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country folk | not so idyllic


j UNSEEN and indeed unsuspected pockets of I deprivation in the outwardly prosperous Ribble


j Valley are being spotlit by caring charity workers. I One of them, Home- carers are responsible for


j Start Ribble Valley organ- i isor Sylvia Wyatt, says:


| "Life is not so idyllic for j families in rural villages ; with no support, no form of r transport and no money." [ But there is good news j for older people, if only they


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the family. Mothers and their volun­


teer helpers enjoyed a party on Friday at Don Dino's restaurant in Clitheroe. Your Rights Week starts


S 'will take notice of it. "Peo- pie should check their enti-


tomorrow and is a busier than ever time for Age Con­


cern. "Income Support for


r tlement to benefit - in the | past year we have helped j 1,200 of them living in the 1 Ribble Valley to secure a [ to ta l of £80,000," says [ Martin Bradley, the Age Concern outreach officer,


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older people is rising by nearly a fifth and this could have a significant effect on some people," says Mr


Bradley. " I t is important to get


i The Home-Start scheme [ is now awaiting news of a [ possible Lottery grant. If it i .does not get one, closure is


-likely. In the three years of its


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existence, Home-Start has helped vulnerable young families in both urban and rural parts of the Valley. Looking after several young children or even one with special needs can lead to severe stresses, which the , voulunteer helpers try to


ease. Familes can seek the


j help directly themselves, although some are referred, with their consent, by


| health visitors or social * workers. Everything is con- i fidential, and help can j extend to going with the j family on outings or to [ appointments of various sorts. Special care is taken


t


the message across to older people that they have paid into the system and this help is there when they need it in retirement. "The money is not chari­


ty or a handout, but an entitlement." Mr Bradley says that the


qualifying rules for benefit are not as restricting as some people think. Even if someone does not qualify for income support, their are other benefits with dif­ ferent - or no - asset thresh­ olds. Checking is essential. An open meeting about


Age Concern services is being held tomorrow, Fri­ day, in the Ribble Valley Borough Council chamber. I t runs from 10 a. m. to


I -to work in conjunction j with whatever professional


noon.•Inquiries about Home- Start can be made on 01200 442102 and about benefits to Age Concern on 01200


429053.


Author pays secret visit to see his play


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the opposition that such a small lad reaches out to make the quantity of saves that he does," commented Mr Clarkson. "Bryn is a


[ very brave lad and that is \ one of his best qualities. He never shirks a challenge."


rule on refusal | applications


of use of garage to a study and a new double garage are wanted at Woodend, Birdy


Brow, Chaigley. Hamilton Associates are


appealing against a council decision that both pitches of the roof of a bam conver- , sion in Roman Road, Cow Ark, must be in the same


colour of slate. At Brockhall Village,


refusals of a croquet lawn,


. a r t display space, and a "hot tub" rotunda are being


! challenged.


|ant Valley outlet 1 soon be the order of the day


t, McDonald's has submitted a bble Valley Borough Council, for nd drive-through service port, p to 60 jobs. The application is iiscussion by the,council's Plan-1


McDonald’s wants to move into site at the entrance to the new evelopment, which is currently A59 near Barrow.1


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and raised much needed funds for the school. For three nights they displayed their abihties m drama music and dance to packed audiences of parents and


^Teacher Mrs^Maureen Olszewska said her show reflect­ ed life on any street on any day.


It contained all the characters who might be wn d o n a street during the course of a day and interwoven with it


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WTlieycven°managc to include a Stomp-like scene com- I pleTe with dustbin lfds, and a Full Monty scene which used PMis°niniary Kellow was musical director and Miss |


Andrea Yates was choreographer. Pictured are members of the cast.(190301/6/24)


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' He had travelled north from his home in Oxford to watch the play - the first time it had been performed


‘ Sitting in the audience at Downham Village Hall was author Raymond Hopkins.


cast of a village play on ■the final night.


in the North. He joined the last of four


p farce"Love Begins at ‘Fifty".


