12 Clltheroe Advertiser & Times, March 12th, 1998


R e g u la to r sa y s a r e a ’s ra il group is ju s t th e t ick e t


by Vivien Meath


YOU are the topsl That was the message to


Ribble Valley Rail when Rail Regulator Mr John Swift QC travelled to the area to speak at the annu­ al dinner. Giving his blessing to


He gives his blessing to extension into Yorkshire


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user group, he referred to RVR's patience, determi­ nation and good humour in its bid to reopen the Black­ burn to Clitheroe line. On Saturday morning,


the extension of the rail passenger service from Clitheroe through to Helli- field, Mr Swift added: "In this little microcosm of a railway you have demon­ strated to other rail user groups throughout the country how you can bring


results. "You can succeed is the


message that goes out from Ribble Valley Rail. If you can do it here, you can do it in the rest of the country. That's a terrific message." Mr Swift who, during


he had spoken to the North-West Rail Users'


Consultative Committee meeting in Clitheroe. In the afternoon, he had man­ aged to snatch a couple of hours walking on the fells above Slaidburn, and was full of praise for the area during his first visit, assur­ ing our reporter that it was one he would return to. Concluding his speech to


his rail journey between Manchester and Clitheroe,


. shattered by bricks thrown from a bridge near Dar- wen, called for improved standards of safety, securi­ ty and accessibility into the 21st Century. Praising the local rail


saw for himself the dangers faced by drivers when the train's windscreen was


Ribble Valley Rail, he said: "This isn't just a meeting. This is a party. I have never been to a meeting like this: I hope I can come


to more. "You have done this as a


family. I really would like to see you through to Helli- field. You have proved you can win. If you can take this railway through so that it links into other val­ leys, it will be a success for the future." Prior to Mr Swift, Mr


Peter Strachan, managing director of North Western Trains, complimented Rib­ ble Valley Rail's support, commitment, constructive comment, realism and working in partnership. "Nowhere else do we see that, but here in the Ribble Valley," he added. He referred to the bid by


passers and hooligans. Mr


Strachan hooligi then


amazed his rapt audience as he burst into song, in a Gilbert and Sullivan style adaptation from the Mika­ do, during which he put many of the Ribble Valley Rail members well and


truly "on the list”! Ribble Valley Mayor


Coun. Jenny Grimes said it was always a pleasure to


FirstGroup to buy Great Western Holdings, saying that North Western Trains would transfer into First- Group ownership this year,


if the bid is accepted. There had already been


a pledge of an extra £lm. to be spent in the North- West franchise. Having heard Ribble Valley Rail chairman Mr Peter Moore's suggestion of a safety train, to educate the under-12s, Mr Strachan said he would be willing to sit down and talk about that suggestion. A new passenger train


had already been ordered and would have closed-cir­


cuit TV on the inside and outside, the latter of which would monitor rail tres­


travel along the idyllic local rail line and thanked Ribble Valley Rail for making it happen. Introducing guests and


speakers, secretary Mr David Butterworth paid tribute to Mr Moore, who underwent a quintuple heart by-pass operation during the previous year. Other guests at the din­


Women’s Day celebrations success


Noise levels are to be checked


CRACKING down on ret­ rospective planning appli­


cations, Ribble Valley councillors deferred a deci­ sion to give their blessing


to a leading hotel s erection


of a bandstand. Despite the structure


falling into a.dipi m the land outside the Gibbon Bridge Hotel, Chipping, planning officers were still concerned that noise levels arising from live music per­ formances on it, might cause a nuisance to neigh­ bouring properties. Councillors a t a Ribble Valley Borough Council


Planning and Develop­ ment Committee meeting, deferred granting retro­ spective planning permis­ sion for the bandstand, which is used for Sunday afternoon jazz and brass band concerts, until noise level readings around it could be taken during a performance. They also agreed a


ner included Ribble Valley Borough Council Chief Executive Mr David Mor­ ris and his wife, Nan; Chief Planning Officer Mr Stew­ a r t Bailey: Mr Henry Gilbraith, managing direc­ tor of Gilbraith Transtore; and North Western station manager Miss Kathryn Spencer. A raffle raised £139 for the group's funds.


GIRL power ruled on Sunday when females from all over the area took part in the Inter­ national Women's Day celebrations at West


Bradford Village Hall. Organised by youth


worker Shelagh Richard­ son and her team from


Longridge Youth and Community Centre, the event was held in two slots, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from 6-30 p.m. to 9-30 p.m. Girls and women aged from 12 to 100 were encouraged to attend, with all the activ­ ities free of charge. Creche and transport facilities


were also provided. The first session included


advice. "Performance" was the


fitness, facials and makeovers, aromatherapy, dance for life, aerobics and football coaching, plus workshops on silk screen printing and henna hand


painting. There was also a raffle


and discussions on drug awareness, information and


title for the evening celebra­ tion and participants


enjoyed a rock band, songs, dance, belly and African dancing, a fashion show, a


disco and a karaoke. Our picture shows Inter­


national Women's Day cel­ ebrations at West Bradford Village Hall. (080398/4/24)


strongly-written letter dis­ approving of the retrospec­ tive nature of the applica­ tion be sent to the owner of


the hotel. In addition, should plan­


ning permission be granted in the future, restrictions would have to be enforced limiting its use to the hours before 10-30 p.m. and restricting performances to unamplified music.


