lied), www.eastlancashireonline.cb.uk r-Clltheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), www.eastlancashireonline.co.uk is parish


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IDING fu tu re fa c ilitie s for tlie p e community is the aim of work [lanned by a special team for tHe garish church hall.


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ilopment group In the autumn ] charged with |f deciding the ■ to equip the


jable it to serve Bailey residents f is t Century.’ |er, before pro- > be made, the


vices, together with pro-. posals to refurbish tfje site to health and safety standards. Planning reg­ ulations and conserva­ tion restrictions are being discussed with rep­ resentatives from the local authorities.


l-ied out, and a Ichitectural con- > been asked


Jlall Develop- Tiup is trying to I the local com- Jfuture require- Ind how the lean be met. r of past and ers has already


; plans for sur- he structure of ling and its ser-


■aar fa r


work on, a further public consultation exercise-is already under way. 7 Audience members at


To move the group's [


the recent "Sweet Chari­ ty" production were asked to register their requirements for future community use of the hall. A survey among


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• Kibble Valley resi­ dents are being urged'to look out for copies of the survey so they can regis­ ter their contribution towards moulding future community facilities in Clitheroe.


; Abused


A TAXI driver was abused and his car dam­ aged during an early hours incident in Clitheroe on Saturday! b The driver had


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Id people, Rib-


Is Tattersall is [library on Sat-


J Braille written |ll be on display


ed people will it impairment all.


baching session 1 from the main (rises in the for- Jtoad, Clitheroe.


a man back to _C\itherpe from Accrington"at) 3 a.m. when they became abusive to him, Onejof the passengers punched the taxi window until it smashed, causing dam­ age estimated at £ 100!


THE Parish Council !at Chipping has asked us|to point out that the coun­ cil is not the owner of the car park and toilet block referred to in a report bn a planning application in our edition of January 24th. .


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is not in a position to renew the lease on the property as stated in the article.


Therefore, the council •


•j.lTimes to contain the Valley magazine were


■COPIES of the first i i Clitheroe Advertiser and


Unbeatable


car servicing deals


— eagerly snapped up by ;; readers last week. ■ By lunchtime on Fri­ t-day, newsagents were r?reporting excellent sales. £■


>!tbags were given out to ! -members of the public, land there was a party


rought two women a(id ■


opment group say that all the consultation work needs to be carried outjn preparation for a feasibil­ ity study to be arranged. At this stage; financial commitment will be required and, in a bid bo meet the costs, an appli­ cation has been made to the Lancashire Waste Services Environmental Fund for a grant to sup­ port the study.


households in the area,is planned to go alongside work being generated by "Clitheroe The Future" in a bid to ensure that anyone who lives pr works in the area, or who visits the town centre, will be given the chance to have their say on the parish hall's future. Members of the devel­


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Planning turnaround


worsening PLANNERS in Rib- -ble Valley are a long


. way from achieving Government targets


. for the length of time ;i t tak e s th em to Ljnake planning deci­ sions. And they are getting


r " - - 1 , r . r w y m \ summer


‘Tnent Committee. ’• The Government has -"Set a target'requiring " 80% of all planning appli­ c a t io n s must be deter­ mined in eight weeks.


u r e s revealed to the ' Planning and Develop-


J:'45%. That was 19% ■'worse than during the [ same quarter last year. ’ [[ Development control [manager Mr John 3lMacholc told councillors one of the reasons the


f.‘, During the three ■'months which ended in ‘'December, Ribble Valley planners struggled to


worse, according to fig­


A REGULAR steam train service will begin operating through Cli­ theroe this summer for the , f irs t time since August, 1968. And the man behind


Memory-jogging train service is back for first time since 1968 by John Turner •


be £24, or £80 for a fam- • lly ticket for two adults and two children. ' Steam trains have


1 knock-on effect caused “by the departure of one >' of their senior planning “'officers.


