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Village character with a cheerful disposition dies at the age of 86


RIMINGTON lost another of its village characters at the end of 1999


with the sudden death of Mr George Lambert. Known to everyone connected with the village, Mr Lambert's cheerful disposition,


tremendous determination and individual­ ism set him apart. Born on November 17th, 1913 at Greg-


sons Farm, Ncwsholme, he attended Paythorne School with his four brothers and five sisters. Ilis father was the station master at


Newsholme and his mother lived to be 93. From leaving school at the age of 13, he


worked on numerous farms in the area, being hired at the "Settle Hirings" on short contracts. Life was very tough, but he had the occasional time-off and at one of the local dances he met Ella, who he married in May 1947. Their first home together was Sawley Grange, Sawley, and then Demense Farm,


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MORE money for s t re e t cleansing and improving local bus shelters pushed up the total amount spent by Ribble Valley Borough Council's Community


report presented to the committee, one of the main reasons for the budget rising by £146,800 to almost £2.8m. was the closure of the Ribblesdale Pool which cost £49,000 in compensa­ tion and reduced income. Other causes of the


Committee this year. However, according to a


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this year's revenue budget, committee members were also asked Lo look at the draft budget for the coming financial year. The council’s Director of Finance, Mr Marshal Scott, reported that the council's base bud­ get for the coming financial year would be increased to around £4.58m. He added that the community com mittcc usually spends around 60% of the council's total budget which general ly equates to around £2.7m. Although councillors


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approved the revenue bud­ get for the coming financial year and agreed to submit it to the Policy and Finance Committee, as well as con­ firming the additional spending requests, they did express some concern about the timing of the report as it had arrived the day before Christmas Eve for a meet­


ing on January 4th.


Rural skills list for newsletter


A DIRECTORY of rural skills is being planned by the Bowland Initiative. Us Rural Signpost


Newsletter is compiling a comprehensive list of local countryside experts with something to offer, whether it is relief milking, secretari­ al work, fencing, upholstery, or anything else. The skills do not need to be relevant to rural use, provided they are on offer in the rural


area. The list will be made


available to all appropriate people and organisations. Inquiries can be made on 01200 444023.


LISTED alphabetical­ ly are children in the Class of 2000 a t St Michael and St John's RC P r im a ry School,


Lowergate, Clitheroe. They are: Cameron


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Arthur, Cecily Astin, Bethany Cavill, Emma Clark, Olivia Edwards, Benjamin Farnsworth, Joseph Gallagher, Abigail


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Billington houses get the go-ahead despite


objections from residents


DESPITE being "bombarded" with requests from residents not to do so, councillors voted through the last planning application needed for 49 hous­


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reservations about site conditions and contami­ nation of land at a previ­ ous meeting. The Ribble Valley Bor­


ough Council's Director ol Legal Services, Mr Paul Timson, warned the Plan­ ning and Development Committee th a t they could not now question the principle of develop­ ment. They must limit themselves to the applica­ tion before them, submit­ ted by Redrow Homes, for details of house types, lay-


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the public gallery for the meeting, as they have for numerous previous ones. They and the parish


council again made submis­ sions about road dangers, and the suitability of the site, to the committee. Its chairman Coun. Chris


Holtom (Wilpshire) reminded officials of ques­ tions he had put at the last meeting. Officials said that Rail-


(Billington), said the pres­ sure on other members did not stand comparison with the pressure he had faced. He acknowledged that there was no legal basis for refusing the application, but could not bring himself to support it, and would abstain. Any resentment now


track and the Environment Agency had raised no objec­ tion about embankment stability and flooding, sub­ ject to technical conditions. The builders would them­ selves have to deal with ground conditions which meant that piled founda­ tions would be required, some land would need cap­ ping, and other measures adopted. Coun. James Rogerson


could be more fairly direct­ ed at those who had owned the site, rather than at sit ting councillors who had done what they could, sug­ gested Coun. Sowter. Coun. John Hill (Simon-


stone) said he was not happy that the council was being as transparent as it should. He could not see why they could not impose a condition about the land, in the interests of public health and safety. However, Coun. Frank