sell-out audiences which rocked in the'aisles at his


1 His presence was kept from the nine-strong Down- ham Players' cast until the


curtain came down, in case


it made them nervous. Their performance was


■ Knight said: "We thought it was wonderful th a t he should take so much trouble to come and watch us per­


appreciated by the play­ wright, who joined mem­ bers of the cast for supper afterwards. Society official Lesley


form his play."


sion engineer who has taken up writing plays as a hobby. So far, he has written five plays, two of which have


Mr Hopkins is a televi­ .


been published. • Turn to page 12 for a


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WIN or lose, members of Roefield Leisure Centre's Time Out Badminton Club are celebrating a unique dou­


ble. ic aixunu ------ roFor t uhe second year m succession -___________


its team has reached the final of the Blackburn and District Badminton League's major annual knockout tournament, the Wilson Plate. What makes the achievement all the more special is that the club


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was only formed two years ago and its team consists primarily of juniors, coached by centre manag­ er and club founder Mr Tony


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Councillors to have a salary - and they can


also opt for a pension ‘Wp have to live with interpretation


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should have a salary - and, if they wish, a pension! That is the way the Government views the job now. So it is making changes to the way council mem­ bers are "paid" and scrapping the time- based attendance


allowowance. Conservatives and Lib­


erals on Ribble Valley Borough Council had bo th to come to terms with th is new Socialist Government legislation


with help from th e ir Director of Finance Mr


Marshal Scott. Members of the council


Policy and Finance Com­ mittee knew that changes in yet another aspect of local government were being


imposed by Westminster. Mr Scott made them rather clearer during a discussion


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on the local situation. "The Government says it


is a salary for doing a joband we have to live with th a t interpretation," Mr Scott told councillors. He explained that this was why the allowances paid on a per meeting basis were being


abolished. This will have the effect


of cutting the income of councillors who are on those outside bodies qualifying for payment in the same way as council and commit­


tee meetings do. On the other hand, more


councillors with specific rul- ing party or opposition responsibilities to particular committees qualify for dou­ ble the basic allowance. Committee members


voted that this be £1,420, with the leader of the coun­


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cil gettinig five tiimes that, the deputy leader


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times that and the leader of the opposition two-and-a-


three


half times. The figure was suggested


by an independent panel, based on various factors. The new system will cost


£92,000 a year, against £52,000 for the present one, which finishes in a few


weeks.Subsistence and travel­ ling expenses will continue to be paid at national rates. During a brief debate,


month at Audley Sports Centre, Blackburn, against Blackburn Juniors. Our photograph shows j club and team members taking a


break from training. (260301/1/33)


Local policies endorsed by inspector


PLANNING policies followed by Ribble Valley Borough Council were endorsed by a Government inspector in an appeal judgement.


councillors were concerned that inadequate financial recompense would deter election candidates and th a t too much would attract people for the wrong


permission for an existing house a t Craven Fold, Dinckley, to be extended and for the creation of two dwellings from a barn. Applicants Messrs Pear­ son, however, appealed against conditions making stipulations about passing places and also about ones saying that the work must be s ta r te d within two years, not the usual five, and all external work com­ pleted within three years. Inspector Susan Holland


reasons.Depending on personal circumstances, councillors can now if they wish join the Local Government Superannuation Scheme.


said that the council’s expe­ rience of barn conversions had shown th a t unused buildings, expecially ones made of local stone, can deteriorate very quickly. The farm buildings con­


cerned were no longer in use, the end wall showed signs of failure and the


the policy. The council granted amount of work agreed ,


already was close to the margin of tolerance under |


Although planning policy i


on conversion and rebuild­ ing in the countryside could be complex, the council's guidance and the time-scale conditions which were being challenged clarified the position. They were neces­ sary and reasonable. The council's policy, said


the inspector, aimed to pre­ vent pressure for inappro­ priate new development in the countryside and also to avoid the over-commitment of individuals to expensive | schemes which failed because of structural prob­


lems at the outset. The inspector also felt


that the passing place con- I ditions were necessary and relevant and so dismissed j the whole appeal.


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