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The paper that champions trio Ribble Valley cause - - The Clitheroe s I r j’iK ^ . / gz& , „ , < r ^ \r= A T AGLANCE


Counci l lors are opposed to devel­ opment plans for. C a l d e r s t o n e s Hospital :— and campaigners say th ey could not have asked for more.


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' say she is ashamed of the attitude of some Whalley vil­ lagers over; chil­ dren’s play areas.


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A he a lth chief admits that errors have been made over the resettle­ ment programme f o r h o s p i t a l patients with men


tal illness. ■page 3


Speeding “short­ cut" drivers who are creating an


accident black spot are'under attack.


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FOGGITT’S WEEKEND WEATHER: Keep the barbe­


cues o u t— the weather is going to remain hot and sunny.


LIGHTING-UP TIME: 9-05 p.m.


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. 01200 443467 \ . ■ ' A reader writes to • Pupils to hit high note


TWO Cl itheroe Royal Grammar School pupils look set to hit the high note in a musical extravaganza for,


charity.


Homer, who are both awaiting A-level results, have organised a Last Night at the Proms-style event at Clitheroe Castle Band-, stand in aid of Cancer Research. The concert will feature a 50-


Alex Markham and Giles .


strong youth orchestra, gathered together by Giles, who plays vio­ lin with the Lancashire Students


Symphony Orchestra. Several j


musicians will feature in the ensemble and Alex will, be the


uo.c.t.. young Ribble Valley


conductor. It is an ambitious undertaking


for the two, who are keen sup­ porters of Cancer Research, both


• the disease. Alex commented: “I was read­


having lost family members to by Theresa Robson


ing a newspaper report of a Last . Night at the Proms by a profes­ sional orchestra and I thought, hey, I can do that! I discussed it with Giles and we decided to go ■


for it.”


continued: “I contacted several of my colleagues in the Lanca­ shire Stu d en ts ’ Symphony Orchestra and soon the word got round. Now our family and friends are helping us and things are really taking offl” The programme will feature


Giles, who lives in Stonyhurst,. ■ ■ ■ ;. '(< ■,


the Sion Baptist Chapel, Burnley..


mezzo-soprano Sarah McCall, supported by the Sion Baptist


The guest Boloist will be r . -


Alex, who lives- in Wors- thorne, continued: “The-choir


will host a sing-along and hold up the words, so that the audience can join in! There will be red, white and blue bunting every­ where, as well as Union Jack


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• “Enigma Variations”. I t is the first time that Alex


“all the rousing English stuff’, as Alex put it, including Elgar’s “Pomp and . Circumstance" and '


will conduct such a large orches­ tra, although he has considerable ;


experience as choirmaster with .*». it.«_ » ’ in


physics’ at university, said: “I ha


Alex, who hopes to study


have-undertaken-some charity work before, .but never anything as big as this. Giles and I have decided, if we are going to leave Clitheroe, we might as well leave with a bang!” V' .


sponsorship from several local ns, while sound and lighting


?e event, .on September 1st, ' Burnley


'over' has orgimised a nwl-biting two- day rehearsal for the musicians,


Giles, who hopes to study medicine at-Lee ids University,


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thTheP pair hope to raise over; immediately pnor to the event. £1,000 from.the free event by . He said: “There is no doubt in. passing around charity buckets, my mind tha t this-will be a Cancer Research represents- superb concert. We are ml com* tives will sell refreshments, as petent musicians ana ^ looking well as provide information forward to a wonderful night. AH about the organisation’s work we need is an audience and race and host a raffle.


weather!’’ • If y o u lik e M ed ite r ran ean con d ition s , th en i t ’s b e e n . . . FAN-TASTIC


SOARING temperatures have left the Ribble Valley sizzling — and sent residents in search of ways to keep cool in tl ie_blistering heat._ „


cream sales risen and soft sidents’.summer shopping drinks drunk by the litre, list have been fans and many people have been scouri 'ng the desperate


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all in a bid to beat the hea­ twave and stay cool in the sweltering Mediterranean


bid


area to


' Pans have'sold'out. ice" temperatures.'?'' ■'”* cream stocks fallen, sun _ - - r —Top of Ribble Valley _re-


F e sold o t, ice


in a find


them.A national shortage has hit hard in the Ribble Val­


ley and residents have been greeted with apolo-


getic signs; saying “Sorry — sold out,” hanging on


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Mr Alan Montague said his Castle Street .shop had sold around 500 battery-o­ perated miniature fans within two weeks and inquiries have been con­ stantly flooding in. . However, Mr Montague was able to come to the


/ ' nousing-neeu i l


rescue of “Advertiser and Times” staff,. when he


gave us his'remaining three paper-fans to waft, away the- summertime heat blues at our King Street office..


. A shortage was also found at Dawson’s, of King Street, where staff have been bombarded with; desperate requests


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fans and some customers have


shop’s own fans.


Proprietor Mrs Judith vhave been quickly snapped Dawson said: “When 'a _ up-by people wanting to


•up a


even bought ions.


, Chemists have reported . that stocks of sun .cream


store such as Harrods has sold out, what hope have


we got? “We are still trying to


get more, but it’s proving, almost impossible. We


have even sold our own fans from the office and counters.” Around 20 fan requests


have been recorded in one morning, at Harry Garlick TV Centre in King Street;: w here. customers have d r a i n e d , t h e s h o p l s supplies. - Sales assistant Mr Jon Greenwood said: “There is


for the


ATTRACTIVE Clithcroe teenager Shelly Webb (16)was_ in luckthis week — work experience at the “Advertiser and Tunes ’ office brought Uic advan­ tage of an electric fan!


