■ • . •>......■'"» 11 Clilhrme Atlrerliscr S: Times, Ju ly 11th, 11111(1


Villages are being 4devoured’ by building


THE RIBBLE Valley could become a huge housing estate by the next century, green


campaigners have warned. The Council for the Protection of Rural England


has said that nearly five million new houses could be built and a fifth of the country urbanised by the year 2050. Mr Jonathan Dimbleby, president of the CPRE, described housing as one of the greatest threats the


not foisted on the countryside at excessive rates.” The CPRE said housebuilding, unless unchallenged,


by 'I'heresa Robson, environment correspondent


countryside had ever faced. He commented: “Cherished spaces are being endan­


gered and our local countryside put at risk. There is a need for new housing, but affordable housing that is


would leave no part of the country unaffected. It also criticised new houses for failing to reflect rural style or tradition and the glut in rural areas of so-called execu­


tive homes. The Ribble Valley has seen several major new devel­


opments recently — over 1,000 new houses have been built since 1991* alone — including at Highmoor Park and Knunck Knowles, in Clitheroe, and one at Barrow so large that it has nearly doubled the size of the


village.


discuss further development in Barrow, villagers claimed they were in (lunger of being devoured by voracious property developers whose intention was to


At a heated public meeting in December, called to t urbanise beautiful countryside. Audition dates


AUDITIONS for the next production by Read and Simonstone Players will be


group will be performing Alan Ayckbourn’s play “Confusions” on October 31st and November 1st and 2nd.


The thriving village


to help behind the scenes can contact Susan Lightbown on 770461.


Anyone who would like


held in St John’s Church vestry on July 22nd, at 7-30 p.m.


Whalley is also the subject of a controversial plan . , „


tracts of green fields and place unbearable burdens on services such schools and health care.


to build hundreds of houses at the Calderstones Hospi­ tal site. Opponents say such developments wipe out huge


the country are also being left to rot and crum­ ble, while huge tracts of derelict land are falling into rack and ruin.


Up to 800,000 empty houses in urban areas across


Committee, Coun. Frank Dyson (Clitheroe), said the council would be guarding against undue development in the Ribble Valley.


The chairman of the Ribble Valley Council’s Housing


sider the aspirations of developers, while the Govern­ ment decrees that we must provide a certain amount of housing. We will, however, be vigilant against undue housing in rural areas.” The CPRE has launched a campaign against over­


to prevent development in Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, but are restricted in our actions by planning law set by the Government. “We cannot take a one-sided view and must con­


He commented: “We should make strenuous efforts


development of rural areas called Endangered Spaces. A free campaign leaflet is available from CPRE, En­ dangered Spaces, FREEPOST, London SW1W OBR.


BIRTHDAY TRIP FOR BEAVERS A TRIP round Blackburn


Rovers* ground, Ewood Park, was organised for St Paul’s Beavers to celc- b r a t e t h e i r 1 0 t h anniversary. Their guide was former


Clayton with St Paul’s r a te their anniversary. Pic tured is Ronnie


Blackburn Rovers player Ronnie Clayton who showed the six to eight- year-olds such wonders as the players* dressing room. One little Beaver was


, . MP heads pressure group


thrilled to sit in the place were Alan S h e a r e r


Country Guardian, which protect the countryside. “If as much effort went into energy conservation


HIGH-FLYING local MP Mr Nigel Evans has been appointed president of a pressure group that fights wind farms. He will take the helm of


MEMBERS of Clith­ e r o e N a t u r a l i s t s visited Wensleydale for a walk starting at Hawes, for Hardraw, and a Ribble Valley


Namesake venue ALL CHANGE FOR OAKHILL COLLEGE


delightful Shaw Gill Wood and was followed along­ side Hardraw Beck, which falls in a series of small waterfalls, before finally falling over Hardraw Scar. Great Woodrush and


village’s n amesak e — variety of ferns flourished Simonstone.


On the way to the strag­ gling village, some mem­


bers enjoyed watching a spotted flycatcher feeding its young.


From Simonstone, the path dropped to the


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in the luxuriant growth Members continued


upstream to the Muker road. The path went through colourful mead­ ows full of flowers, includ­ ing pea vetch, mimulus and orchids. After cross­ ing the road, the terrain


changed to rough fellside. There the pa r ty saw wheatears and parsley fern. The path lies on the


1,200ft co ntour and afforded outstanding views of Wensleydale.


