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\A GLANCE AT-


P r im e M in is te r John Major is in. town tomorrow — at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, to be precise, as part of the county council e le c tio n campaign.


The g re en l ig h t has been given for th e r e tu r n of a daily train service for Clitheroe next y e a r ‘— a n d , u n d e rs tan d a b ly , R ib b le V a l le y , campaigners are in celebratory mood.


New Chamber of Trade chief Peter


Favell has made a plea for, shops to open on Wednes­ days and trade rs h a v e g iv en th e id e a a c au t io u s v.—'come. '


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A re a d e r wr ites a f te r seeing the results of vandal­ ism while out on a w a lk a n d a s k s w h e th e r d ra s t ic action is needed.


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DIGGER CALDER as his creator intended (above) and (below) as the TV producers would have liked to see him, complete with p ip e


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Our search is on for a junior town crier


Treacle Miners not evil enough for TV moguls


A S A B D E N b u s i ­ nessman has heaped blame for our troubled today>


S a d s ig n o f t im e s , s a y s th e ir c re a to r b y Elizabeth Huffman


s ^children,


times upon television jyjr gjn Dewhurst has moguls who claim his praised. the “Who’s to Blame” poem published on


treacle miners are not v io le n t e n o u g h fo r th e f ro n t p ag e of th e


“Advertiser and Times” last week, which reminded him of his struggle to get the peace-loving Sabden t r e a c l e m i n e r s o n television.


“Each of the television


companies we spoke to wanted an element of con­ flict, although the pro­ grammes would be for five to nine-year-olds. I t quite su rp r ised me. T h a t’s a very impressionable age r a n g e ,” Mr D ew h u rs t said.


a lot of problems. I t is a very ■ powerful tool. Too much focus on reality, do- lence and issues is pushing society backwards. TV is tak in g childhood away from children and turning them into mini-adults.”


“Television is the root of ( , During four y e a rs of


■ negotiations with televi- . sion “big wigs,” producers suggested introducing an evil dragon or witch into any series about the trea­ cle miners. They insisted th a t a t least two of the


characters should smoke and they even criticised a pilot programme about vil­ lagers attending church, claiming that Sunday wor­ ship was a thing of the past in Britain.


who own Rainbow Enter­ prises Ltd, became so dis­ appointed th a t they co­ founded th eir own com­ pany, called Barbara Ann Creations Ltd, to make a 26-episode series.


The Dewhurst family,


miners weaving cake and growing black pudding on trees may not be screened on British television, pro­ gramme b u y e r s in th e United S ta te s , Canada, E u ro p e and even New Z e a la n d h a v e sh ow n interest:


While the stories about


. “O u r company wants to produce a se r ies '’th a t is m ag ic a l an d h e lp s to expand children’s imagina­ tions. I f children are not | allowed to have imagina­ tio n s and b e liev e th a t impossible things can hap­ p e n , we w ill h a v e no inventors in future,” Mr Dewhurst said.


“I f Frank Whittle and j


people like him h adn’t believed in the impossible and used th eir imagina­ tions, there would be no je t engine or answers to w o r ld p r o b l em s ,” h e | added.


The imagination is so


im p o r t a n t t h a t M r Dewhurst believes a Chil-1 dren’s Charter should be established, along with days where the media only pu b lish good news, to ' ensure th e re are ample r e s e r v e s f o r f u tu r e ] generations.


run by grandparents and great-grandparents who


“The charter should be


can still remember what magic is all ab o u t,” he said. “We need detoxifica­ t io n f rom r e a l i ty . I t doesn’t mean we have to fo rg e t a b o u t t ro u b le d places like Bosnia, but we can use the imagination to solve those problems.”


G P s to buy C L ITH E R O E H e a l th


Centre — built at a cost of a q u a r te r - o f -m i l l io n pounds in 1975 — is to be sold to the town’s three practices of doctors for an undisclosed sum. Blackburn, Hyndburn


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■and Ribble Valley Health Authority is to dispose of th e building within the next th re e months — a decision which a Ribble V a l le y c o u n c i l lo r h a s d e sc ri b . ed


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“astonishing.” When th e “Clitheroe


A d v e r t is e r and Times” contacted Coun. F ran k


Dyson (Clitheroe), a mem- , -pv__„


b e r of th e Community b y P e t e r l ieV lT lG Health Council, this week, he said it was the first he had heard about the sale of the centre. “The last I heard about


Clitheroe Health Centre was when we received assurances from the chair- m a n o f t h e H e a l t h Authority th a t plans by the practice to extend the overall floor area a t the centre would be provided for in the 1993-94 budget. “As a matter of common


courtesy, I would have expected th at before the


sale was agreed it would have been referred to both th e Community Health


Council and th e Ribble Valley Council. I t is to be hoped that ‘Joe Public’ will b e n e f i t f rom t h e s e changes,” he said.


