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B a n o n w o m e n t o s t a y a t c l u b by Vivien Meath


THE aim of the Conser­ vative Party nationally may be to target women voters — but, at the Tory club in Whalley, members are quite happy to keep the females out. For the past 100 years women


have not been welcome and last 1 hursday night the member­ ship voted by a two-thirds


into the club’s inner sanctum, it was revealed that the steward’s wife is the only female to break the men only criteria, by working behind the bar, but that the vil­ lage Ranger Guides are among


majority to retain the status quo. As television cameras zoomed


groups who regularly enter the club — but not by the front door. They use the side door and an upstairs room. Club chairman Mr Mike Fallon, while respecting the members' wishes, said that for himself he had hoped that the vote would have gone the other way. The club had some good snooker teams visiting and, on occasion, players in those teams wanted to visit Whalley accompanied by their wives or girlfriends. He thought it was wrong that, when the Whalley team played away, members could take their female partners if they wished, yet visiting teams were not afforded the same privilege at Whalley Conservative Club. The meeting at which the vote


was taken was, he added, well attended and there had been a good cross section of ages pre­


sent. “We live in a democratic society and must abide by their wishes,” he said. Meanwhile, the decision has put


the Labour Party’s Shadow Min­ ister for Women, the MP for Rossendale and Darwen, Janet


the area’s MP into a spin. MP Nigel Evans has turned on


last week’s decision, Coun. Hol­ gate, who is also the chairman of Whalley Chamber of Trade, seemed totally nonplussed about the outcome.


Millennium plan for castle suffers big setback over vital funding


by Max Gardner


PLANS for Ribble Valley’s millennium project have taken a setback. The high-profile scheme, to turn Clitheroe’s ancient castle and grounds


Concern as household burglaries treble


THE number of house­ hold burglaries in Clitheroe and district has trebled, a meeting


heard. There has also been an


A worrying trend in break- ins in the Clitheroe, Read and Simonstone areas was outlined to the Ribble Val­ ley Police and Community Forum. High-class dwellings near


increase in the number of cars stolen and in instances of theft from cars.


porated into plans, is the centre of a Ribble Valley


The overall scheme, which opportunities as they arise, has had public ideas incor- {£unciIlors noted the


„ , , . , take advantage of funding


lottery bid, of £2.5m. A decision on the success of this bid will be reached in March. The total cost of the project is £4,114,000. The capital fund bid was


manager, Mrs Pat Ward. They advised councillors


the motorway attract opportunist criminals, the meeting heard. Colne divisional superin­


Policy and Finance Com­ mittee meeting last Tues­ day, were told of the failure of the Challenge Fund bid in a joint report from the council’s chief financial offi­ cer, Mr Marshal Scott, and its economic development


the biggest part of the por­ tion — a quarter of the total amount — Ribble Valley has to find itself. Borough councillors, at a


to co-op erate with other authorities and agencies in future — a requirement for bids of this type to succeed. Councillors also heard that


tendent Clive Helliwell told the forum that residents have been alerted to the problem by Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinators. Securing property reduced the risk of burglary, he added. The forum also heard that Clitheroe suffered 189 inci­ dents of car crime this year, compared to 141 last year.


report and took on board the summing up of the council leader, Coun. Howel Jones. He said: “There is a need for a long­ term capital project and we should not commit our­ selves to anything else just yet.” The overall Clitheroe Cas­


tle project includes a new bandstand, the refurbish­ ment of the museum and relocation of the North West Sound Archive. In its attempt to raise


£1,028,500 — 25 per cent of the overall scheme — Ribble Valley has also made a bid of £500,000 to Lancashire County Coun­ cil’s Single Regeneration Budget. I t also plans to spend £200,000 of its own money.


the timetable for the Chal­ lenge Fund bid, just three months, was very short. The council followed Gov­


ernment guidelines in that it made a bid in respect of an overall package of capi­ tal funding and it had a central theme — the castle lottery bid. The report concluded that


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THE Ribble Valley Mayor, Coun. Eileen Lowe, welcomed a special arrival to the area last week—a Help the Aged HandyMan complete with Handy-


Van. The service is part of the charity’s initiative to help older people feel more safe and secure


in their own homes. Mr James Perkin, the specially-recuited fitter, will provide and fit equipment such as


door locks and chains, door spyholes and smoke detectors in the homes of elderly people — free.


