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Great days - and nights - are here again as folk festival gets under way


CLITHEROE will be invaded this weekend - by legions of folk fanatics from far and


wide. A feast of folk music,


dance and comedy v/ill be the order of the weekend for the third Great Days of Folk Festival. Highlights such as the


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colourful street displays lining Castle .Street on Sat­ urday and the handstand concert in the Castle grounds on Sunday are sure to be a big hit with all members of the family. Everyone v/ill he welcomed to the festival, and you do not need to he a folk con­ noisseur to enjoy any of the weekend's events. Here v/e print details of


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just a smattering of the festival's main attractions, hut for a more in-depth guide contact the Tourist Information Centre, Mar­ ket Place, Clitheroe, or buy a programme a t one of many selling points over the weekend. The festival s ta r ts on Friday with the opening


session a t 8 p.m. at Clitheroe Parish Hall, which v/ill he packed to the rafters. If you find the folk melodies ju s t too com­


pelling to sit still through, then the opening ceilidh at St Michael and St John's Church Hall, also at 8 p.m., should allow you to stomp and hound around to your heart's content.


Union wants a rethink on


festive opening


T H E row over post-Christmas opening for Rib- ble Valley Borough Council offices was set to


blow up again at a meeting last night. The council’s Personnel feel that councillors should


Committee was expected to discuss the issue, fol­ lowing the receipt of a letter from the trade union Unison suggesting some staff could be caused "a great deal of


have taken more notice of v/hat staff had said. Secretary Mrs Kathleen


anguish.". The letter claimed that


the councillors' vote to open this year - taken against the recommenda­ tion of officials - did not lake staff viev/s sufficient­ ly into account amd asked for it lo he reconsidered. Last Christmas a skele­


ton staff was on duty as an experiment following com­ plaints about the offices being closed on v/hat for many employees are ordi­ nary v/orking days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day, As the result of freak storms, which threw many


Saturday's Radio Lan­


cashire song contest taking place a t midday a t the Parish Hall should he a draw for budding folk- singers, while the evening's mega ceilidh, at the Parish Hall, should he a raucous


riot of hectic song arid dance. For some rip-roar­ ing laughs, try the comedy night organised a t the


Conservative Club, Castle Street, starting at 8 p.m. ff the heavens remain


firmly shut for the day, one of Sunday's big attrac­ tions should prove to be


the handstand concert in the Castle grounds. In the event of had weather the concert v/ill he transferred Lo the Parish Hall. Either v/ay, the gig s ta r ts a t 1


p.m. Another good one to go for is the Craic session at Key Street Dance arid Music liar, Lowergate, which v/ili feature local hand The Class, among other Irish folk exponents, and starts at noon. For the final hoe-down


on Sunday night, make your v/ay to the Parish Hall, hut hurry. With


Celtic big guns Anam, fol­ lowed by jazz /blues swing­ ing phenomenon King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys, tickets are sure to sell like hot cakes, Our picture shows the


Clitheroe's Bucklcdown Morris dancers, v/ho v/ill he in action at this week­ end's Croat Days of Folk Festival. (300098/15/10;


Picture of Pendle Hill among farewell gifts


Kibble Valley households and farms into chaos, the team received more than 700 visitors and 045 tele­ phone calls. This com­ pared with 007 visitors and 1,224 telephone calls over


three days a t the end of January. Some 80 per cent of


council staff v/ho respond­ ed to a survey following the excercise thought the offices should remain dosed. The management team emphasised the costs of opening, and it v/as pointed out that the emer­ gency calls procedure v/as m place over the period. Hut the Liberal majority


on the council voted to open. Members said that other places v/orked as normal, and people v/ere


entitled to the service, But Unison members


Lav/ writes: "No negotia­ tions v/ith either the union nor in fact any of the staff took place, bu t despite this, a non-democratic bal­ lot still took place, which resulted in over 80% of staff voting in favour of closing the offices." She added: "It is our opinion that if councillors were not going to take any notice of how the staff felt on the matter, v/hy have a ballot in the first place?" She also argued th a t


staff members v/ere unfair­ ly being put under pressure to cover for colleagues in jobs they may he unfamil­ iar v/ith. "Obviously we are aware of Customer Care, hut there are sections where staff are being put under enormous pressure to v/ork, ie counter staff, where one pays the council


tax." It would be interesting


to know how many people v/ent into the offices to make payments of any


kind during the Christmas period, says Mrs Lav/. The letter also suggested


that staff v/ho did not vol­ unteer to v/ork last ChrLsU mas would feel obliged to fill in this year for those y/ho did y/ork, causing a great "deal of anguish" as they may have family ties or other personal commit­ ments. "Surely this cannot he accepted as being 'fair'",


says the letter. Last night's meeting v/as


being recommended to consider the union request and refer it to the Policy and Resources Committee.


