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one in a book


OUR la te s t Relay Reader winner is Ashley Robinson, aged 11, of - appro­ p r ia te ly enough -


Read. I t was the Ribbles- dale High School Tech­ nology College pupil's review of Wes Magee's "The Scribblers of Scumbagg School" that won her the accolade. A former player with


„ _ d i t i o n of one-,of. Clitheroe's historiciyielil has produced positive


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results. Mr Mel Diack noticed that


the Heild Well, on Wellgate, was covered in green slime and litter. Fie said that the well was in


C O M P L A I N T made about tl e con-


a weekly look at local issues, people and places ■


Well, it's about time someone cleared up this horrible mess


a disgraceful state and that he wrote to Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council a short while ago, informing them of the condi­ tion of the well. He then forwarded pho­


tographs to the Chief Execu­ tive, Mr David Morris, and to Mr John Wells, the Town


Whalley Girls FC, Ash­ ley (pictured above) has a younger brother, Bradley, attends a local youth club and enjoys reading. Here is her prize-winning review: "I liked this book


because the author has managed to fit all the events of one day into one book. I t made me laugh


ed that he received no response from the councils. He said: "The borough council has been stating for months that it sees tourism as a priority and an opportunity for future employ­ ment, and how the council val­ ues its historical artefacts. This, sadly, is another reflec­ tion on what the council actu­ ally thinks." Town Clerk Mr Wells said


Clerk of Clitheroe. He was initially disappoint­


NO, the camera lies. The shape in the centre is not a duck, it is a discarded plastic bag. No self- respecting duck would have been seen in the well as it was before the clean up


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because of the charac­ ters' names. My favourite characters were Gillian Giles and Mike Elangelo because .Gillian seems like a bit of a swot at first, but then she swaps the notice on the notice- board for one saying the opposite. And Mike because like someone I know thinks he's cool, but isn't. I also like the letter from Dick Fish to the ‘headmonster’. I like the way it looks like a magazine and paper letters. Dick Fish is also an interesting


that the main problem with the well was one of ownership. He said that the borough coun­ cil had stated it was not really responsible for it, but took an interest to the extent that a small amount of money was spent on it. Mr Wells added: "You've got


cleared up this week and water is once more flowing cleanly across its paved enclosure. A member of the borough council's Engineering Depart­ ment said that the council had received a complaint and that the well had been cleaned. He said that the council had also received thanks for the work, possibly from the original com­ plainant, which was very pleas­


However, the well has been


to be realistic about this. If it's cleaned up today, it would be filled with litter tomorrow, especially if it's a windy day.” He said that the council did not have the resources to clean the well every day.


ing.


with the well was that it was not clear who owned it but that, having maintained it in the past, the borough council was considered bound to con­


He added that the problem


tinue with the work. Mr Diack has supplied staff at the Tourist Information Centre with material he obtained on Clitheroe’s wells from research in the library, and has offered his services to try to obtain- funding for the wells. Also, he


. has been invited to the next meeting of the Decorative Clitheroe Committee. At the last committee meet­


ing, well dressing was consid­ ered as a way of bringing attention to the wells and ensure their maintenance. As a result, individuals, organisa­ tions and businesses have been asked to forward ideas regard­ ing support for well dressing on


a regular basis or as a one-off scheme for the Queen's golden jubilee celebrations next year. So far, no companies have


responded. The custom is tra­ ditional in Derbyshire, where wells are dressed with flowers, plants and leaves as a celebra­ tion of the life-giving nature of the water source, though it is not a tradition locally. The Heild Well is reputed to


Now’s your chance to voice an opinion


MEMBERS of the pub­ lic are being given a chance to see if they agree with the taste of Ribble Valley planners. All they have to do is


enter a competition to place in order the first three in each of three categories in this year's Ribble Valley Borough Council's Civic Design and Conservation awards. The winner will be


given a football auto­ graphed by the Black­


burn Rovers team. Ribble Valley Bor­


ough Council has received a total of 19 entries for the awards


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POLICE stepped to p rev en t ovl aggression at a “Si| the War” meeting Clitheroe. As protesters gal


ered and handed f posters to passers! they were approacl by another group, sq of whom were wear| England football sh and carrying US : British flags. As a heated discus.1


began about freedon speech, a policeworr. who had been watch from a parked patrol I


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. asked the two group! separate - and thl opposing the pro)] moved to the other J of the Market Place.! The meeting coni


scheme. Entries range from Mr


Gerald Hitman's new house at Brockhall Vil­ lage to a selection of barn conversions or con­ servation work on his­ toric properties. Winners of the main


ued for a short time, j ing which some barrj ing came from meml of the opposing gra One repeatedly caj the anti-war protesj traitors.


competition will be announced in December or early in the New Year. Design and conserva­


meeting, both grcT dispersed without | ther incident.


