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NOT quite Number 10, hut the next best tiling! Newly-elected Kib­ ble Valiev IVll’ Nigel Evans is pictured outside the Kibble Valley Conservative office, at II Kail way View, on Friday morning. Will Number 10 follow?


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COiN'SERVATIVE agent Alan Locke's crutches — he injured his leg in a recent tall — came in handy tor a "V lor victory” sign


THE Ribble Valley is poised to go it alone on tourism — convinced that it can become the shining star in an East Lancashire firmament at t ract ing thousands


TilF,Y say the Welsh sing when they talk and newly-e­ lected Kibble Valley MP Nigel Evans is certainly singing Ihe praises of the Kibble Valley. " I 'v e fal len in love


wi th th e a r e a ,” tie said on Fr iday morning. "( )ne of my favourite pastimes is just driv­ ing around the valley and l ooki ng at t ho beautiful seenerv."


by Theresa Robson


Valley voters secured a place in the House of ( ’ominous for Tl-yoar-old Mr Kvans at last Thurs­ day's (ieneral Kleetion.


A total oi’2‘U7S Kibble


months of non-stop cam­ paigning, tenacious deter­ mination and, at times, nail-biting drama as the young politician recovered from a humiliating by-elec­ tion defeat and two dese­ lection attempts. Much has been written


His victory ended 1*1


exci t ing developments planned, it seems certain that the author i ty will vote to pull out of the Red Rose Tour ism Co n so r ­ t ium, when councillors meet on Tuesday. F o r th e p a s t th r e e


of visitors each year. Wi th a mu l t i tu d e of


Area breaksin to


burn, Burnley, Hymlburn, Pendle and Rossendale


wi thin the consor t ium, which is promoted nation­


ally as Lancashire’s Hill


Country. It is widely recognised


that tourism is an increas­


years, the Ribble Valley has joined the neighbour­ ing borough.' of Black-


ingly vital part of the local economy, currently calcu­ lated as being worth Hint , a year. Th e im p o r t a n c e of


sor t ium has car r ied an annual price tag of around


developing the arts in the area — and putting the Ribble Valley first — have both been significant fac­ tors in the decision. Membership of the con­


£7.001). The council has recently


completed an extensive a r t s a u d i t a n d h a s attracted additional fund­


ing of £20,000 a year, pri­ marily from Lancashire


Countv Council and North West Arts. The e x t r a r e v e n u e


opens many doors p r e ­ viously closed, but for the council's tourism officer,


Mr Keith Taylor, the most imme d ia t e ly e x c i t in g opportunity is a chance to take part in the European Ar ts Fest ival later this


Village is in mourning for ‘wonderful5 girl


about Mr Kvans in the past ye ar , of his ear ly tempestuous relationship wi th his c o n s t i tu e n cy party and of the by-elec­ tion itself, but what of Nigel Kvans? Who exactly is the man who will repre- s e n t t h e a r e a i n Parliament? Mr Kvans is no stranger


AN oak tree is to be planted in memory of a popular Worston teen­ a g e r wh o s e t r a g i c death in a car crash at the weekend lias left a village in mourning.


to beautiful scenery. He grew up in the Swansea suburb of Townhill, which is near the famed (lower Penuinsula. The second youngest of


intending to plant the tree on Worston village green in memory of t r a in e e riding instructress Lucie Worthington (17), of Hall Croft.


Shocked villagers are Lucie, a former pupil of


a family of five. Ins two brothers, Barrie (44) and Anthony (40), are profes­ sional musicians, while his s i s t e r , (Sail L>(>), is a housewife and mother and his other sister. 28-year- old Louise, is the proprie­


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Park High School. Colne, was a passenger in a car that spun out of control and over turned several t imes on the Padiham- Barrowford bypass. She was e n jo y in g a


lunchtime break from her dut ies at Fence Hiding


School when the accident happened and was on her


way to Nelson with four teenage colleagues — all from the same r id in g school. The Mini Mayfair car, d r iv en by 18-year -old


•Claire Singleton, of Burn- lev, spun out of control on a s t re tch of the bypass near Carr Hall. It hit a grass banking


and over turned several times before smashing into a thick hedge and bounc­ ing back on to the road. Lucie was dead on arr-


vial at hospital. Claire and pa s senger


Anna Sharp (lii), of Bar- rowford, were treated in hospital for head and neck injuries. The other passengers.


whose death comes as a great shock to those who knew her . One family friend said she “epitomised y o u t h f u l g r a c e a n d charm.” Fence Riding School


owner Mrs Dorothy Yates said Lucie had worked for


her since last summer. She and the others employees "were all terrific girls.” Mrs Yates added: "I


H e r h e a r t b r o k e n


expected they would have lunch in the sunshine in the stable. Instead they decided to go out in the car. It was a lovely day and their decision seems to h a v e b e e n j u s t o n


impulse." Lucie recently passed


Stephanie Turner (Id), of Burnley, and Angela Cot­ ton (17), of Rishton. were not detained. Lucie was a popular girl


the British Horse Society’s road safety test and had


just won her first riding competition rosette, about


wh ich s h e wa s v e r y excited.


mother , Mrs Chr is t ine Worthington, said: “Many of the villagers have been round to offer their condo­ lences and there has been a constant stream of flow­ ers. The vi l lagers said they intend to plant an oak tree on the village green in Lucie's memory. Thei r tenderness has been very touching."