Chairman chooses photographic


trip as his subject


TH E chairman of Rib- blesdale Camera Club used the fast evoning of the winter season to give a talk on the sub­


ject of his choice. Mr Ken decides,


LIU’S, explained that his t i t le "F o u r Days in Poland" referred to a pho­


MORE th an 70 co leagues and f riends gathered a t the New Inn, Olilheroe, to mark the retirement of IGI Kalalco manager Mr


Martin Mill. Mr Hill, v/ho has v/orked


for the company for 34 years and at the Clitheroe complex for 14 years, v/as joined by staff from all sec­ tions of the company for a hot pot supper at the pub. Iln v/as given gifts,


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including a framed picture of Pendle Hill. He and his v/ife v/ere also presented v/ii.h a vase as a collective present from all the staff. Our picture shows Mr


and Mrs Hill (front row, third and fourth from leftjv/ith I Cl staff mem­ bers a t the retirement party. (210508/21/28)


Masque players on the way


.’HE Burnley-based Masque Amateur Theatre Company is to bring some of its productions to Clilheroe, as a Joint fund- raising venture v/il h a local group. The visits have been


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arranged following a link between the Masque chair­ man, Mick Dawson, and Clitheroe Parish Church Operatic and Dramatic Society. Mr Dav/son was musical director for th< local group's last two pro­ ductions. The first Masque pro­


duction to come to Olilhoroe will he Terry Pratchett's "Mori", sched­ uled to he presented at Clitheroe Parisli Hall on June 20th, at 7-30 p.m.


SMITH -ALDRED Mauritius was the sotting for the v/odding of


Miss Amanda Aldrod and Mr Anthony Smith. The bride, a legal secretary for Houldsworlh Taylor


Solicitors, Clitheroe, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs W. Airlred, of Farnham, Surrey, The bridegroom, who is a transport manager at A.J.A. Smith I ransport, is tire son of Mr and Mrs A.J. Smith, of West Hradford Road,


Waddington. Given av/ay by I lie bridegroom's father, the bride wore a


satin gown v/ilh an ivory silk bodice and embroidered with pearls,


Witnesses Mr Simon Deley and Miss Katie Russell ,


travelled to Mauritius to take part in the ceremony, ^ An evening reception was held at Mytton fold harm Hotel following the couple's return from their honeymoon,


which was also in Mauritius. The couple's future home v/ill he in Waddingl.on.


TVs for prisoners proposal slap in the face for pensioners - MP


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HI BULK VALLEY MP Mr Nigel Evans this week condemned Govern­ ment proposals lo provide Britain's pris­ oners v/ith more television sets as being "another slap in the face for pensioners". Bpeaklng from the Kibble Valley, Mr


Evans said: "What sort of Government is it t hat prioritises giving law-breakers the luxury of TVs in their cells, with no need to buy licences, and yet law-abiding pen­ sioners, on fixed incomes, are expected to stomp up almost klOO to use their TVs? "I have ticked in the past for pensioners jiving alone to lie waived i/,e need lo have


a TV licence, hut i am told it Is too expen­ sive for the Government to consider. "If the Government has money to


waste on luxuries, like colour TVs for pris­ oners, then the Government Is admitting that It thinks more of Britain's prisoners that It docs of Britain's pensioners. "I tun already in a battle with the licens­


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tographic holiday he had in F e b ru a ry th is year, p h o to g ra p h in g steam trains a t Woltszyn, the last small area of sched­ uled steam services in the v/hole of Europe. His talk v/as accompa­


nied by authentic Polish music and the sound of the steam trains recorded at tiie same time as they v/ere photographed. Arrival at Woltszyn a t dusk on the first day v/as a good start, as the friendly Polish train drivers immediately invit­ ed him on to the footplate Lo see the engines being coaled and v/atered for the next day. The first full day v/as


two sp e c ia l cluirtetrtt pn tho i final, with the first drop­ ping of the cameramen at various places, while the train hacked off and then ran through a t speed to give good action pictures. The second v/as a vintage train v/ith about 200 chil­ dren, including disabled youngsters and pensioners, v/ho v/ere guests of the bar­ becue organisers. They produced a wonderful atmosphere and great enjoyment by everybody, as well ;is a chance to meet Polish people having a


work with the reports seen daily on the nev/s. Mr Geddes travelled on


great parly. The evening produced


spent looking a t the 750mm narrow gauge, firstly a freight only line, then a very well eared for passenger branch from tSroda used by commuters and locals going to the market. A bus v/as always aval table to get ahead of the train to varied photo­ graphic locations. The BBC's central


European correspondent was on hand v/ilh a film crew for a report put out the following week. This resulted in an interesting discussion on flow they


the climax to the trip with a ride on the footplate hack from Poznan on a com­ muter train running to a very tight schedule. The sound of the crew shouting against the noise, the shov­ elling of the coal and the excitement as the engine fought against gradients v/as well caught. A final brief recording


featured someone asking after the footplate ride: " Was that good or v/:ia that good?” The reply v/:is: "Yes, th a t was very good indeed", which .summed up the entire photographic holiday. Next week's meeting will


he an invited visit to the gardens of Leagram Hall, near Chipping. For details of the summer pro­ gramme, phone the chair­ man on 423474, New mem­ bers are always welcome.


Blood donor session next Thursday


BLOOD donor sessions are to lake place a t Clitheroo Parish Church Hall on Thursday of next week, June 11th. Anyone wishing to give blood can do so between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. and from 5-30 p.m. to 7-30 p.m.


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