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MOUNTS UP Church nears its £100,000
PARISHIONERS of Ribcheslor Church have stalled the “final push” towards raising a mas sive £100,000 lor major restoration work on the ancient building, which celebrates its 800th
day, appeals directors announced that nearly i\sr>,000 has been raised ince the fund was
anniversary next year. At a meeting on Thurs
launched at last year’s h a rv e s t fe s t iv a l in September. The money will he spent
on renewing heating, lighting and power, re casting two of the bells and re-hanging all six, repairing the ancient dock,- extending the ves-
to replace the ones stolen in September, lfl'.IO, have already been designed and will lie dedicated on that day.Our picture shows the Rector, the Rev. Andrew Ilindley, showing a fund raising leaflet to, from the left. Rector's warden Mr Hill Margerison, appeal director' Mrs Margaret Dugdalo and appeal presi dent Mr Thomas Dugdaie.
t ry a n d pro v id in g improved facilities for the annual 20,01)0 visitors from all over the world. Money will also be spent on repairs to the parish’s
other church, the Norman church of St Saviour’s. Stvdd — one of the oldest aces of worship in
been completed, both churches will In* decorated inside and out, ready to celebrate the sooth anni versary of St Wilfrid’s Church on St Wilfrid’s Dav — October 12th, limit. A new altar and lectern
Lancashire. When all the work has
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pective Parliamentary candidate Mr Ron Pickup delivered a General Elec tion rallying call and said that Rilible Valley people proved in last year’s by-e lection that they were pre pared to vote differently. Mr Jaci|Ues is replaced as secretary by Mr Niall
week. At the meeting, pros
McFarlnne and the group's m ow
from Mr Marry Singleton. Mr Singleton continues hi: duties as social and fund- raising secretary and Mr S t e w a r t Ke n t is t h e
chairman is Mr Marne ’arker, who takes over
group’s new treasurer.
Not short of speech
I t ’EITHEROK Speakers (’Inti enjoyed a varied pro gramme at a well attended
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meeting.The topics session took ;i
| spoke on reminiscences | and Hetty Drown gave ro-run of the speed: sile is to make at the district ; p e o c li c o n te s t o n
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Capri taken
A GOLD coloured Ford Capri saloon was taken from outside tire Rendez vous Nightclub, Manor Road, Whallcy, between II) p.m. on Saturday and 1-10 a. m. on Sunday. The *T’ registration vehicle was valued at £750.
I novel form under chairman land p resen ter Fred: Driver and proved purlieu
Shotgun found in van
A MAN who claimed lie had inherited a shotgun from his grandfather was given a 12-month condi tional discharge by Clith- eroe magistrates for pos- s s in g tile f ire arm
ordered to pay £20 costs. Mr Angus Craigen, pro
Hull (21). of Newton Street, Clitheroe, was also
without a certificate. Christopher Michael
secuting, said that police officers on duty in Fdis- I'ord Road, Clitheroe. stoppiol a Ford Transit van, after noticing that the people in the buck of the vehicle seemed to lie hid
ter 12-gauge double-barrel shotgun and cartridge. The court heard that
CLITHKKOK Round Table held its .Mth char ter dinner at the Moor cock Inn, Waddington.
guests were welcomed liy chairman Frank Drown, secretary Keith liagot road the charter and the aims and objec tives were rend by the newest member, Tim Hollingsworth.
Ninety members and
posed by former chuir- m a 11 T o n y Spencer. Area chairman Nigel Law responded.
Suspicious action
ing something. They found a Winches
Hall did not have a proper c e r t i f ic a te and had inherited the gun from his grandfather. In mitigation. Mr John
C'LITHFKOF l’olice arc appealing for anyone who saw anything suspicious in tile Seedall Avenue area in tile early hours of Sunday morning to contact them. The police were alerted
National Association of Round Tables was pro
The to a s t to the
Tories red-faced over slur on
estate residents
LOCAL Tories were left with red laces after their pre-election cam paign newspaper branded a small Clitheroe council estate as run-down,
were bitterly offended and bewildered by the reports
crime,-ridden, noisy and violent. Tenants in Alma Rlace £280,000 for the scheme.
in “The Kibble Valley and Fulwood Leader" — and a local evening newspaper, councillors were told. For 757e of the residents are law-abiding senior citizens with not a blemish on their characters! The development com
Houldsworth said that Hall's grandfather had been a farmer. On the night of tlie offence. Hall had been going to a farm to shoot a fox which had boon bothering lions.
after a householder saw someone Hashing a torch and looking into a house on Seedall Avenue at -1-15 a.m. The young couple, a
female 5ft -fins tall with blonde hair and a male described as around 5ft bins with short dark hair, were disturbed and made off
towards.Clitherne town centre.
