Clitheroe 2232),(Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified)


oIN a bi^l to allay fears Cver, teenage crime, c litheroe’s top police uh ief has ta k e n th e anusual step of issuing o sta tem en t spelling mut toigh new policing


Crackdown cutting juvenile crime


h sp. Michael Bourne says t e wahts to make it clear hhat Clitheroe does not crave('a, serious teenage


or neighbouring auth­ orities.


ime rate and that the i figure for juvenile offences


fs much, lower than those r However, following


g a tro ls in th e C astle rounds.© Town c e n tre foot


rouble.!They include: p © M q u n te d p o lic e


t p a tro ls by sp e c ia lly - bobr a i n e d c om m u n ity


w©bies. Targeting of locations a here troublesome teen­


gers congregate. ©Targeting of known


Police are rare birds after dark


veports pf violence and gandalism in the Castle srounds and town centre hastreets, the chief inspector n spelled out some of the aew measures he says are i lready haying dividends tn cu rb in g te e n a g e


easures. InBut/first of all, Chief


aoffenders for information t cle locations and advice


schemes to keep young­ Cbout the attack in the Cters off the streets.


riving techniques. s © Operation of youth


t hief Insp. Bourne says th a t these operations, together with preventa­ aive measures, are having fn effect on juvenile crime aigures in both Clitheroe


nd Whalley. a “They are not going up


any.” r His comments follow


and we are actually seeing t decrease in juvenile trouble,” he added. “But hhe police are still not oappy — even one report mf juvenile crime is one too


“e c en t rep o rts in the sAdvertiser and Times” apotlighting a “savage gttack” on a 14-year-old


rea.


bout crime. cy©Targeting of motor


do youngsters on safer Avision since the end of of aeen no official complaint


pas held the top police diost in the Clitheroe sub­


i astle grounds and that information about the tdentity of the offenders in


hat incident and the one in Market Place had not


hncidents in perspective, be p o in te d out th a t J etween January 1st and ru n e 12th th e police neceived a total of only r ine telephone calls in tespect of trouble in the gown centre and Castle crounds. These involved eriminal damage, indecent sxposure, juvenile nui­


been forthcoming. i In order to put teenage


t irl by a gang of girls in watrolling the town centre she Castle grounds, a antone-throwing attack on i 18-year-old girl driver dn Market Place and van­ galism in th e C astle arounds and Henthorn


ance and youths fighting. t He explained that the


pwo community policemen i ere looking at ways of


uthority were proving


Special report by Sheila Nixon h Chief Insp. Bourne, who b pril, said that there had


very successful, coinciding with a significant decrease in juvenile nuisance. a Police in both Clitheroe


gnd Whalley had been tar­ we tin g nine locations


k here teenage rs were r nown to congregate, vesulting in a total of 170 t isits. Most ended with no srace of youngsters at the


nspector. c “The majority were not


laints had dropped. j He said th a t many


oand on private land with­ cut permission. In some oases the police had issued on-the-spot fines and in wther cases given verbal t arnings. As a result of dhis campaign the stan­ aard of driving was better pnd the number of com­


wcene, but two youths mo urge parents to be of e re r e p o r t e d fo r f fences, three warned in 84ront of their parents and m youths were told to i ove on, says the chief


wommitting offences. They g ere just congregating in aroups, the noise factor dnnoying residents,” he eclared.“As a result of targeting


tintroducing crime preven­ mus criminal damage to aon schemes. So far, five- of-side sessions run by one t the officers in co-opera- aio n w ith th e lo c a l


iding round the streets


inor damage.” t The chief inspector said


duveniles involved in van­ aalism were aged eight t nd nine and he would like


chindful of where their e ildren were going in the


venings. t “We also urge witnesses


do incidents to obtain a full t escription of offenders, so


g them, and to ring the a police whenever they see


s known juvenile offenders, reveral youths have been ofeported for wide-ranging p fences, from burglary to oetty theft and from seri­


adnything suspicious,” he ded.He said that car theft,


bhat we will have a much inetter chance of identify­


nh a t the re had been a which are placed on car a umber of complaints rbout young motor cyclists


