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Homing in’ on Diana’s first novel as she returns to base


INSIDE everyone is a


book waiting to come out. Many of those who read


Diana Appleyard's first novel will undoubtedly feel a certain


sense of deja vu. Easy light reading, entertain­


ing, funny in parts, "Homing Instinct" is an excellent novel from a fluid writer who, I sus­ pect, draws much of the diary- based content from personal


experience. A writer, broadcaster and


freelance journalist for a num­ ber of national newspapers and magazines until two years ago, the author was the BBC's edu­ cation correspondent in the Midlands before deciding to give up her job and work from


home. She spent her early years m


Burnley, Barrowford and Clitheroe, her grandmother, Mrs Greta Wilkinson, living in


the town and the young Diana making frequent, much-cher­


ished visits. Educated at Penrhos School


3 *% I t h e n sp e n t l iv e y e a i a i i v iM S " . - . -


in North Wales, she gained a degree in English Literature from Bristol University and then spent five years living in St


Mary's Street, Clitheroe, while working first as a trainee reporter on the Accrington Observer, then on what is now the Manchester Metro News. Her mother, Mrs Pam


Moulds, lives in Simonstone and, with a number of the author's friends living in Clitheroe, as well as her grand­ mother, she makes regular visits from her farmhouse home in Oxfordshire to the Kibble Val­ ley. "I love Clitheroe. It's the nicest place around and I still come back every couple of


months," she says. Published by Black Swan,


well.


will recognise many of the situ­ ations confronting "Carrie


Working wives the world over , , ,


Adams", who returns to work after the birth of her second child, desperate to renew her niche as careerwoman and break away from the mundane


role of housewife. Her decision is somewhat


eased by the advent of a nanny, a whopping salary and broad­ casting perks. Carrie's life in Oxfordshire is, I suspect, rather different from many who make


her book was launched this month and is already selling


or are forced into the same decision in the Kibble Valley - and consequently juggle their time between home and career with the aid of childcare, nursery or family and friends. They keep a constant eye on the clock and fear of bad news on the tele­ phone; their return to work the only way of keeping a roof over


uii.jr <Yo,jr... ...........o - -------- _ growing children, the inevitable their heads and feeding and clothing the. family, while


more and more time engrossed in work and less with her two


has an affair,


That said, the author (pic- tured) addresses many of the


problems working women - and ^ their families - face and gives


much food for thought. "Child-care isn't the answer,"


suggests our heroine, Carrie. "It's finding a way of working, if you must or want to, in a way which doesn't mean your chil­ dren are farmed out to


strangers. " M y


generation of women


has been led down a blind alley which has made many of us deeply unhappy. We have, quite frankly, been sold a dream which mutated into a night­


mare."As the book develops and Carrie finds herself spending


Chatburn pupils land themselves star parts in space successful husband


retaining a sense of dignity and visiting the Kibble Valley self worth.


this week, the author revealed already embarked „The Class


y,hich is due out this


time next year. For any novelist, one of the


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most worrying aspects of a new book must, I always think, be a mother's observations. "She really enjoyed it, it


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Continuing the story of Violet


WHO would have thought that the pur­ chase of a tin box full of old postcards could have led to "Violet's Story" and, with lots of research and luck, to its sequel - a similar tin box full of correspon­ dence from the front in


Village car park plan on la n d n e a r G i s b n r n


PLANS to construct a village car park and access road on land adjacent to Gisburn County Primary School have been turned down. Members of Kibble Val


s c h o o l is tu r n e d d o w n would not be safe adjoining


the First World War? Mrs North gave her


sequel to "Violet's Story at the meeting of the Kibble Valley Branch of the Fami­ ly 11 istory Society. This talk led on from the original story which she wa.s able to put together from her pur­ chase of the post cards. She then decided to aim


' family history researcli and : the elation when lady luck


at finding more about Vio­ let's family, her first hus­ band's death in the First World War, her grave and her photograph. Her talk covered all the hard work slie went througli to enable her to acliievo her aims, tak­ ing us through the ups and downs experienced in doing


I the families in the story and has met people who knew


helps. Slie now lias contact with


"Violet".The next meeting of the group will be on .July 13tli, ; when the subject of the


istcr.


' siieaker will bo Peter Walk- I den. a Noncomformist min-


ley Borough Council's Planning and Develop­ ment Committee heard that the car park would bo accessed from the AG82 and that an existing single- storey outbuilding would need to be removed in order to accommodate the new access road. The exist­ ing access to the school would also have to be reduced to pedestrian access width, so that it could accommodate prams. At present, the site is


a car park. However, Coun. Richard


Sherras (Gisburn) said that the majority of residents in Gisburn wore in favour of the car park and it would lie a drastic improvement. But Coun. Frank Dyson


believe the general public would ever use the car park, as the two nearby pubs already have them." Coun. Dyson added that


occupied by a variety of children's playground equipment and is designat­


ed as open space. A number of objections


from nearby residents have been received by planning officers. Among other thing.s, there is concern that the village playground


(Clitheroe) said the car park would bo inappropri­ ate and very dangerous. Ho commented; "I feel it is too dangerous a road to encour­ age people to turn up Nel- .son Road (A682) and then right up a steep slope. Tlie only iicople likely to use it would be mums coming to collect tlioir children, who would find themselves in conflict with the cro.ssing


lady. " it would be difficult


pulling in or coining out of the hidden entrance, espe­ cially witli children cro.ssing the road, and I do not


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.SIZE alone was not a justifiable reason for not allowing an extension, members of Kib­ ble Valley Borough Council Planning and Development Committee lieard. West Bradford Parish Council liad sug­


gested that a plan by Dr M. Lama for a two-storey extension plus single-story


against this. 'I'he proposals were ini


....


PASSERS-BY could be forgiven for think­ ing that aliens had landed in the playground of Chatburn CE County Primary School. Yet a second glance would have quelled fears


by confirming that the painted faces and garish futuristic costumes were all part of an act, as the school's pupils assembled for a dress rehearsal for their play, "The Flight of the Starship Silver


GrGy".The space spectacular was performed twice earlier this week, with each class showing off its acting, singing and dancing skills. Also on show was handiwork with a nee­ dle and thread of the pupils and their parents in the cre­


ation of the costumes. (180699/8/21)___________


tile police were already con­ cerned about petty thefts in the area, so the screening of a car park, he felt, would be


tially brought up in an inquiry into the District Plan, but were turned down. Coun. Dyson com­ mented: "I cannot see why the proposals have been brought up again when they have boon turned down


before." The committee decided


to go against the officers' recommendations and refused the application on the grounds of highway safety and the loss of recre­ ation space and amenity to


the village. Home extension would not be detrimental


garage in Southfield Drive, West Bradford, was far larger than had previously been allowed on the open plan estate. But offi­ cials said that the property was already large and significant detriment would not he caused to existing adjacent residential amenity. 'I'lie plan was approved.


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