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be of 16th Century origin and, unlike many ancient wells, remains open to view. Records indicate that it has dried up only twice, once in 1946, for one day and then during the drought of 1976 when it was dry for five weeks.


LOOKING BACK 100 years ago


character because he likes football and always breaks rules. My favourite teacher


is Mr Soap. I like the part in the story when the children are sending letters to each other under the desks. I would love to go to


THE renowned mesmerist Prof. Kershaw gave a series of mesmeric entertainments in the Public • Hall, Clitheroe, which drew good audiences. A letter from the Bridgemaster's Office to Bow-


land Rural District Council set forward the terms and conditions for the county authority to take over Brungerley Bridge as a county bridge. The vigorous persecution of cyclists for furious


driving appeared to be extending. In a local case a policeman stated that a young lady had been


Scumbagg School for a day, it sounds like a fun school to go to. I would recommend


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evening of May 24th, 1728, he had not felt in the mood to a tten d the church fel­


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lowship class. However, in later years he


was thankful not to have given in to the temptation to


give it a miss. The awakening th a t he


experienced due to that meet­ ing transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of


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_rvice organisations meet today to finalise plans. If you are over 80, are a


Members of the town's


new Clitheroe resident or have lost your spouse in the last year, telephone 01200 421722 between 9 a.m. and 1


p.m.


Our little petals are working towards more colourful spring


ALL 1,400 primary schoolchild­ ren in Clitheroe will have a good excuse for having dirty hands. Each pupil at all five schools has


been given a hyacinth bulb and a small bag of compost in which to


plant it. The bulbs are a gift from the Rotary Club of Ribblesdale, which


has also given daffodil bulbs to St James'(pictured above), Brookside, Edisford, St Michael and St John and


Pendle schools. The children will plant the daffodils


in sites designated by Clitheroe Town Council to enhance grassed areas. The gift is also designed to help the


children create a sense of civic pride in their environment.


Elaine heading for new valley


AFTER seven years of varied work local­ ly, R ib b le Valley B o ro u g h Cou n c il A r ts D evelopment Officer Elaine Sagar has moved on. She has taken up a


local one for just over four years. Before that she was an assistant at the Platform Gallery,


similar post with the Rossendale Borough Council, having held the


shows and attendances going from strength to strength in recent times, has just been refur­


Clitheroe. The gallery, with


bished. The advertisement


Lesson from the Auschwitz horror 1


TWO senior pupils from Stonyhurst College have spoken to a full assembly about their tour of Auschwitz, the wartime horror camp. Head pupil Oliver Spratt and fellow sixth former


Alexandra Dixon (pictured) went to the concentra­ tion camp site with 200 other teenagers from schools all over Britain. The visit was organised by the Holocaust Education Trust. Stonyhust College's head of history, Mr Michael Turner, was also in the _______


party.


Deeply impressed by what they saw, the two “ ™ fello; pupi,s was: "We came away con- speakers reminded fellow pup. s at the assembly that of the six mill on holocaust v.ct.ms, a quarter were U U l l g U UUU.1I w u v . . . .


, younger than them. The tour of the complex and its museum took , .,


seven hours and sweeping rain and wind reminded the young people that slave labourers at Auschwitz


had little clothing or footwear. The Stonyhurst pair's need for our generation to speak out


itself now. "Even a limited, uncertain and anguished fight is


better than surrendering to the evils of the past and present day."


