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10 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, June 23rd, 1994


Parents will have to pay


towards bus costs


PARENTS in the Ribble Valley will now have to pay £30 of the cost to bus their children more than three miles to college. And the travel passes


will only be issued after the cash has been paid to L a n c a s h i re County Council. Bus passes for under-


Relate counselling service under


greater pressure


16s will also now be issued from the District Educa­ tion Office, in Accrington — only on receipt of a passport-sized photo­ graph. There is no statutory


requirement to bus stu­ dents living more than three miles away from their college and the deci­ sion to charge the £30 was a b u d g e t a r y o n e , explainer! Mr Stan Wright, chairman of Lancashire County Council’s Educa­ tion Committee. Parents who already get


assistance from the county council will have received a travel pass re-issue form, which should be completed and returned as soon as possible. In exceptional circum­


to Mrs Jackie Clarkson, District Education Office, Ewbank House, Cannon Street, Accrington, Lan­ cashire, BB5 1NH (025-1 393824).


W r i t in g o f f b ad debts


OVER £40,000 in unpaid community charge and business rates is to be written off by the Ribble Valley Council. Members of the council’s


stances, a County Hall spokesman pointed out that two £15 payments will be acceptable, in August and December, and par­ ents in receipt of Income Support will not have to pay the contribution. Enquiries can be made


ance Council dealt with 450 enquiries in Black­ burn, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley during the year ending March, 1994. The f ig u re s were


Brian Leybourne intro­ duced the Ribble Valley Mayor, Coun. Kate Hod- kinson, who gave an offi­ cial welcome. The meeting included a role play demonstration


released during an open meeting of Relate held in the Ribble Valley Council Chamber. Relate chairman Mr


Palace date for


Soroptimist A WEST BRADFORD woman has been invited to this year’s Buckingham Palace Royal Garden Party.


retired home economics teacher, has been asked to represent the North West of England and Isle of Man branch of Soroptimist International at the July 12th event.


Mrs Kathleen Hanson, a 'S&&


are opting for divorce and here, in the Ribble Valley, th e s i tu a t io n is no different. Relate Marriage Guid­


FEWER marriages, it More and more couples


seems, are made in heaven. by Sarah Brown


the increase in marriage breakdown, there was a disappointing attendance. Increased demand for


which typified Relate counselling and included time for questions from the public. Unfortunately, despite


the service proves that counselling can be a neces­ sity within today’s contin­ ual pressures on the insti­ tution of marriage.


bers of couples and indi­ viduals seen has put the C l i th e ro e c e n tre in demand. In R e la te ’s annual report, figures show that the counsellors’ work is under pressure because, while they must remain readily available to the local people, they have had to remain financially efficient and business-like in their management of time. At the meeting, figures


An increase in the num­


revealed that of the 450 initial enquiries during the last year, Relate counsel­ lors went on to help peo- pleat 282 reception inter­ views. Twelve counsellors, each specially trained, spent almost 1,200 hours with co u p le s u n d e r pressure from the difficul­ ties and demands of a relationship. Although facilities are


are urgently required at the Blackburn Relate centre and anyone willing to spare a few hours one evening a week, or even alternate weeks, should ring 025-1 52827.


available in Clitheroe for Ribble Valley residents, Mr Leybourne said that many local people choose to visit the facilities in Blackburn instead. Relate counselling in Blackburn will soon take place in new premises, with greatly improved facilities for those seeking advice. Voluntary receptionists


Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 422331 (ClassifiedJ No grilled missionaries here!


IT was all sunshine and smiles when members of St James’s Church, Clith­ eroe, gathered for a sum­ mer fund-raising event that was graced with good weather and plenty of old- fashioned fun. Parishioners raised £470


towards missionary work abroad during the Friday evening get-together in the grounds of St James’s CE Primary School. There was a taste of


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summer for young and old, with a barbecue, refresh­ ments and strawberries and cream.Missionaries were, in fact, quite safe from a grilling, despite the prior advertisement in our paper for “a missionary bar-b-que,” which actually made the Peterborough column of “The Daily Tele­ graph’’ under the heading "Holy smoke.”


added to the fun and St James’s rector, the Rev. Ronald Philpott, described the evening as an over­ whelming success. “ E v e ry o n e r e a l ly


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enjoyed themselves. It was very pleasant, both in


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terms of the weather and people enjoying a chance to be together in a relaxed social way," he said.______


Opportunities for business growth


mist International for many years, Mrs Hanson was the regional president of the organisation from


1983 to 198-1, and regional treasurer from 1984 to 1990.


Finance and General Pur­ poses Committee heard


cial officer, Mr John Hunt, explained that bankrupt­ cies of £36,759 in business rates will be met from national funds, while com­ munity charge bankrupt­ cies of £4,978 will be met from the Ribble Valley C o u n c i l’s bad d eb t provision.


that the money was owed from debtors who were bankrupt. The council’s chief finan­


senior church steward at Trinity Methodist Church, Clitheroe, said she felt “ h o n o u re d ” by the invitation.


a surprise to be invited. The invitation has arisen as a result of my work with Soroptimist Interna­ t io n a l . I fee l v e ry honoured."


She commented: “It was


the trip to London with Miss Claire Bailey, of Gar- stang, who is the regional president of Soroptimist International.


Mrs Hanson will make Mrs Hanson, who is a A member of Soropti­


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“LIVE, grow and work” was the message at the launch of the Ribble Valley Partnership. The event, which was held at the Three


Millstones, Mellor, was attended by Ribble Valley Mayor Coun. Kate Hodkinson and Lord Shuttleworth, who described the opportunities and business initiatives available to industry and stressed the efforts being made to increase the Ribble Valley’s potential as a business location. He also emphasised the twin needs of taking


a camera surveillance scheme, where three cameras will be positioned on the main street of Clitheroe and monitored on a 21-hour basis. Lord Shuttleworth is pictured (right), with the


Licence plates to stay


licence plates, members of the borough council's Finance and General Pur­ poses Committee have decided.


EXECUTIVE cabs in the Ribble Valley must display


The meeting heard that a Whalley chauffeur-


d r i v e n s e r v i c e h a d requester! not to display


care of the environment, while not detracting from the opportunity to attract investment. The partnership's initiatives so far have included


Mayor and partnership chairman Mr Don Wilson. Bench a tta ck


VANDALS ripped a pen­ sioners' bench from its concrete base in Henthorn Park, Clitheroe. and then dragged it across the park


on Friday night. T he b en e h w a s a


favourite resting place for local pensioners visiting the park.


the plates, because it made vehicles “ look untidy" and a “taxi-image" was one the firm did not want to portray.


Bill Fleming pointed out that licence plates were for the protection of the public, while chief legal officer Mr Paul Timson commented: “ Exactly what is an executive cab and what isn't'.’”


But council leader Coun.


heard that so-called execu­ tive cabs in Coventry do not have to display licence plates, they rejected the whalley firm’s request. '


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