Help the Aged will work with the police, fire brigade, social services and Ribble Valley Council, among others, to


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the council might address the issue of a longer term strategy of capital invest­ ment, over five years, to


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Man acquitted in fraud case


A WISWELL man described as the key figure in a huge plot to cheat finance firms has denied acting dishonestly. In a d ram a tic tw is t , department and that


his co-accused, a Whal- invoices had been altered ley man, has been acquitted after a legal argument. Undischarged bankrupt


that Cotton and others used fraudulent documents to broker loan and leasing deals, costing firms a sub­ stantial six-figure sum.


Peter Cotton (49) was giv­ ing evidence in the fifth week of his trial at Man­ chester Crown Court. The prosecution alleges


and prices often inflated.


argument, Judge Christo­ pher Tetiow ruled that there was insufficient evi­ dence against another defendant, James Pilking- ton.


The alleged fraud is said to have involved forgery and deceit in transactions over 18 months from two limit­ ed companies based in Blackburn. From the witness box, Cot­


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acquit Mr Pilkington (59), of Sydney Avenue, Whal­ ley, who had denied any involvement in the alleged conspiracy.


He directed the jury to


another company director, Anita Gardner (31), also of Pendleton Road, Wiswell,


That left Cotton and


ton, of Pendleton Road, denied he ran either North Country Facilities or Northern Plant and Vehi­ cles Leasing.


He said he had been a director of one of the firms, but had resigned in 1988, subsequently being employed by the firm as a salesman.


He accepted that he was responsible for the leasing


He insisted that this was commercial practice and in no sense fraudulent. Earlier, following legal


in the dock. They deny the same conspiracy charge.


involved in the manage­ ment of the two limited companies while an undis­ charged bankrupt.


Cotton also denies being The Crown alleges that


Gardner carried out the documentary aspects of the fraud from the offices of both firms at Tudor House, Strawberry Bank, in Blackburn.


assets already owned. It was alleged that by inflat­ ing invoices and using forged valuations, “secret” additional profits were made by the defendants.


Clients borrowed against The trial is continuing. Skipton BS is the tops


STAFF at the Skipton Building Society’s Clitheroe branch are celebrating being named top branch in the North-West for the second time in a year. The Market Place branch achieved high standards in sev­


eral areas, including customer service and business achievement, to win the branch of the region award. Area manager Mrs Anne Haworth decribed winning the award for a second time as an outstanding achievement. She said: “I believe this award reflects our continuing commitment to the local community.”


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resentative on the borough coun­ cil, Coun. Joyce Holgate, would not be welcome in her own party's club. Yet amid all the furore following


Anderson. She sent a letter to him and the Press attacking Whalley Conservative Club’s tra­ dition of men only. Mrs Anderson's letter highlight­ ed the fact that the village’s rep­


ions and we should give them that right. I don’t think this deci­ sion will send out any bad signals to Whalley residents,” comment­ ed the Whalley Conservative councillor. She was inundated by Press and regional television companies on Friday asking her for her opinion. As a national election looms in


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that it also took place during the week in which Conservative women met in London for their annual conference. Added Mr Evans: “I t is ulti­


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the New Year, and a stated aim of the Conservative Party is to target women voters, the club’s decision was made more ironic in


wishes of the club members. I believe the club is all the poorer for not having Joyce Holgate as a member, but the final decision must rest with the members.” While the commotion continued, one member, who asked not to be named, said that it was his belief that the club was dead on its feet and the admission of women could have provided a welcome boost to finances. Meanwhile, Whalley Conserva­ tive Club is certainly not alone


mately for the members of Whal­ ley club to decide who is to be a member and, while I would have voted for the club to admit women, we have to respect the


with its all-men policy — in Nel­ son, the Shorthomers’ Club, the Poultry Club and the Warp- dressers’ Club do not allow women across the threshold, while members of another organ­ isation have completely turned the tables — Nelson Women's Centre does not admit men.


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