p indows to warn the s olice that the vehicles


hould not be in use as


lYOUR editorial leader in Aa st week’s “Clitheroe s dvertiser and Times” Btates th a t Chief Insp. P ourne, of C lith e ro e t olice, has "applauded” vhe Mayor’s move to pre­


ent vandalism. w Surely this is the wrong


s ay round? The Mayor phould be applauding the


nswer.Vandalism apart, most p shop and commercial


Cremises robbe rie s in


oven in pairs. They will, f f course, come out in horce when a disturbance pas been reported as the vubs are closing, but pre­ s ention by presence would aeem to be a b e t t e r


t litheroe, but after dark ehey are very rare birds,


hee, or more importantly i ear, when cruising about


ards of the police station. s 'What can police officers n their insulated panda


C O N C E R N E D CLITHERONIAI'j.


b AN you cast your mind yoack as far as 1939? Can c u remember being eva­


Wartime memories C wanted


euated? Or perhaps an


vacuee came to stay with you?I am a mature student, studying at Lancashire Polytechnic, Preston. I am e doing research into the


uring World War II. h I would be grateful to


t vacuation of children in dhe north west of England


wear from anyone who t ould be interested in ea lk in g a b o u t th e ir bxperiences, e ith e r of heing evacuated, or of aaving had evacuees, or t ny experience relating to


his topic.I hope your readers can help.


.1. WOOD, 5 Forest Houses, Dunsop Bridge.


THERE are some very kindhearted people in


t Our special thanks go to ahe lady with the towel


d Bridge on Saturday.


Clitheroe. woHannah Pilkington and I


revent vandalism. a It is possible, occasion­ Cn foot in daylight hours in


HOW nice th a t the Mayor of the Ribble t Valley comes out and


police for attempting to Co t e v e n be from olly, to spot a policeman


Vandalism result of greedy society


ories to be the knight r f the Round Table, iegarding the vandal­ bsm and terror caused t y th e m in o rity of neenagers who might


litheroe. b I’m sorry, Coun. Travis,


ut I think that we are one


generation behind. d Don’t get me wrong, I


p litheroe seem to take mave kept in touch with ylace within a few hundred


bI WAS born and brought up in Clitheroe until moving to the address t y home town through


Have these people no shame or respect?


he blame ourselves. r We took away th e eave school. We took


aecreation, good schooling l nd a good job when they


elow 54 years ago. h During all this time I


ahe "Clitheroe Advertiser bnd Times,” which has been sent to me each week


d was appalled and sad­ vened to read that young t andals had devastated the Castle flower beds and


y a relative. I In the June 11th edition,


he bowling green. t T h e s e m i n d l e s s ,


houghtless vandals have no shame or respect for e other people’s property or


amage they have done. t This is not the Clitheroe


the town I love.


MR E. BADGER, 124 The Avenue, Starbeck, Harrogate.


K isfanswei inI WAS interested to read


t njoyment and I agree chat those responsible, if aaught, should be birched dnd made to pay for the


bh a t I knew and was t rought up in and I never


shought that the young­ sters of Clitheroe would lisetoop so low as to vanda­


an?


Whalley Old Road, Billington.


MRS M. L. SWINDELLS, Ridings,


© We invited Ribble Valley Council to comment on Mrs Swindells' letter, but our offer was declined.


Village’s Sunday markets are a danger to life


c your newspaper of the Roncern expressed by the


t ev. Q. Wilson, of Billing- mere blocked all day — that another Sunday ron, following the recent ooad traffic accident which Wccurred at the foot of


tI WAS aghast this Sunday morning, June 21st, fo see — only TWO WEIlKS after that dread­ oul chaotic Sunday, June 7th, when the village wf Whalley and all roads in and out of it


Thank you y oad for the last five ihe volume of traffic has


pe uld like to thank all the usople who came to help for after a mishap at Edis-


nd the people in the cafe t who allowed us to use the


JANE PERKINS, Fairfield Drive, Clitheroe.


