcement notices
He imposed a number of
were issued by the council after the hotel proprietor applied for retrospective planning permission.
into service with a cotton manufacturing family Whalley. After her marriage to
olics, Raptists and Meth odists taking part, as wel as Anglicans. The discus sions will also he pro viewed by local radio, si altogether it is very heart ening.” he added. 'This year’s theme i "Living the < loud Nows."
Changing' face of Clitheroe
Mrs Janet Dean, of Clith eroe and District I-'oE, said: "We are very excited
lors gave the- go-ahead this week, subject to approval, for a £50,000 sum to go towards restoration of all the stations due to reopen when British Rail's Black burn to Hellifield line- shunts hack into action next ve-ar.
A boost for job search youngsters
doing a lot of planning nod general campaigning lmt. like all the others, cannot start canvassing until tIn dole has been announced and the political starting pistol fired. One of those who played
a prominent part in the Kibble Valley campaign Inst year, Pendle Liberal Democrat County Council lor Tony Greaves, prophe sies that the Tories will hold Southern England and lose the odd seat to the Liberal Democrats in
Cornwall.The North, he says, will have an anti-Tory swing,
agent will he teacher All* Michael Richardson, work ing with a team of sub agents including, in Clith- crue, Mr Barrie Parker. Campaigning, he says, will centre on the issues of the economy, health and wealth oi' the nation nod the environment. Il all promises In he
another fascinating sce nario lu-re in the Kibble Valley. There wen- pre dictions aplenty in March last year —
l.ady Wad- dington of Read said her party had "lent Mr Carr the seat for a little while" and Labour MP Mr .lark Cunningham prophesied: "If the Tories don't win the Rildde Valley ill a General Election, then- will he less than 20 Tory MPs in Parliament." Twelve months is a long
worked for R'l and moved to Slaidburn with his late wife. Janet, who was born in the village. The service takes place
at St Andrew’s Church, Slaidburn. tomorrow.
How the Single European Market will affect your profits
Make sure your company turns the Single Market into a profit booster. Don’t let those time bombs waiting to explode drop onto your business. ELTEC, your East Lancashire Training and Enterprise Council, has brought Professor Amin Rajan, a world expert on the European Single Market, to East Lancashire to help you not just beat off the challenge from Europe but to make sure that your business enjoys significant profit growth from entry into the Single Market.
The Time - 3.30pm Wednesday February 26th The Place - Dunkenhaigh Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors
ELTEC Members, with up to 100 employees, are entitled to one free invitation. Membcrswith more than 100 employees are eligible to receive twofree invitations.
Book yours now!
Extra tickets for members, and admission to non-members, will be by ticket only and these are available, at £25 each (inclusive of buffet), from Sharon Walden- Aspin at ELTEC, Telephone 0254 261471. Book your ticket without delay.
Following Professor Rajan’s address, a panel, consisting of Tony Cann, Chairman of ELTEC, Professor Rajan and Mike Hindley, Euro MP, will be available for
questions. EC
Your E ast Lancashire T raining and E nterprise Council
just as Scotland and Mer seyside did last time. "On that basis, 1 think we will hold the Ribble Volley." lu- says. "We're certainly not
complacent. My view is that we have a better than 50-50 chance of holding it." Not surprisingly, the
Liberal Democrats' views are not shared by the Con servatives. The signs are that they still believe the amazing Liberal Democrat •1,001 majority was, in the main, a by-election fluke. They have brought in a
time in political terms. Whatever the predictions, it will lie the people here in the Kibble Valley who have the final say. he it April, May. June nr July.
YOUNG people in the Ribble Valley and other parts of East Lancashire are- being given an extra boost in their search fur a job through the launch of a n e w i n i t i a l i ve — Employability. The scheme is a joint
A PEACEFUL morning fishing mi the- hanks of the River Colder was shat tered when a fisherman discovered his prized rod hud been stolen. Mr Alan Brown, of
Prized rod
Berry Street. Burnley, placed his fishing tackle behind liiill nil the river- bank near to the Wlialley bypass. 'Two youths engaged
missing. Clitheroe police are
investigating the theft.