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a country-wide shortage of still had plenty in stock. fans and we have tele- ; . O th e r sh o p s .h a v e


jy the time more arrive it will be too late.” r '• •


, i i « --------; «4- . i l / i m n n n f n r i /* o W P A T l l —


phoned our suppliers, but. re p o r te d .a su rg e -in ^


demand for ice cream and soft drinks and staff have, been working hard to keep the shelves stocked.. ..


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up ujr protect themselves against,


the intense sunshinev ,-,- Boots senior assistant


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Quenching: th irs t has also been a top priority for


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Mrs Helen Usher sa id : : “We have sold an awful lot of the high factors, , espe­ cially to people with babies and children.” ,


sun-drenched • Ribble 'Val­ ley residents.' Ice cream,


- round of Whalley and .Sab-, den, said ice cream:was


man Mr Tony .Ryan, who works on the Harmworth’s


proving the-most popular with his customers, but he


has seen' an increase in. pool users' and manager. .in David Phillips said he believed this was because people, wanted to'-cool


•Even' Ribblesdale .Pool


■■; Our • weatherman, -Mr ■ cases/ but this was not ■Bill Foggitt;;believes the heatc' and -sunshine will


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down. 1 ’ i


remain with us for a few have , been warning that, more weeks. He said: “I the- weather is making don’t see any b re ak.:It wasps more inclined to


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' : While most valley resi-;- have been warning owners dents bask in the sun, not to leave their pets in


hot.” - i area’s dogs and the police there are few people who cars. Don’t use reservoirs \


AS the heat wave continues, North West Water is con­ cerned that some, people are: ignoring earlier ;wamin^ not to swim in reservoirs.


....The National Rivers Authority. has 'also' issued -a similar 'warning ]


concerning the area’s rivers. ii-i


drowned i n --------- near Blackburn.: He .is - the: second person.to have died.in-a North-


West reservoir this year.-.


tOn Sunday,”ra .y o u n g man Fishmoor. reservoir-


- ' ' 1by Shelly Webb - > -ff \ r A


unnecessary suffering for their;, ■families.‘-O v e r th e y ears? there,:


in - '’ ‘'dangers’of going for a dip to cool* >j, off,” smd Mr Birtwistle.


- more trageaies of this kind and ; I . .. v ’ 'cannot stress strongly enough,the ;.;^


have i been •: a ; number, of: acciden- . tal drownings:: We don’t yant any f


- ;; “Swimmers can find , themselves,^ , out o f ,their;depth very quickly.


' so," said Mr Birtwistle. . “Since the hot spell at the end of


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’.‘ minimise, the problems :of , low 'ii. p re s su re : andtloss ;,ofv;Supply


,rJune, North West Water has it taken ’contingency -action to: help


'j!' experienced: in; some. areas, of: the J region.;This, combined "with the ^more -inoderate use: of sprinklers, ■f has helped,ua to’mmntain supplies. in the hottestspell. , “With1 rainfall nearly .50'. —- than'normal .for the'four-month


• the number, of reported ■


caused by the heat.; However, ■ scientists


might be slightly cooler stmg. . with a bit ofbaze, but it The other group suf-; will continue to be .very, , fering in the heat are Uie


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low an — wasps.


are. being blighted by. ye! nd. black flying pests . . . . ■


wasps have been made to the borough council and


Already 400 reports of


: five weeks to go before the • end of . the season: The council’s 1 environmental health manager, Mr James Russell; said there had •been: a slight increase in


this is still with four, or


placed on . householders to complete their question­ naires was spelled-out at a special meeting in. the council chamber on Tues­


day, called to launch the survey.


that;- when housing needs affecting existing .resi­ dents were fully assessed; the council would then be well: placed to a t tra c t Government and Housing Corporation finance. .


I t was pressed home , v


ever undertaken by the borough council The “vital importance”


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OPEN SIX DAYS


. . . if you could find some way of keeping yourself cool by Stewart Pimbley


PREPARING to hit the high note for a worthy cause— that , is Giles , -■


Horner (left) and Alex Markham


■ Housing audit


to ^hot-spots’


RESIDENTS across the Ribble Valley.are to be given their_say_on housing-need “hot-spots” — as part of the largest survey of its Kind


by Sheila Nixon .-.pw w.-


' ■ A.totaLof 5,200 postal interviews are to be sent


:most important thing m all our lives. It’s important to establish real need and not


.. “A ful l, response is “absolutely, vital," said housing chairman Coun: Charles iWalkman (Mel- lor). “A place to live is the


out to sample * groups, of residents in every town and village:- -, v >...


suggested need.” Director , of Commercial


■■pied,v.-privatelyv rented; councilhouses and housing association properly....... .. “It is the largest survey into- housing needs: within


Services Mr. David Moms explained that the survey would cover: all types, of property: ownerrocccu- i e a , p r i ’


’where the hot-spots are and;giving us the- chance’


the Ribble Valley ever attempted,” he said. “Once complete it-'will prioritise, the social housing: needs of the: borough'..—.finding


.to plan accordingly.” :. The hope was that the, social housing requirement


for all sections or theicom-; munity .would be^high- lighted — firom large fami­ lies f wanting!-, to* escape overcrowding -to'.those such as the.elderly looking for smaller , property,1’ and


: young couples 'wanting- to buyor>rent.;their«: first


from young,, single .adults looking for independence from th e i r paijents, toj


; be undertakenby'Newcas-


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