Ready for tuneful week A LOCAL amateur theatrical group is timing up for
a week of musical nostalgia. From April 27th to May 2nd inclusive, Calder-
stones Revue and Dramatic Society will be pres enting "Songs from the Shows," produced by Mar garet Dihvnrth, with Christine Clarkson as musical
director.The group — founded originally within the hospital at Whalley but now consisting of a small number ol staff and a wide variety of talent drawn from many other walks of life — is’lucky enough to have the use
of the hospital's own theatre facilities. Children of any age and adults are being sought to
p.m.Any further information Dixon (Clitheroe 22050).
take part and anyone interested in treading the boards, or simply joining in the fun of helping with the production, should come to rehearsals at Jdu* theatre any Monday or Wednesday evening, at 7-20
is available from Hrenda
Place, which has suffered from crime, violence and noisy disputes, is sche duled to benefit from Government cash in the f o r t h c o m i n g financial year.” Coun. Fleming denied
LThe report in "The eader” said: “Alma
prises Hats and old peo ple's bungalows. Kibble Valley Council
John McGowan, who asked for the apology, said that the “ disgraceful com ments” had caused much concern for the residents. He added: “Reports said
leader Coun. Kill Fleming (Billington) admitted that an apology was in order when he was taken to task about the slur at a meeting of the full council. Liberal Democrat Conn.
vandalism, but it was no worse than anywhere else The borough did not have " run down” es t at es
anywhere. Conn. Fleming told the
that he had been responsi ble for the remarks and agreed that Alma Place was certainly not a place for crime or violence. He said that the Kibble
council he was prepared to make an apology, even though he had not been responsible for the slur What had been said w; that gardens in the area would be made more pri vat e as par t of th improvement scheme. "1 am prepared to say
Valley did have an ele ment of hooliganism and
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the area was run down, crime ridden and there were noisy disturbances,” he said. "But nothing could be further from the truth because 75'/; of the people are senior citizens — in other words, decent people branded as violent and noisy. “This clearly shows that
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the Conservatives are out of to u ch wi t h th e situation.” Coun. Bert Jones (Clith
eroe) said an awful lot of damage had been done by “barmy, empty-headed remarks.” Members beard that the
FORMER d ith c ru c girl .Martina Riley is training to be a Wren writer in the Royal Navy. Martina (lib previously
misunderstanding had arisen over improvement plans for Alma Place and that the Department of the Environment had pro visionally e a r m a r k e d
Peel Street residents win battle of mill chimney
Ciitheroe" street when a executive, Mr Ian Fondle- Ribble Valley TEMPERS flared
chimney flue suddenly appeared on the side of a mill — aggravating an already volatile situation.
dents of Peel Street are celebrating victory in the latest round of their long- running battle with Ree- tella International over a redevelopment scheme at Shawbridgc Mill.
Hut now the angry resi
manufactures charcoal products at the former weaving shed, has been ordered to resite the offending chimney flue. The firm, which is
For Kcctella, which
sp ending £ 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 o n improvements at the mill, has been told that the chimney does not have
bury, says that once it has been repositioned it will not be on view to the Peel Street residents.
ill arms for weeks now, ever since a “north light” roof was replaced. They claim it looms much higher than the original one, blocking out light and obscuring views.
Residents have been up
turn when the chimney Hue was erected on the Peel Street side of the mill — and the res id en ts d e in andeil to kno w
The saga took a new
appliiSo far, Rcctella has claimed the new roof has
agreed to relocate the The grievances of the chimney through the roof Peel Street residents were
Now the company has was not on the plan, but agrees the chimney and the the firm’s chief highlighted at las
meeting by Coun. John Cowgill (Clitheroe), who said: “On the planning application for a new roof for Rcctclia there is no mention of a fine or chim ney. This is now in place immediately opposite a resident's bedroom win dow — not a pretty sight, I can assure you. What is going to be done about this?”
last week’s Council
whether it had appeared in vcyor had been consulted the original planning about the doors, which iplication.
planning permission and been erected according to should never have been the planning application, put there.
was narrow and could not accommodate extra vehi cles unloading or parking outside the doors. Chairman of the Plan
Peel Street, he said,
slammed the company’s decision to place two dou ble doors on the Peel Street side of the mill. He asked if the county sur-
Coun. Cowgill also
. . . were not being used “sim ply as fire doors.”
ning and Development Committee Coun. Stan Thomas (Mollor) said that a meeting had taken place between the council’s development control man- a g e r and a K c c t c 11 a representative. He explained that as a
result of the talks the com pany was to resite the offending chimney and he announced that a planning application for three other flues would be submitted. He also explained that if the double doors were now
in permanent use then a planning application would be necessary and the county surveyor would be consulted. Afterwards, Mr Pendle-
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worked in a local bank, but thought a naval career more of a challenge. She joined the Women’s
Royal Naval Service last December anil has suc cessfully completed her basic training in a job she finds she really enjoys. Martina ty k part in an
impressive passing out parade for successful entrants at Torpoint. near Plymouth, on Friday. Proud parents Hans anil
Carol Riley, of Chatburn Road, were there to watch their only daughter take
the salute. Mr Riley works for Cas
is chairman of Clitheroe Catholic Rallies’ Guild. Now Martina, a former
tle Cement and his wife
pupil of St Augustine's lit School. Billington, will spend three months in Cornwall training in office admin is tra tion and accounts, doing a job known as a “navy writer.”
Fined £150 for two offences
KIRCHFSTFR man Paul Robert Schofield was fined £150 by Clitherue Magis trates when he admitted two motoring offences. Schofield (:!(>), of Thom
bury said: “This mill has been here in Clitheroe a lot longer than the rest of us. It badly needed improvements and it was a case of improving the mill and providing work here in Clitheroe or going somewhere else.”
sons Hank Farm, Preston Road, was fined £50 for having no test certificate and £100 for using a motor car with no excise licence. He was also ordered to pay £20 costs. Schofield said that he
had not realised that the test certificate and excise
licence hail expired.
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