Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising;, 14 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 4th, 1999


Teacher turned TV star gets slot on local radio


FORMER Ribble Valley teacher and top TV star Jim Bowen is to get his own daily programme on BBC Radio Lancashire A Lancashire lad


through and through, Jim will go on air between 9 a.m. and noon each week day with a "great, super, smashing" show, giving him the chance " to do something different in my own p a tch" , after his national stardom on "The Comedians" and, of course, on the long-run­ ning popular game show,


"Bullseye". Jim, who lives at Caton, near Lancaster, is no


stranger to the Lancashire scene, which will become his broadcast territory, starting on March 29th. As a child he was adopted


by a couple in Accrington, who moved on to Nelson, before a final move to live in Padiham. After National Service, he became a teacher in Accrington, before taking up a post in Rawtenstall, moving on to a school in Billington, and topping it all by. becoming deputy head teacher of a primary near Lancaster. Now a cabaret star and


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skills to use on BBC Radio Lancashire each morning. He says: "It's so different on radio - a real challenge because of its immediacy and unpredictability. TV and stand-up performing is a lot more structured, so being on a talk show with music in my own county really appeals to me. "I was a bit gauche dur­


ing my trial run 'guest appearances' around Christ­


mas, but I do aim to make the programme lively, with lots of topical discussions


with local people." 1-Ie adds: "And who I might use the


knows?


words 'great', 'smashing' or 'super' every now and again -


da .


though I’ve moved on a bit since those days."


Rail group brands article critical of service inaccurate and out of date


MEMBERS of the Ribble Valley Rail group held their annual meeting hours before the quite co-incidental publi­ cation of a full-page newspa­ per article slamming the local


service. The group — and operators North


Western Trains - this week dis­ missed the article as inaccurate and


out of date. The area's good points have olten '


been spotlit in "The Sunday Times", but it christened the Clitheroe - Manchester railway as ■ "The Misery Line" and claimed it was the worst in the country. The local rail group was largely


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responsible for the service being extended from goods to passengers, and officials have been at the fore­ front of a campaign to get reliabili­ ty, puncuality and other features


improved. Last summer, there were serious


problems, adm itted by North Western Trains both at the time and since and now very largely


remedied. But the article's references to the


considerable improvements in recent months, including more dri­ vers and conductors, are far out­ weighed by several columns of com- plaints. There are quotes from staff, passengers, including store assistant Andrea Ricioppo, of


Clitheroe, who criticises cancella­ tions and says she then has to take three trains to get to work in Man­ chester, and also Government transport supremo Mr John


Prescott. "The article is out of date and


even some of the historic points are inaccurate," says Ribble Valley Rail chairman Mr Peter Moore. He and other officials have lob­


bied several top rail officials in recent months and results have already been seen, with very few trains cancelled now and punctual­ ity improving. "Things are running


well now," says Mr Moore. A North Western Trams


spokesman said that not all the ______ _____________ ._______________________ _____________________________


problems identified by the article ■ had been specific to the Clitheroe - , Manchester line, as figures includ- ,


ed others as well. The annual meeting was in the


Rib b le Valley Borough Council chamber, and Mr Moore and secre-. tary Mr David Butterworth were; re-elected. There is a new treasurer, >


Mr Peter Bleasdale. A successful year's working was;


reported, with members busy on a ' variety of projects and keenly com­ mitted to everything from reliable services to t id y stat ions and approaches.


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Our picture shows officials and the members.


(280299/23/13) -


Donated land is to become | Memorabilia display draws crowds extension to graveyard 1