Simonstone, the walkers followed the footpath to Sedbusk, crossing some 14 stiles in about half a mile. They shared their tea with geese on the village green before walking back to Hawes.


A f te r re tu rn in g to


OAKHILL College, the Whalley indepen­


dent school, is to have two new heads to


replace the previous


than 70 species of flowers were identified. Brenda Wilkinson thanked the leader, Madge Thornton, for her efforts.


During the day, more


20th to Cartmell. Inquiries can be made by telephon­ ing Clitheroe 28117.


The next walk is on July Waste seminar


A SEMINAR on waste issues could help Ribble


Valley r e s id e n ts to i n f l u e n c e w a s t e management. The seminar, which is to


one, who has had to retire due to ill-health. Mrs Carol Finley,


above, the re tir ing head, has run both senior and preparatory schools with a total of just under 200 students for the last eight years. Now the senior school is to be run by Mr Phi­ lip Mahon, previously deputy head at Stony- hurst College’s prepar­ atory school, St Mary’s Hall. The new head of the


be held at Worden Hall, in Leyland, on Wednesday, is to offer people essential advice and information and to develop campaigning skills. It has been organised by


Oakhill Preparatory School will be Mrs Eileen Jordan who has been a teacher in the


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fights the siting of tur­ b in e s in u n sp o i le d


countryside. Mr Evans said he was


not so much fighting wind turbines, but fighting to


as the erection of these inefficient eyesores then there would be a much greater saving of pollu­ tion,”he commented. Vice-president of the


group is Sir Bernard Ingham, Lady Thatcher’s former press secretary.


AT r a m l lo fT h e small festival, very well worth SeTk


chamber music, Bach music p!ayed by candle^ht D ieland jazz, and music by Scott Joytm.HMmen.iem


here°were three performances of the opera plus


and Gershwin at various times dmingtheweefc Onera North provided the soloists foi Los lan


Tutte” and the whole festival was MokolmTavfield splendid Goldberg Ensemble, under Malcolm LaylieUI,


the festival’s artistic director. There was^^merncan theme, with a special Fourth of July concert, but Mr


Rector, the Rev. Andrew Hindley, now Canon Sacrist at Blackburn Cathedral. His successor, the Rev. John Francis, says he is keen to continue support for the


venture.


A NEW pay structure at one of Clith- eroe’s largest employers could mean


__________ New deal could hit wages


wage cuts for some workers but discus­ sions continue on their implementation. Workers at Ultraframe who benefit


from the changes are being paid from the beginning of this month. Less than 10% of workers will lose from the new deal and consultations are continuing with them. Any changes in their wages will not take place until October. Mr Ian Robinson, the company’s new


managing director, said that reports that some workers could lose as much


as £50 a week were completely off the mark. Any losses that a small minority of workers would suffer would be


A THIRD of the work­ force at a Ribble Valley


partly offset by an increase in basic pay


of up to 5%. The new system had been developed


by the management team over a num­ ber of months and the timing of Mr Robinson’s appointment and the announcement of the wage structure was coincidental. The changes were necessary as the company had grown and they would ensure fairness of pay


among all staff. Mr Robinson said that the workforce


had been involved in negotiations all along the line and the majority had


Workers made redundant


the future and the chang- in existence, and, at its ing times.”


junior department of the college for the last five years. Both new heads will


take up th e i r new appointments from the b e g in n in g of th e autumn term and are determined to maintain the school’s first-class reputation as they take over. Mr Mahon is a for­


mer Lancashire County rugby player and coach


THERE were 58 calves forward L., during Tuesday's sale at Clith- n,,


the Council for the Protec­ tion of Rural England and it runs from 10-30 a.m. until 4 p.m. It costs £8 for CPRE members and £15 for non-members. For further information


and bookings contact Carol Latham on 01772 456181


eroe Auction Mart. seCalves: Dairy bulls ugejl but the sale continues to be sup- ------ ---- , ,, ---- ------- ---


Numbers remain low ven to 10 days made^ to 4Sk>,


Angus bulls to £40, Belgium y;i.50p (1)2.52|>) Blue heifers to £72.


heifers to £710 (£080),.new ly- (JM.oGp), medium to 111). 50p calved cows to £840 (1(13.30), (|iG.50p), heavy to 102.50p in-calf heifers to £825 (£713). in- (Ujo.BOp), overall to llU.SOp


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L_ M s e l e A n y th in g e ls e is a c om p rom is e 1


was held at the meeting of Little Mitton WI when eight members demonstrated vari­ ous crafts. There was also a beautiful display of handi­ crafts. An excellent rejjort of the intermediate general meeting,


Crafts A most enjoyable evening


held in Cardiff, was given by Mrs Christine Fames, of Whalley WI. President Mrs Marion Dust thanked the d em o n s tra to rs and Mrs Fames. Twenty-four members and


collection will take place in Grindleton today. Contribu­ tions of newspaper, magazines and cardboard can be left in the space provided, on Back Lane, near the chapel wall.