WOULD the Oimself “The


prove its _ ’ authenticity.


writer of the h letter signing


elephone and wait inside. a Hannah is now fine after veryone sincere thanks


w trip to the hospital and e e would like to offer from us and our parents.


halley Old Road. r I myself have been a


Resident of Whalley Old t ears, during which time


ncreased considerably. p To my knowledge, two


umerous other incidents. p The road is being used,


t eople have been killed on ahe road during that time nnd th e re have been


harticularly between the aours of 7-30 to 8-30 a.m. cnd 5 to 6 p.m., as a short t ut between Whalley and Bhe surrounding areas and


ntolerable. i I am aw a re of th e


lackburn. e Unfortunately it is not


s ield, across from Calder- atones, one must either


hroposed movement from t f Broad Lane on to Mit­ pdd half-an-hour on to any


rookhouse Farm. F Where I live, in Moor


o a while. As I came out on Road, I heard it slowly


r ome or else simply demain housebound for the may when these Sunday


arkets occur. t Whichever way we try


eo get in or out of our road bnd, we run slap into a s ack-up of traffic which wtretches nose to tail the f hole one-and-a-half miles hrom Whalley to Brook-


ouse Farm. mAs some people visit the


oquipped for this amount df traffic and, for resi­ bents, the situation is i ecoming increasingly


c bserver” please contact us in


onfidence to


bntended improvements, aut I do not feel that these pre adequate to rectify the s roblem. Ideally, the road thould be “access only.” If lhis is not feasible, then at teast it should be improved io cater for the steadily fncreasing volume of traf­ sic and to protect the oafety of residents and t ther pedestrians using


he road. MRS J. E. SEDGWICK,


Moorside Cottage, Whalley Old Road, Billington.


ays all day. s But the more vital rea­


a arket early and leave t gain before lunch, the wraffic queue goes both


won why I consider that k hoever grants such mar­ inets to take place should o fact BAN them, is one


f danger to life. a On June 7th, the village


apel. a When I left the village


ht 12-30 p.m. to come t ome, I knew it would hake some time to crawl


i nd all roads in and out of wt were already blocked with traffic at 10-15 a.m. chhen I went down to


B arket was being held up Mitton Road at forThe sound did not move


making its way up Station l Road. It was an ambu­


he roadside. t The very purpose of


aance with lights flashing mnd it had great difficulty solaking its way between a e id line of traffic going in pach direction, also ham­


t ered by cars parked on ghese drivers of emer­


aved or lost. k To have Sunday mar­


wets on a road to a hospital e hich frequently sees imergency vehicles speed­ cng to and from it is utter


ghat if a motorist is found o u ilty of c au sin g an r bstruction he can either leceive a fine or, at the aeast, be moved smartly


riminal madness. t And what about the fact


way by the police. a Should this law not also


o bbey, I heard the siren ack in the village.


bf an emergency vehicle Whallcy.


DORIS BROWN, Moorfield,


nome in the queue, so I Aion to a whole village — Wipped up Broad Lane. A hile I was down near the


spply to a person or per­ aons authorising or holding gn activity which causes t ross prolonged obstruc­ ND a hospital?


LIKE Mr Ronnan, I would like an update on Mr Hop­ kins’ £100,000 interest-free loan. Has he sold his house yet? b Has he paid back any of the loan? How long will it


e before he does pay it back? This is surely a cause for public concern, for £100,000 represents the business rate for 100 small businesses or approximately 300 individual poll taxes. c What does Mr Hopkins do? Mr Jackson, his prede­


ublic concern. b Since Mr Hopkins' appointment, I cannot remem­ loe would like to begin by commenting on his £100,000


peon’t support what these t ople do, but let’s not try lo be hypocrites all our yives. We, the parents, t ou, the Ribble Valley, ohe politicians, the system dr society, we’ve let them t own, so let’s take part of


away their self respect and pride, that’s why they go t out and explode their frus­


hone kiosks etc., etc. h And yet a lot of money


a as been spent on an wtomic bomb shelter that u ill never be used, a lux­ l ry town hall, a new £1ibrary and, to finish, the


00,000 interest-free loan


peration on terrorising old d ople and destroying gar­ pens, a loo for dogs, tele­


Cause for concern


pessor, would always comment on all matters of her when he has made any public statement. Perhaps


ystem and society.


UGO LONGHI, Henthorn Road,


Clithcroe.