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LAND donated to Slaidburn Parish Church is to become an extension to the graveyard. The field bordering the church is to be consecrated


and landscaped. When work is complete, it will provide space for up to 300 new graves, extending the current


churchyard. Transfer of the plot from the trust of local landowner , , , , ,


Mr John King-Wilkinson, currently farmed by tenant Mr George Parker, has begun. Once the legal processes are finalised, fencing and hedging will begin, as the church has already obtained outline planning permission for the site from Ribble Valley Borough C o u n c i l . ............... Said the Rev. Mark Russell-Smith, Slaidburn s priest-


in-charge: "We are very grateful to the estate anil to Mr Parker for his co-operation. There is much work to be done, but we may have our new churchyard as early as the


summer." •


THE newly-formed Tosside Social Committee was bowled over by the tremendous success of a memorabilia exhibition held in the village institute. Families from across the


scattered Tosside area and a large number of former resi­ dents flocked to the exhibition, which included many artefacts and photographs of the area in former times, including Dale- head before the valley was flooded to form Stocks Reser­


voir. The social committee was


launched after the village pub, the Dog and Partridge, closed down and residents began to express concerns about growing feelings of isolation.


Housing may village hall


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And the memorabilia exhibi­


tion - the committee's first big event - was reported to have put the villagers in a happier mood and keen to keep the social life of Tosside alive. It also raised £500 for com­


mittee funds. "It was absolutely excellent,"


said committee member Mrs Barbara Hodgson. "The num­ ber of people who turned out


was beyond belief. "They provided many inter­


esting exhibits and the moun­ tains of food on the home pro­ duce stall were eaten in quick


time." Villagers' memories of former


landmarks, personalities of the area and wartime exhibits, trig­


gered off many interesting dis­ cussions between villagers and


visitors. The exhibition was the brain­ child of Mr Richard Schofield


and its success has led to requests for repeat events in the


years ahead. Mr Arthur Taylor wen a


competition to match local farms with aerial pictures, and a now-and-then contest, involv­ ing photos of local residents, was won by Matthew Waddington. Our picture shows village


children on the seat of a vin­ tage motor cycle watched by friends and neighbours. (280299/15/5a)


TMotor neurone


CHIPPING'S village hall could soon be demolished to make way for housing. Ribble Valley Borough


iep,ace sufferer dies at age of 45


Council Planning and Development Committee


will decide tonight whether to allow developers to build social needs housing at the site of the village hall in Kirklands. A new hall is being pro­


posed nearby with money from the Millennium Com­ mission and community funds and Chipping Parish Council wants planning per­ mission for the old site to he put to a more marketable


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use. Some villagers have


voiced their concerns over the proposed housing) claiming it will result in a loss of parking space for res­ idents and that dwellings for the elderly should be built elsewhere. Planning officers have recommended the decision


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A GRINDLETON man has died aged 45 just seven months after discovering he had motoi neu­ rone disease. Last August, building


c o n t ra c t o r M r V in ce James - who had extend­ ed his own home in the v i l la g e - had trou b le


knocking in a nail. Medical tests revealed


the reason and Mr James spent the last three months of his life confined to the house, supported by visits from relatives and


friends. This week his partner


Alison - to whom he was due to be married - called for more general awareness and medical research into the disease. "There is no treatment and no one knows the cause," she says.


"People do not usually die o/i miiMrlv ms Vinp.n. find


The couple’s elder daugh­


ter, Amelia, attends Grindleton school and chil­ dren there, Mr James’s par­ ents in his native Wolver­ hampton, and local friends and relatives have all col­ lected money towards research. There have been thanks


to them and to all who have helped the family, including helicopter owner Mr Roger Griffiths, who flew over the funeral cortege in honour of Mr James's own hobby of


flying. Mr James had lived local­


ly for 12 years - in Accring­ ton before moving to Grindleton. The funeral was at


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Admitted he possessed cannabis


POLICE who searched a man b eh a v in g su sp i ­ ciously behind the White H orse p u b l ic h ous e in Clitheroe found a small q u a n t i ty o f can n a b is


resin. Michael R o b e r t Fox


(3 5 ) , of High Bank, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to possession of the drug and was given a condition­ al discharge for 12 months and ordered to pay £60


costs. Alan Reece, defending,


said Fox had started to use cannabis to ease stress after the break-up of his mar­


riage.


Wounding charge CLITHEROE woman Janet Anne Webb (44), of Moor End, was sent to Pre­ ston Crown Court for trial when she appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with wounding Mr Gary Massey with intent to nsmen crripvniis hodilv harm.


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