SIMONSTONE


Club shop Simonstone Garden Club


shop will be open on Sunday Dairy cattle: Newly-calved Heifers: Light made to !)2.50j>


. . ^..jUp (UD.SSp) 121.50n (97.04p).


(10(l.28p). Steers: Medium to HD.SOp


icavv derail


and is looking forward to building the school’s reputation in the area of snorts in general and rugby in particular.


shows the new team of Mr Philip Mahon and Mrs Eileen Jordan. Mrs Finley, who


Our p h o to g rap h


taught Latin and classi­ cal civilisation, took over the headship after teaching at Westholme School, Blackburn.


Sneak th ie f


„ . to £(520 <£.T(iT>). During Monday's sale, num- . hers continued to remain low,


POLICE have issued the description of a


man they would like to interview concerning a s n e a k - i n t h e f t


Lunncv, Mrs Scott and Mrs Wallace.


Supper was served by Mrs


(llil.GOp), overall to lHl.SOp (11‘J.oOp).There was the largest show of prime lambs and cast sheep on sale since the new market first oj>ened.Prime lambs: Light made to


125.8Gp (UG.l)Gp), standard to 123.53p (111.73p), medium to 113.58p (108.:Up), heavy to


Farmers’ Club is having a Midsummer Night of Madness on Saturday at the home of Mr and Mrs D. Howard, Fat Hill Farm, at 7-30 p.m. There will be ewe racing,


Madness Bolton By Bowland Young


ferret racing and various other games. Supper will be included in the admission


morning from i l a.m. to noon in the farm buildings at the top of Simonstone Lane.


price. There will also be a bar. The club emphasises that it


there was a consignment of 350 Texel cross lambs from Mr Richard Ireland, of Whalley. I^ambs made to £44 (£38.74).


to £44 (£41.30). At Friday's store lamb sale,


lOS.lHp (102.76p), overweight to 101.89p (101.8Dp), overall to 12o.80p (109.72p). Ewes to £53.50 (£13.83), rams


white, aged between 17 and 19 and of medium build. He has cropped, bleached-blonde hair.


Chatburn. The man concerned is


in


jeans and a long-sleeved, orange-checked, cotton shirt.


He was wearing blue


cash was stolen from a house in Downham Road between 7-40p.m. and 7-45 p.m. on Tuesday.


Approximately £50 in


police with their inquiries should call them on 01282 863161.


Anyone able to help the


ers of Banister Bros and Co. Ltd, Bee Mill, Rib­ chester, were told on Fri­ day that they were to be made redundant. Mr Michael Banister,


textile mill is to be laid off because customers are looking to the East. Fifteen full-time work­


at the end of a consultation redundancies had to be period on their employ- made for the company to ment with the company, continue to be successful, and it is expected that Unemployment figures they will be given their in the Ribble Valley are redundancy terms today. low, compared to national Mr Banister is the fifth averages, but the loss of


The 15 workers are now pie. He said th a t the


“A number of our bigger customers are now buying goods from the Far East. We are very sorry, but it is happening. It is becom­ ing a trend in the United .Kingdom. We must look to


Drugs theft


A QUANTITY of drugs, needles and syringes has


been stolen from a house in Read. Ten n e e d l e s a nd


syringes, fifteen 100 microgram ampules of pethadine — a morphine- basetlClass A drug — and two microgram ampules of stematil were stolen from the house in Whalley Road, between 2-45 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Wednesday last week. The prescription price of


the articles is £12. If the articles are found, they should be handed in at the nearest police station.


YOUNG bookworms can attend summer reading se s s io n s a t Whalley Library from July 17th. The sessions will be held on Wednesdays, from 2 to 4 p.m., and prizes will be offered for the number of books read.