Exploited but we enjoyed night out: tI HAVE ju st read


together with theft from vehicles, was the most common crime in Clitheroe and Whalley and that the police car sticker campaign was proving popular. There had been many w requests for stickers —


CLITHEROE’S new police chief, Chief Insp. Michael Bourne


acertain times — and the d c tio n w a s p a y in g


Dnsp. Bourne, who lives in policearwen, has been in the serving with the old Old­


ividends. I Saddleworth-born Chief force for 26 years,


ham Borough Force and then with the Lancashire Constabulary. He was t promoted to chief inspec


or five-and-a-half year: s ago and was based in Nel


o Clitheroe.


READERS WRITE ABOUT OUR ‘STOP THE THUGS’ STORY. Are the parents


weing a teenager out of mo rk , to go to you r a other or father and to •Tsk for pocket money. c hat is why I left my own hountry, Italy, and came gere to work as an emi­ urant, because I was fed bp of being humiliated, t eing out of work — and I


to your chief executive, Oswin Hopkins, because he could not sell his house. All that money could have been spent on something for the teenagers. b I know what, it means


t ibble Valley, let’s have ahis public meeting as soon ws you can and try to find a t ay to put a stop to all


ing me the chance to gain my self respect as a man. R So, Coun. Travis of the


his trouble. w I hope all the parents


I ill be at this meeting, as a will be. I’m not worried bb o u t my c h ild r e n , r ecause they are all mar­ aied, but I am worried dbout my nine grandchil­ aren, because I don’t see t ny future for them, due so the greediness of the


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the reports in your issue of June 18th about the behaviour of a minoi'ity in Clithei-oe who do not seem to have any respect for persons or property.


l It is difficult to understand the mental out­ oook on life of people who wish to injure bthers and destroy amenities which have s een provided for young and old in our plea­


ure grounds. i While w'e are very concerned, we must ask how


re they just not prepared to get involved? g Are the parents aware of what is happening and


he Clitheroe Borough Council in 1974. mThese by-laws were given under the seal of the


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ot is that so many of these malicious acts are not Abserved as they are happening in public places. core witnesses, who could help the police and the a uncil authority, too scared of the consequences, or


iving guidance on good behaviour? l Your correspondent mentioned the subject of by­


eaws. By-laws are in existence and were accepted and t ntrusted to the Ribble Valley Borough Council from


Cayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of t litheroe.on October 25th, 1921. Anyone who reads whem will see that they set out the kind of conduct


hese' days — more likely a skateboard! mWe now come to the question of the enforce


g hich is expected of persons using the pleasure uess repetition and set out to comply with modern


t sage. We are not likely to see a bassinet carriage laent of by-laws. Apart from obtaining more vigi­ Tecognised opening and closing times to be observed.


rounds. l I do not think that they could be simplified with


s nce from the public, it would seem to be neces­ aary to employ park wardens and that better security r rrangements for the Castle grounds be made, with


Ph ro u g h V ane ssa “Ceters’ letter in the a litheroe Advertiser


is agree with what she t oint in a night out in


saying. p I feel the whole Che company of the


nd Times.” I For the main part,


b hippendale s has e een missed. I t ’s pnjoyable! It was a wleasant evening out a ith friends. We had w drink in the bar, h atched the show and


c e were exploited. Of t ourse you are, every eime you go to an


ad a good laugh. w Yes, you could say


Tx p e n s iv e show. mhere is over-priced p erchandise etc. The choin t is, you can


oose not to go. c I am more con­


wency vehicles is speed — ahild where sweets d hich could make all the sifference to a life being


c through town with a t re on eye level with


only have to walk


werned about the way inomen are exploited l other areas of their soives and even more d about the way chil­ Youren are exploited.


shem so they demand wome every time you c a lk th r o u g h a


cion at tea-time, the a om m e rc ia ls a re dimed directly at chil­ s ren and a trip to the bu p e rm a rk e t can aecome a nightmare bs they recognise the wran d names and e ant them in prefer­


heck-out. s Also, on the televi­


“own brands," so I am happy to let the Chip­ lpendale promoters


nce to the cheaper


all the way home and felt better for it.


he bank. We laughed Wilpshire.


FI CANSFIELD, Hampshire Close,


taugh all the way to


he police in carrying out their duties. w It is the duty of all of us to help to preserve the


he Ribble Valley Council.


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