Training and Enterprise Council, and I.ancnshire Careers Service. It is aimed at those
vent tire between ELTEC. the East Lancashire
young people on EI.TEC’s “Advance" training pro gramme who need extra in-lp to find suitable employment at the end of
their course. Two careers officers
him in conversation and, after they left, he noticed that his 12.5 metre roach pole, valued at £8-10. was
have been seconded to co ordinate the 12-moiit h p i lo t p ro j e i-1 : .Jill Choothain, who will cover the Blackburn, llyndbitrn and Kibble Valley areas from the Darwen Careers Office, and Sue
I.ittlel'air. who will be responsible tor Burnley, Pendle and Kus- sendale from the Burnley Careers Office. The Employability team
AT the latest meeting of Clitheroe Civic Society, at the Parish Hall, member Rob Jones gave a talk on the changes in the layout of Clitheroe over the last BOO years. He illustrated his talk
Super calf ; contest at Gisburn mart
of three Clitheroe organi sations, the Inner Wheel, the Snrnptimists and the Afternoon Townswomen's Guild, serving as president of the three respectively in lilliS, Hiti(i and 1987. Mrs Allen was a keen
Mr Norman Allen, years ago, she helped her husband in his family’s Clitheroe business of F. A Allen, in Wesleyan Row also working there when her husband was on war time service. She was a keen member
.1. and A. .1. Krankland, of Gis- * burn, at iTJ.YJ, sold to l \ Lam- j bel t, of Bedale. There were GO newly-calved dairy cows and heifers forward,
THE February winners of Hu- Midland Bank Simmental Super Calf Competition at Gisburn . Auction Mart on Thursday were
willi fust quality cows making to
i.sSO (average £7-1*.-lb). , second quality to
first quality heifers to Wj.’i, (£7N».;>b), second quality to i’b'Jb (JCbbJ.ob). There were four in- 1 calf ilairv cows, with s^rin^inLr , cows malting to iMTa (iu"o> anil cows line in Slarch to i*ii!*b. In the calf section, there were
(i'iU7..'><)>, •
MS animals forward and 7;'» stirks and stores.
o illJ-l
UlKJ.sm. Limousin X bulls to i"JlS (iMiib.Zb), heifers
members were pleased to hear a largely favourable report from the committee on the major changes that will result from the latest proposals for the old auc tion mart site.
with maps and plans from his extensive collection. Looking to the future
Welsh dresser
AN antique- pirn- Welsh (lri-ssi-i- was among : £5.(1111) haul stolen from : house in Mittnn Road Whalh-y. last Thursday. Also stolen were a sot of
antiquo jugs, a washing in a eh i no, mii-niwavi-, Ihri'L- toll-visions, a video recorder and cil/hi-17 unit. Police say that the
walker with a passionate love of the 7 orkshire Dales, but in her later years was never happier than when surrounded by her eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The family had been pres eat when she and her bus hand held a party to cell- li r a te t h e i r g o 1 d e n wedding anniversary two years ago. A service was held at
Clitheroe Parish Church on Thursday, prior to cre
mation at Accrington.
Good trade in cattle at mart
ll’lp (averaue II.:. lip), medium to lli.'ip (112..’>|>i. overall to I25p (11L2I}>). Medium steers made to 11 Ip ( ItC.ZTp). Heifers: Li^lit made to 11 Uj
thieves would have needed a substantial vehicle to remove the property and anyone who saw anything
Early hours
will be working closely with local training provid ers to identify the young people who need special help and will liaise with the Careers Service and •Jobcentres over vacancies
THIEVES stole a red Ford Escort XRJi from Rrownlow Street, Clith eroe, in the early hours of Tuesday. Rolice believe the car,
which has the registration number F-1-1S SCX and is valued at 117.000. was sto len at •» a.m.
IT‘S THE END OF CHRISTMAS — AND THAT REALLY IS OFFICIAL
new agent, Mr Alan Leekc. a man with a suc cessful track record in "heating the Liberals into second place." "We are ready when
ever the balloon goes up," he says. In reference to the MP’s prediction in his Westminster Viewpoint column in the "Advertiser and Times" last week, that April 9th was the most likely date for a General Election, Mr Leeke adds: "April 9th is probably the only prediction he will get light this year! We will win it back. Anyone who knows anything about politics says we will win it back. "L o c a l To ries are
should telephone them on Clitheroe 28818.