Bookworms


the managing director of is one year away from that village and those the family firm, which celebrating its centenary people, makes worsted material and cloth for Viyella, said:


The gold rush is on


THE Clitheroe Gold Rush is on, for Saturday and


for Clitheroe Castle, where the activity week­ end organised by Mr Alis­ tair Bowden, the museum assistant curator, will include demonstrations of gold panning with a chance for visitors to have a go


Sunday only. Prospectors should head


themselves. When they have learnt


how to find the family fortune, they can then go on to rediscover skills their grandmothers might h av e p r a c t i s e d by attempting a wash day u s in g a p o s s e r and mangle. O th e r a t t r a c t io n s


groups will be particularly welcome. They will start from the castle at 2 p.m. on both Saturday and Sun­ day and will be accompan­ ied by geological and wild­ life experts. The activity weekend


trips have been designed for children and family


will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day and normal entry fees will be charged.


include Clitheroe Castle’s own version of “ The Antiques Roadshow’’


where people can bring their own antiques or mystery objects and have


take guided tours of the castle, make dinosaur col­ lages and plaster casts of fossils, section coral and


them identified. Organ­ isers are confident tney will have enough experts on hand to identify almost anything. Visitors will be able to


Parked car


AN Audi 100 parked on a Billington car park was broken into on Sunday. An Alpine stereo, radio


cassette-player, a black leather wallet and various personal cards, with a total value of £532, were stolen. The offence took place


p r in t in g , a m y s te ry objects competition, a bran tub where one can discover fossils - and a collection of objects from the Second World War. Two fossil-collecting


spin and card wool. There will also be lino


height employed G00 peo-


generation of his family to 15 jobs in the village of Banister Bros, which Ribchester is a blow to •


been in agreement with the new' grades. Discussions would continue for the next two and a half months.


Lay field is planning an English theme for nc-'t. ^ ]F ; . The festival was launched by the former Ribchester


^Meanwhile parishioners Ian Forrester, Timothy Rainford, Kate Hodkinson and Marc Mallam, have given their backing as company directors for the


changed before and after Beavers holding one of each match.


the banners the children designed to commemo-


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Musical fame goes national


church, is spreading ( —," THE fame of the


Music and Art church, *s.,sPI


been described as the besi y


mances of Mozai.s op other concerts and exhibition-. ^ office assistant


verged on St W i


an enormous success. This has oeei and it has been the best ye .


larlv wonderful expenence.The churen was , “The final performance of the ope rfcrt\*l|l£ u,.ut vet”. ■. h.?l(1 Jt t.V


week-long Ribchcstcr Festival of Vi^.t the village’s ancient parish


m] this year’s event has . , ,


Hundrcds of people fiom .irounnationaI ing a top music critic ir


country’, mclud- _ con.


l f r i d s f a n Tutte” and for . f dazzling perfor-


After the finale on S Urho^vhole festival has been Mrs Judith Mallam said.


fourth festival


era was a particu- ^


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there was hardly a dry eY ? of the Sunday Tele- Michael Kennedy,


graph, was_ equally enthu ^ t^ c ^ part ofa growing on Sun-


trencniy ^smalf v iUages to stage top professional operas and concerts.


near the river in


on the Judge Walmesley car park between 9-40 p.m. and 10-10 p.m.


will be a family event to which all members past and present will be welcome.


friends had an enjoyable walk from Chipping where super views were admired, return­ ing to the Waterwheel Res­ taurant for supper. On a beautiful sunny eve­


ning eight members from Sab- den WI, along with 20 from Mitton. were guests at Martin Mere's Summer Soiree, a memorable occasion. Orders were taken for the


1007 calendar in which four photographs were taken by Mitton members.


ton-by-Bowland WI, including friends from Sawley WI, enjoyed a country ramble. Starting from the Copy Nook Hotel, the party made their way up the old road leading to Hungrill Farm House. Cross­ ing two streams they made their way along the new road to Wycongill Farm, on to the Slaidburn road. After passing through Mr and Mrs Tomlin­ son's farmyard, they made their way to Holden village, passing many beautiful rhodo­ dendron bushes in full bloom and some lovely trees. In Hol­ den, they passed the old pack horse bridge, smithy and waterfall in full flow, making their way back to the Copy Nook Hotel for a well-earned supper. President Mrs Iris Gregson


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thanked Mrs Alice Pickard and Mrs Hannah Robinson for arranging the walk, saying how fortunate the party was to have lovely sunny evening in which to enjoy the ramble. Members were reminded of


the forthcoming trip to the Waterwheel Res taurant,


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