A family friend added:


“Lucie was a wonderful young woman who carved a niche in the hearts of all who knew her. Her death will be sorely felt.” Lucie's mo th e r is a


holistic healer and her father, Bill, and brother, N olan (ID), a re hot h artists. The funeral takes place


today at Accrington Cre­ matorium.


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airy tale post for the Waddingtons


THERE was an unex­ pected twist of fate lor Lord and Lady Wad­ dington of Read, fol­ lowing the Conserva­


tive victory. A week ago, the former


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lasting luxury and comfort to your home and garden.


Ribble Valley MP was reasonably secure in his post as Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords. Today he is looking


forward with some trepi­ dation to a new appoint­ ment as Governor and Commander in Chief of Bermuda.


one national newspaper reported on Tuesday, been "palmed off.” Far from it, says Lady


He has not, however, as


Waddington, who, while her husband discussed his appointment at the For ­ eign Office on Tuesday, spoke of her feelings to the


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home in London. " I t 's a fairy tale offer. We have' never been there and have no idea what it will be like, but I believe it is a beauti­ ful place and I feel sure it will be a t r emen d o u s experience.” Lo rd W a d d i n g t o n ’s


appointment will be for a three-year term, to start in Sepiember — and could be continued for a further three years. The family will retain


achieve exactly that." Lady Waddington added


thei r Sabden home and their links with the local community. Of last Thursday's Rib­


ble Valley Tory victory, Lady Waddington said: "We were delighted and thrilled and could not be more pleased. It was a


that, following the Liberal Democrat s' by-elect ion win last year, site and her husband had been deter ­ mined that what they had fought for th roughout their married life would not be d e s t ro y ed by a "temporary aber ra t ion” ami that the Ribble Valley would return to its true l o y a l t i e s . S h e w a s d e l ig h ted it had been achieved. Lord Waddington was


ousted as Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords during the week­ end Cabinet shuffle. His new post is said to carry a


salary of £(i7.(>-17 and, as Governor of the island, he


numerous changes during the latter years of his par­ liamentary career. Extremely supportive of


former Pr ime Minister Margaret Thatcher, it was she who promoted Lord Waddington to Chief Whip and then Home Secretary in li)S<). His allegiance to her


L o r d W a d d i n g t o n


fought his first parliamen­ tary contest in l!)5f>. He was elected in 1!M>S, with a six-year stint as MP for Nelson and Colne, having previously unsuccessfully fought Farnworth, Nelson and Colne and Heywood and Royton.


In li)7!>, he succeeded


was without question and he was visibly upset when she was removed from


power. As new PM Joint Major settled in, the Rib­


ble V a 11 e y ' s M P w a s moved to the House of Lords. The decision left the


area without an MP, hence last year’s historic by-elec­ tion, which saw the dis­ traught politician stating


she admi t ted, from her worked extremely hard to T h e r e h a v e b e e n Democrat win.


the late Mr David Walder as MP for the Ribble Val­ ley and q u i c k ly ro s e through the ranks.


1!)!)2 has a l re ad y been quite a memorable year. Their first grandson was born several months ago and their second grand­ child is expected in five or six weeks. "We have a lot to do


For the Waddingtons, HIRE-HIRE-HIRE


before September.” added Lady Waddington, "but we will be keeping in


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n ew s p a p e r s \s e re e omp l e t e ly sold out within days, proving the pulling power — if you’ll excuse the tap room pun — of the “Advertiser and 'r imes.” LaM week's other


o f f e r — r e d u c e d t i c k e t s to s e e * ‘ F a l li e r o f t h e Bride” at ( ‘litlieroe’s ( ‘i\ ie Hall ( inema — also proved highly popular. 'Phis we ek , o u r


year. Only 12 locations nation­


wide have been selected and for the Kibble Valley to be one of them is a major fillip. The festival is one of


many celebrations planned to mark Kuropean unity. A special :»00-seat mar ­ quee has been designed and will he taken to each of the locations. “We believe musicians


and artistes from all over Kurope will be taking part in this tour and. during its visit to the Kibble Valley, there will be an oppor ­ tunity for the local com­ munities to make use of it. We hope it will arrive in S e p t em b e r . ” sa id Mr Taylor. “With the three-year


Red Rose Tourism Con­ sortium programme com­ ing to an end in May, we


have had an opportunity to reassess where it is most


important to put our tour­ ism expendi ture and we now plan to make an even more effective* promotion of the area and capitalise on the centre of Britain theme.” A new member of staff


is to be appointed to help increase support for local tourism businesses and to begin to develop an arts strategy for the area. The extensive network


of village halls throughout the Kibble Valley is seen by Mr Taylor as an inte­ g ra l p a r t of wha t in* believes could be a major Kibble Valley arts success story. “We are keen to take


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events out to the villages, as well as utilising Lon- gridge and ( ’lilhrrm* par­ ish halls to tlu* full." Ta lks have a l r e a d y


started with tourism chiefs in ('raven and Lancaster in a bid to capitalise on


Consortium want iVi.nnu a year to make the three- year programme perma­ nent from May. "We wish the consor­


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tium well with its suc­ cessful hard work and hope we will still be able to work with the group on joint promotions for tin* area.” added Mr 1 aylor.


“CAT Offer" is 7Up worth of prawns free at the town's p r e ­ mier fish shop. Well- gate Fisheries. Pro­ p r i e to r Inn Shaw certainly knows his fish and son (Hies prepares specialist fish dishes for din- u e r p a r t i e s o n request . Detai ls of our offer are on page I.


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