According to the Health


A u th o r i ty ’s d ire c to r of estates, Mr Graham Parr, t h e c a s h - s t r a p p e d authority is now having to dispose of the centre as the only means of allowing


OYEZ, oyez, oyez! Budding town criers are being sought for Clitheroe-


to ensure that the tradition continues. The “A dvertiser and Times” is launching a


competition to find a junior town crier. We are looking for a boy or girl, aged, seven to 11, who can read and speak out loud and


clear. •The contest has the full backing of Clitheroe’s own town crier, Roland Hailwood, who has represented the town in competitions all over the country and in j ,


Canada and Belgium. Mr Hailwood (48) is pictured with his two-year-old ■ " . .


grandson, Jack Derbyshire, who is a little bit young for the appointment, but just can’t resist picking up a bell on Mr Hailwood’s windowsill and shouting “oyez, oyez, oyez” — “and he can really shout,” says his


grEditor'of the “Advertiser and Times” Mr Leigh Morrissey said: ’’We hope to have entrants from all the primary schools in the Ribble Valley and they will be judged a t the Sham Mayor-making at Worston in September, when we all have a great fun day out and raise cash for local charities into the bargain. We are hoping that the junior town crier competition will give the event a big boost.”


Mr Hailwood, who has been town crier for 10 .


years, is fully behind the idea for a junior crier. He or she will be. kitted out in the full gear, with a cloak and a tricorn hat. There will also be a smaller bell for the junior town crier, as a child would not be able to lift Mr Hailwood’s, which weighs about eight


P°TheS'idea has won the full support of the Ribble Valley Council’s tourism officer, Mr Keith Taylor, who says the council will help to provide an outfit for the winning youngster.


■ The current Sham Mayor of Worston, Advertiser


and Times” photographer John Barry, said: ‘In the 1800s, there was an actual Mayor of Worston. The post of Sham Mayor was revived five years ago and about £2,000 is raised on Sham Mayor-making day for


centre doctors there to expand


and improve the facilities. Mr Parr said: “The prac­


tices in Clitheroe wished to increase the facilities and expand the floor area. As an authority we could not provide the funding for this, so it was agreed to formally dispose of it to the general practitioners. “In effect, it means the


centre, although Mr Parr would n o t r e v e a l th e agreed price on the pub­


licly owned site. “The district valuer was


asked to give a fair market assessment on the value


of the Health Centre and the purchase is likely to be completed within the next three months,” added Mr


a r e a h e a l th a u th o r i ty become the tenants and the practices become the


owners.” The district valuer was


called in to set an appro­ priate market value on the


Parr. A spokesman for th e


Clitheroe Health Centre practices said th at nego­ tiations on the purchase were still taking place and a full statement would be made at a later stage.


J im ’l l F ix I t ’ sp o t fo r Wendy


MEMORIES of mouth­ watering meals at a Clith­ eroe .primary school have landed the daughter of a well-known local thespian on th e “J irn ’ll F ix I t ” show.


I John Turner and his wife, Carol, of P a rk Avenue,


Mrs Wendy McGeough (27), the daughter of Mr


•Clitheroe, will be featured on the popular BBC-1 pro­ gramme — where Jimmy Savile makes wishes come tru e — a t 5-35 p.m. on


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Saturday. The former St Michael and St John’s RC School


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about school dinners over lunch when one suggested writing to “Jim’ll Fix I t” about reliving their pri­


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Trinian’s style costumes for their television debut and Mrs McGeough is rumoured to have fired a w a t e r p i s t o l d u r in g


filming. Serving them m the. can­ - .


teen scene is the, actress J a n e F r e em a n , ' b e s t known for her appearances in “Last of the Summer


tedly led to a researcher from London visiting the manager,


u . r The fledgling stars later


t r a v e l le d to Lon d o n , whe re th ey we re p r e ­ sented with “Jim’ll Fix I t” badges in front of a studio a u d ie n c e , who- w e r e apparently “rolling about la u g h in g ” d u r in g th e recording. Mr and Mrs T u rn e r ,


th e ir son, Andrew, and other daughter, Susan, are planning to watch the pro- ■ g r a m m e w i t h M r s


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making on September 12th and the winning junior crier will summon all to hear the announcement of


Mr Barry will hand over his chain at the Mayor­ , . his successor. , .


A raffle with some fabulous prizes will also be drawn on the day.


. , , Mr Hailwood would like to hear from anyone with ... ■


any details of town criers in Clitheroe, as there are many gaps in the information he is collating on


them. The last recorded town crier, he is aware of was Mr Sam Chadwick, of Duck Street, who held the


post from 1914-1916.


the Mayor of Clitheroe, but he specifically wants details of town criers. Anyone with any details should ring Mr .Hailwood (Clitheroe 24240).


He is aware'of town sergeants, who appeared with . ,


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