Transported At the meeting of Whal-


Hall from 10 a.m. to noon.


ley WI, president Mrs Grace Gemmell welcomed members and friends and introduced guest speaker Mr William Turner. While doing an Open University degree course, Mr Turner became interested in the Accrington Pals and his authority on the subject led to him publishing sev­


eral books. His talk was entitled


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• with excellent slides. Hostesses for the


"Transported to New South Wales", which told the story of Mary Hindle and Anne Entwistle, who became involved with the riots by the handloom weavers of Haslingden, when new machinery and factories were introduced. His story was illustrated


evening were Mrs Mitchell and Mrs Fell.


Tall tales Tickets are available for


an evening of story-telling for all the family by two unique performers on March 21st at 7-30 p.m. in Whalley Village Hall. Tim Laycock is a born


Quiet day A quiet day for Lent, led


by the Rev. Colin Williams, Vicar of Poulton-le-Fylde,


is to be held on March 21st in Whalley Abbey, begin­ ning with coffee at 10 a.m. and ending with tea at 3-30


p.m.


Senior citizens Winners at the Abbey


senior citizens' drive, in Whalley, were: Ladies - Mrs Alice Foster, Mrs J. Cutler, Mrs R. Wright (cons). Gents — Mr G. But­ ler, Mrs D. Farnsworth, Mr


J. Wright. Dominoes: Mr J. Hart­


ley, Mrs H. Hardy, Mrs M. Harrison (cons).


Fellowship The next meeting of the Calderstone's Fellowship


group will be held on


March 31st. Mr Whalley will give a


talk on driving lessons at the meeting, which will take place at Laneside at 2


p.m. There will also be an


story-teller with an inter­ national reputation, and Taffy Thomas is a singer, actor and folk musician. They combine a love and knowledge of the tradi­ tional arts of the British Isles with the ability to communicate and enter­ tain. Inquiries, tel. Grace Gemmell 01254 823402.


Breakfast The next Whalley


parish breakfast will be on Sunday at 9 a.m. in the school hall, to which everyone is welcome.


Coffee Members of Whalley


Abbey Fellowship are holding a coffee morning next Tuesday in the Great


annual meeting and buffet. •waddington


MU meeting Members of St Helen's


Mothers' Union, Wadding- ton, held their meeting in


the Lady Chapel. The vicar, the Rev. A.


Bailey, led a short service and also spoke about


prayer. At the next meeting on


April 1st, Mr and Mrs Rumsey, will talk about "Gardens in spring". Mem­ bers wishing to attend the Deanery Festival, at Gar- grave on May 18th, should give their names a t the next meeting.


TOP brass centenary celebrations to mark the 1898 foundation of Slaidburn Silver Band are


Band looks forward to 100 years of making music


about to be given their baton charge. Current members will be venue for a special presen­


marching in to the tunes of their forebears a week on Saturday, when Newton Village Hall will be the


Bridge club results


WINNERS at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday were NS: Mr H. Fielding and Mr G. Capstick, Mr and Mrs R. Atkinson. EW: Mrs J. Bailey and Mrs E. Tod, Mr and Mrs


}. Pollard. At Thursday's drive, the


winners were NS: Mrs J. Martindale and Col. M. Jeffrey, Mr C. and Mr G.


Pollard. EW: Mr S. Johnson and


Mr R. Turner, Mrs K Higson and Mrs 1. Park. Meetings are held on


Mondays and Thursdays a t Waddow Hall, com­ mencing at 7-15 p.m. New members are welcome.


Solo whist


THE winner at this week's Pendle Club solo whist drive was Mr E. Holden, with Mrs E. Underwood second and Mrs D. Under­ wood third. New members are wel­


come every Monday at 7- 30 p.m.


tation in music, words, photographs and memen­


toes of the band's 100-year


history. Tickets for the 7-30 p.m.


event are available from Clitheroe Tourist Informa­ tion Centre, band conduc­ tor Mr John Cowking, who can be contacted on 01200 423855, or any band mem­


ber. In addition to the band's


usual community engage­ ments, the evening will launch a series of addition­ al centenary concerts, which will run through to the end of the year and include several open-air summer performances.


Mr Tom Hill


IN a recent obituary report of the death of Sab- den man Mr Tom Hill, incorrect information was given. We have been asked to


point out that the long- established company, Hill Bros Cycles of Padiham, was owned and run by Mr Adam Hill and not his brother, Tom. Mr Tom Hill only worked with his brother in the repair side of the business for a short time. We apologise for any


embarrassment which may have been caused by the report.


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