-eight-week deadline was ''•exceeded was that the "’foot and mouth crisis [ prevented site visits being carried out. There was also a


..Appeal against council refusal


-■'jping. The applicants have


in


"[AN appeal into a chan- '1 ge-of-use refusal at Chip- ’: ping is to dealt with by a . Planning Inspectorate "public hearing. ““ Ribble Valley Borough "..Council refused Messrs '•■Greenwood permission c [to create four holiday [[cottages and warden's “ accommodation behind ■ Windy Arbour Cottage, . Fish House Lane, Chip-


- ’appealed and now a date ■'•is to be set for the hear- '•'ing.


an excited 15-year-old, was one of 300 enthusi­ asts who travelled thr­ ough Clitheroe with'the three-loco "cortege" on August 4th, 1968, which marked the withdrawal of steam services. His Ribblesdale Rail-


the summer two-days-a- week enterprise is a rail enthusiast, originating from Hampshire, who has turned his'hobby into a business. Mr Roger Harding, as


arrive at Clitherqe at 11- 50 a.m. on July 17th and will call at Settle, Ribble- head and Appleby on its way to Carlisle. I t will leave Carlisle at 5 p.m., landing back at Clitheroe three hours and five minutes later on its way back to Preston. The Wednesday and


Clitheroe to Carlisle will and 10 carriages, capable


Thursday services will operate until the last week in August. The return fare from Clitheroe to Carlisle will


tours, based at Settle, is behind a new service called "The Dalesman", which will run the' steam-hauled trains between Preston and Carlisle, passing through and picking up in Clitheroe. If there is found to be demand, the service will be extended beyond two days a week. The first train will


' sands of people in this area who want to experi­ ence a steam ride on the Settle to Carlisle line, but have never been given the chance before. "I have a feeling we


run the service last sum­ mer, but the foot and mouth disease restric­ tions put an end to all that. Mr Harding said: "I am sure there are thou-


passed through Clitheroe in the past, but for enthusiasts it has meant picking up the train in Crewe and paying a fare of £50. I t had been planned to


keen to make it work" added Mr Harding.. • Another big steam


of carrying a total of 500 people. "Everybody is very


will do well. After last year, people are so des­ perate to get out into the countryside and this is an ideal way to see it. "I remember the 1968


to pull a number of ele­ ments together to organ­ ise the service. Permission for steam


excursions was included in the freight licence granted to the English, Welsh and Scottish com­ pany. The rolling stock is coming from the East Lancashire Railway, which is providing an LMS Class 5 locomotive and 10 carriages, capable


Party time as Valley goes free with paper


journey as if it were yes­ terday. It was a wonder­ ful journey," he added. Mr Harding has had


cess Royal class loco, "The Princess Elizabeth" will haul the Golden Jubilee Express from Manchester to Carlisle, via Blackburn, Settle, Garsdale and Appleby. The locomotive, named in 1933 when the Queen was seven, has just come out of workshops in Bury after an eight-year £300,000 rebuild. I t is scheduled to pass through Clitheroe at noon.


occasion involves Clith­ eroe on the June 3rd Jubilee Bank Holiday. ' Appropriately, a Prin­


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St Mary’s Hall to record its


THE boys’ choir a t St Mary's Hall, Sto'ny- hurst, is making a CD.' I t is the first record­ ing by the present


predecessors. The choir will give a


concert on the evening of March 17th a t St Osw­ ald's RC Church, Ash- to'n-in-Makerfield, and the recording will be car­ ried out there during the afternoon. Popular clas­ sics as well as more reli­ gious music will be included. .The concert . will


include items marking St Patrick's Feast Day and the soloists will include Alison Doyle, a soprano from Ribchester, and Ciaran MacCauley, an


Theft at Mart


THIEVES got into the accommodation section of a horse box parked at the Clitheroe Auction Mart On Saturday after­ noon and made off with riding equipment and clothing to a value of £300. The owners come from Rawtenstall.


Irish tenor in his final year at Stonyhurst. The choir is conducted


ensemble, although . Mary's Hall. I t has sung some were made by


by Mr Vincent Conyng- ham, head of music at St


choir is CD


in several notable venues ‘ and been invited to Anglican ones, including York Minster. Entrance to the con­ :


cert is free.


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: .‘atmosphere in the front ‘[.office of the Advertiser *>and Times, as members £»of the newspaper sales tjteam distributed bal- 1 -'loons, goody bags and '[pieces of a cake (pic- I. -■ tured) specially made for


the occasion by Clith­ eroe town centre confec­ tioners, Crabtrees. We hope you enjoyed


March 28th - the April edition of the Valley. Pictured are Clitheroe


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