( li)7.i)2}»), medium to 1 12p i iu ; : . : : c p ) . h e a v y to iui ;p ( U 1 . (>i*p ). o v e r a 11 to 1 1 2 1 (H*2.4 Ip). Fir st quality cow made to S2p (liit.Dp). Lambs houys. Blue mark 2
I.: Li^l i t ma d e to lb"
..Top
made to .s:5..s7|*. s tanda rd to IM-i.-IJp (5*
7.bsp), medium to Ibli.iup <!u;.op). heavy to b7.2!*| (bd. l ip) , overal l to liHi.r- ti«;.r»‘ip). Ewes overall made i'Z!*
d-J7.lt.')). At Friday's sale, there w
Sli. Pip) Yell..
firm trade for calving rattle excellent trade for store cattle a n d s t o r e s h e e p We re i demand. In-calf cows math* to
do.".'.). Continental bulls to i l l d'::::ii). heifers to iMoi) Hereford heifers to 1M.N7 d".lo),
Friesian steers to t’-l 1J d “l.‘>b). Sheep: Mule ewes in lamb
made to f b ’i. Suffolk ewe: lamb to i'.V). store lambs to i' ll dJI .7l>.
six iu-calf cattle. **>J stores and I'JN sheep forward. There \\;
(!*('.. I7p). standard to H)7.71| (b h .o lp ) , medium to .ss.Tbp >). overall to Ilbp
Ihii.lip) mark Zl l - IL: I.iylit
THEBE was a very u.M.d trail' ftH’ cattle, blit li'i.U.C prices e; slightly at ( "litheme Amtimi Mart mi .Monday, when 7(* rattle anti 2 is sheep were forward. Yomiu hulls: kiyht made t
Calves: Charolais X 1mlIs - t made to i‘27b l..'»b). heifers
,
to £172 (£Sb.l*b), Belgian Blue X hulls to £2*H (£222.5X1),
heif.ws to £22.'» (£
172.bb), Simmental X bulls to £2.Y2 <£15M).;tb>. heifers to £ 12*; (£107.7.'»), Blonde d’Aquitaine X bulls to £220. ersto£l2S(£5*:;.:;r»). Hereford X bulls made to
2
£1 -in (£1251). Friesian X hulls to £ 11 (£111.0.')). heifers to £7'. (£.').'>), Audits X bulls to £120 ( £ 1 I S. 2b >, heifers to £ 1 b*» (£7S.75). MB I bulls to £120 (£122.70). Weaned stirks ami stores:
Charolais X bulls steers made to £120. heifers to ASM
heifers to £2-1.'. (£2I.S.'>b)t Bel- ^i;m Blue X bulls'sleers to £2Nb. other Continental X heiter> t" £2Sb (£2b-l.15), Hereford bulls'steers to £2-|b. heifers to £2-!.'). Friesian X hulls-steers to £22-1, cows will) calf at fool to £.'>70. In Hu- fatstock section there were 71n cattle forward, includ
Limousin X Imlls steeis to £2r>o, S (£22L;Mh.
ing 207 yottni; bulls. 227 steers and heifers and 222 cows and bulls. There were l,b*»2 sheep, includin'; 1.222 ho^s, 12 shearl ings and 2(*7 ewes and rams. Bulls: Continental li^hl made
to
122.Np (
llli.iSp). medium to USp (IIlM'qi). heavy to Mop
( 10f>.2p). heavv to I 10.2p (
lOO.Np).