(Longridge) said that he had been bombarded with letters from residents com­ plaining about everything. He had a great deal of sym­ pathy with them, but the relevant authorities had given the plans the all clear. Coun. Graham Sowter


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Newsholme, where he worked as the farm man before eventually fulfilling his ambi­ tion to own his own farm. He moved into Myrvel House, Riming-


ton, in May 1950 with his young family, Geoffrey and David. A third son, Malcolm, was born in 1954 and then Peter in 1961, but sadly, he only survived three weeks. Shortly after moving into Myrvel


friends. Tremendously proud and support­ ive of his three sons, he enjoyed hearing their news and took a great interest in their careers and families. In later life, with driving becoming


House, the family became associated with Martin Top Chapel, where Mr Lambert looked after the graveyard and the family


worshipped. Always willing to help the neighbours,


Mr Lambert loved his time in the village, occasionally visiting the Memorial Insti­ tute for the whist drives, playing snooker, draughts and dominoes there and, in later life, was a member of the Rimington Lun­


cheon Club. Sadly, in 1972, his wife, whom he had


devotedly nursed, died. Mr Lambert con­ tinued to live at Myrvel House, helped and supported by family, neighbours and


increasingly difficult, he was regularly seen in the village on one of his tractors or his trusty bicycle and took pleasure in passing the time of day and conversing with many who passed his home. A character through and through, he


marked the changing seasons in his own way and various displays at the front of his home would signify a new month or "cele­


bration." His wealth of knowledge, amusing sto­


ries, recollections of obscure events, deter­ mination and willpower ensured that those who met him, gained by their experience. No task was ever invincible and many


were the times that his sons and neighbours wondered just what he was doing and why. In the end, nothing would be too much and, said his son, Geoffrey: "If one song


could sum up my father's life, then Frank Sinatra’s 'My Way' would be perfect"! Mr Lambert leaves three sons, brothers Andrew and Alan, and sisters, Ruth, Claire


and Anne. The funeral service took place at Martin


Class of 2000 - St Michael and St John’s RC Primary School


Top Chapel on Tuesday, followed by inter­ ment in the graveyard.


Audio-tape to improve library service for partially-sighted


FURTHER improvements are being made by Lan­ cashire County Libraries to its facilities for partially- ghted people, with the


for people to access our ser­


vice. "The tape contains help­


release of an audio-tape guide to what is available. The library service has


ful advice on how to join the library, the full range of ser­


always catered for people ith visual disabilities, pro­ viding a range of large print books, braille transcriptions and spoken word cassettes, but the new tape is intend­ ed to make it even easier to access local library facilities. The audio-cassette, titled Your Library Service", was


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Dyson (Clitheroe) retorted that people were speaking with a lack of knowledge. A complete range of measures had been suggested by the the independent report, and the builders would have to implement them to retain the National House Build­ ing Registration Council


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Cake celebrate birthday of town’s Probus club


A SPECIAL "birthday" cake was provided to mark the 30th anniversary of the founding of Clitheroe


Probus Club. There was also warm applause from fellow members


for Leonard'King and Tom Rushton, who attended the inaugural meeting in January 1970, in the Moot Hall in Clitheroe Town Hall, and were present at the anniversary celebrations.


along one of his many musical friends - John Bertalot, one-time organist and choirmaster at Blackburn Cathe­


Also to mark the occasion, chairman Jim Parker invited '


dral. More recently, Mr Bertalot has worked in a similar


capacity at Princeton University in New Jersey. He had many interesting and amusing tales to tell about


his 16 years at Princeton, where the teaching ethos is based on five key "L" words: lead, learn, look, listen and


love. Each of these was cleverly used in turn to demonstrates


ing on his great skills as an organist and choirmaster. A vote of thanks was proposed by member Tom Duff. &


not only its importance when applied - in this case - to a choirmaster, but also in everyday life. Mr Bertalot, who lives locally, is now semi-retired, but still travels the country conducting workshops and pass­


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