T H 0 W 1 W f o r t h e w e e k


H E g re a t John Wesley records in his diary that on the


people and possibly influ­


enced the course of history. For it is generally accepted


that the Methodist revival saved England from revolu­


tion. The wonderful revelation


must have come as quite a surprise. But the staid clergy­ man did not record a feeling of great excitement. In fact, he only stated he felt some­ thing, writing: "I felt that my heart was strangely warmed. I felt that I did trust and an assurance was given unto me


that He had taken away my


sins." The words he wrote on


th a t occasion were quite devoid of emotion. Actually, he was quite concerned that he had not been filled with a joyous sensation. He simply sensed his trust in Jesus, and that his sins were forgiven. In those days, i t was


because where was the joy? Many sincere people have


accepted that to receive the Holy S p ir it was always accompanied by great joy. Satan said to him that it could not be the real thing,


known considerable distress when, after committing their lives to Jesus, they have not experienced a constant feel­ ing of rapture. Like Wesley, they do not suddenly feel different nor do they have the right feelings called for by the occasion. If any one of us has actu­


that this is how others should feel. Most of us, on accepting a


But we should not insist


new life with Christ, are not swept into emotional rap­ ture. Our different personal­ ities react in different ways, according to our natures. The reality of our faith is


ally experienced such a won­ derful spiritual happening, we should be grateful for such a splendid time.


eventually proved not by our feelings but by our life's fulfilment and witness, reached through our dedica­ tion to Christ.


Joe Stansfleld it


for a new holder of the £13,764-£15,342 post says th a t the person chosen will have to devise and manage a wide range of arts activ­ ities throughout the


Ribble Valley. Running the gallery,


' the job.


which has its own co­ ordinator, is just part of


I guilty of riding at a pace of more than 30 miles per hour. It was stated that when such evidence was adduced before the bench it was difficult to


I see where such gross exaggeration of speed would cease.


50 years ago


THE general election victory by the Conserva­ tives was lauded by local party members. Mr Richard Fort MP said: "The Socialists are look­ ing upon being in Opposition as a God-sent opportunity to spread their propaganda over the country. They are not putting forward construc-


| tive criticism." ‘ The River Ribble's high level and its dirty


| Salmon Sunday viewing of the fish spawning in the gravel beds at Paythorne. There were 250 entries in an essay competition


colour meant fewer visitors were attracted to the


by the Clitheroe Branch of the United Nations Association in conjunction with UN Week in the


town.


| be forced which could settle the problem for all time.


could become a test case for the UN and that if the nations involved received continual pressure from the UN as mediator, then a decision might


One teenager wrote that the Kashmir dispute . 25 years ago


| said were behind different cuts for shires and conurbations. He said: "It is a socialist strategy to favour those areas which are socialist con­ trolled. These are the very areas which in the past have gone wild with their expenditure."


RATEPAYERS received a gloomy forecast for the following year as a rates rise of 30% was pro­ posed. The increase was based on a likely 5% reduction in Government support for the Ribble Valley Council and 15% inflation, with the same or lower provision of services. Speaking on the subject, Coun. Bill Fleming (Langho) hit out at the political motives which he


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tion officer Mr Richard Kirkby said: "The com­ petition aims to encour­ age higher standards of design and development in the area and reward those types of work that have shown particular imagination and creativ­ ity." The nominations are


on display in the coun­ cil's main reception area.


His smile’s ahead of the rest


TODDLER Taylor Linford’s smile is a


real winner. A photograph of the two-year-old son of Miss Toni Bingham and Mr Stafford Linford has been chosen to represent Clitheroe store Mackays in a competition. Miss Bingham said


she called into the Castle Street shop to have Tay-


lor's picture taken for Christmas about a month ago and was sur­ prised when she received a letter saying he had won a contest. She said: "I went in


m


because it was free to enter to get a picture taken, and he ended up winning the competi­ tion," said Miss Bing­ ham, whose son attends the Chatburn Pre School. Taylor's picture,


reproduced above, was voted the winner of the competition run by pro­ fessional photography company, the Portrait Group, in conjunction with Mackays Stores Ltd. It will now go forward


■ Mitton Bridge was described as cracking up. Several small fissures appeared in the stonework and several villagers reported seeing the bridge, built in the days of the horse and cart, swaying slightly when used by heavy traffic. Staging an all-girl performance of the Mikado


Life


to represent the Castle Street store in a grand autumn/wiriter final, where a £500 cash prize is up for grabs.


did not daunt the pupils of Clitheroe Girls Gram­ mar School. What they lacked in vocal strength was more than made up with their sheer enthusi­ asm and acting abilities, which improved as first night nerves wore off.


Party time for Queen


R E S I D E N T S in Whalley are being encouraged to hold street parties as part of the Queen's acces­ sion golden jubilee cel­ ebrations. Similar events to


mark the silver jubilee in 1977 are still well remembered. The church authori­


ties are also hoping to hold a major event for both adults and chil­ dren with a suitable commemoration theme at Whalley Abbey. Members of Whalley


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