(llS.lp), oilier lijflit bulls to 120.2p (Ibo.Op), medium to MOp
tal light steers made to llb.Sp (ILLNp), medium to 122.2p (l 10.op), heavy to 121..•sp (llo.lp), other light steers to 112.Op. medium to
lLl.Np
Steers and heifers: Continen
(101.2p). heavy to 112.2p (102. Ip). Continental light lieit- ers made to 12!LSp (110.2p), medium to 121.Sp (IMp), heavy
to 1-Up (110. lp), other light heif ers to 5*7.Sp (5>L2p), medium to ll l.2p (5iS.5p), heavv to M7.2p
made to !*5>.2p (5*-l.7p). Grade 2 to 5)2.Sp (S-l. Ip). Grade 2 to Sl.2p (7*1.5*p), teeding cow> to SS.2p (05*. lp), mature bulls to S0.2p. Sheep: Light hoggs made to
(5*0.-Ip). Cows and bulls: Grade 1 cows
‘
(On. Ip), overweight to 71.2p (OO.Op). Half-bred ewes made to £21*.SO (£24.:>">), horned cues to £25*.SO (£2r>.lf>). rams to £42.S0 (JC50.S0). In the produce section, there
JS.-lp (S5*. lp), standard to 107.7p (1)4.lp), medium to lbf>.lp (5*7.2p). heavy to 102.Ip (5*2.5*p), overweight to SI*.Op (Sl.2p). heavy shearlings to OS.Op
were 25.420 tonnes of straw on offer, with barley straw fetching to £20 per tonne and wheat straw to £22 per tonne.
j$|ews from the Villages
i-olli-i-tiiiu will take place in GritKlk-tuu today. Contri butions of newspaper, cardboard and magazines can lie left in the space provided at tile top of Back Lane, near the church wall. 1‘lease keep tin- area tidv.
Collecting paper Tin- usual waste paper
WESTBRADFORD Advice aplenty
worth welcomed 18 mem bers and introduced guest, phone Clitheroe 23560. speaker Shirley Wallbank, A
President of West Brad ford WI Mrs P. Rush-
champing at the bit ready for the campaign to start. They want it and are look ing forward to it." Nationally, recent opin
Roll Pickup exclaimed: "Tlie only poll I am interested in is the one on April 9th. Come the day of the election, a Labour
ion polls have swung between the Labour Party and the Conservatives almost daily. Labour candidate Mr
CLITHEROE Chamber of Trade and Ribble Val ley’s tourism officer appear to have buried the hatchet — as far as the late taking down of the town’s Christmas lights are concerned.
ident Mr Chris Wood. “We understood Mr Keith Taylor would be organising the taking down of the
“It was a storm in a teacup,” said Chamber pres
lights and he thought we were. “It was a misunderstanding which has now been
cleared up. End of story.” Tourism officer Mr Taylor said "There never was
a problem — this was a joint operation and^it is thanks to the local tradespeople that the lights
came down.” Mr Taylor met members of the Chamber of Trade
on Sunday and they all had to work against the clock because of the limited time they had to use the two cantilever arm trucks supplied by Norwcb. At least the weather was fine and the lights
manageress of the Ribble Valley Citizens' Advice Bureau. She gave a talk on its history and the princi ples of the work and told of a typical day ill the office. Members were enth
came down at last — 46 days after the event. Our picture shows local Chamber of Trade mem
bers with a Norweb workman during the removal of the lights.
enjoyable afternoon at the home of Mrs E. Brown, who showed examples and methods of making novelty gifts. Resolutions for the
friends had spent a very
of home economics classes to be held at Whalley Adult Centre, plus craft days, were given. Tickets were on sale for the group meeting on April 1st. West Bradford WI’s
spring council meeting were discussed and a list
25th birthday party on September 22nd will be held at Greendale Restau rant, Chatburn, and the president hopes past mem bers will be able to attend what is sure to be a happy e v e n i n g . An y o n e interested should tele-
favourite Christmas card was won by Mrs Rush- worth, while Miss K. Han son won the raffle. Birth day g re e t in g s were extended to Mrs F. Single- ton.
A competition for a c.
type of queries encoun- |,oon meeting, which will tered and. in turn, asked ™ oeM on Tuesday at 86 many questions. A vote of Eastfield Drive, at 2-15 thanks was given by Mrs P-n'- There will be a tin G. Monks.
Twenty members and meeting on March 5th. stall at the next evening V ralled bv the amount and venue for the next after There is a change of
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