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Music claims a top CRGS man


by Tim Procter


AFTER 21 years in teach­ ing, CRGS sixth form head. Mr Nigel Spooner has left' the profession to become a freelance musician.


• Very experienced on cathe­ dral organs, he is the soloist at Saturday's opening concert of the Clitheroe Parish Church Organ Society. Mr Spooner's new career does


not mean a farewell to teaching - p a r t of his work will be to encourage young people to develop their musical talent. This has already been seen in


Chess club wanting more mates to keep a check on


A NEW series of meetings for Clitheroe Chess Club has started after an exciting time last season culminating in the final match. Mr Michael Howseman won when he


checkmated Mr Ray Sutcliffe and was presented with the Brian Carr Memori­ al Trophy by Mrs Chris Carr, widow of Mr Brian Carr. In addition, last season Clitheroe won


Social Centre in Lowergate. Players of all ages and abilities are welcome to go along for a friendly game of chess or to learn how to play. Players can also learn how to write their moves down and use a chess clock. The club night starts at 7 p.m., with


the second and third divisions of the East Lancashire Chess League, the A team being captained by Mr Brendan Brown and the B team by Mr Ray Sut­ cliffe. Clitheroe Chess Club meets every Tuesday in the upstairs room of the


the juniors finishing at 8 p.m. A junior’s tournament is currently being run, with a trophy for the winner. For further details contact Mr Bren­


dan Brown on 01200 441949. Our picture shows Mr Howesman


receiving the Brian Carr Memorial Tro­ phy from Mrs Carr, accompanied by Mr Brown and Mr Sutcliffe. (T030903/1)


J Councillors urged to approve school extensions plan


PLANS for small but important exten­ sions to St Peter's Primary School, Simon- stone, were being recommended for approval by county planning councillors yesterday. The two single-storey extensions, one at


the front of the school and one a t the back, will allow the expansion of two classrooms, a new store and headmaster's office, plus a disabled toilet. A report to the Lancashire County


health and safety. The design would be similar to the


existing building and the rear extension would mean repositioning of the school football pitch, causing the loss of four trees. However, replacement ones would be planted. Three letters raising concern about


extra traffic problems had been received but, said the report, the extra space would not lead to an increase in pupil or staff numbers. I t was not considered necessary by


county officers to require the drawing up of a school travel plan or the provision of extra parking.


Public helping to foil stone thieves


MEMBERS of the public have foiled attempted thefts of stone and garden decora­ tions. One reported seeing three persons chiselling


the top stones off a wall in Hammond Drive, Read, and loading them into a van. The vehi­ cle was later stopped by police who arrested three men and recovered the stone. As a result of another incident, two men


have appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with stealing a garden gnome and a stone trough together worth £450 from a home in Wiswell. Insp. Bob Ford, of Clitheroe police, says


the arrests were a direct result of suspicious members of the public telephoning the police and commended their actions. The police have also recovered a shallow


several ways, including the for­ mation and development to a high standard of the now well- known CRGS swing band,


which he continues to direct. There were special thanks for


Mr Spooner when he left CRGS, where he played a key role in th e , fu r th e r development of its nationally-renowned sixth form. Only Eton College sends more


pupils to university and may well lose this title to Clitheroe soon, if it has not already done so. The local school, however, prefers to avoid any competitive comparison of this kind, relying on official tables which put it in the top 100 of its type in the country. Mr Spooner won the Fellow of


with the abbey while a chem­ istry student at the university and was a finalist in the St Albans International Organ Competition. Mr Spooner, who is the organ­


He was closely associated


ist at Longridge Parish Church, has chosen some fireworks-style music for his "Toccata Spectac­ ular" performance in Clitheroe on Saturday. Bach and Widor are among composers represent­ ed.


the Royal College of Organists accolade at the age of 19 after learning to play a t several famous venues in the south of England, including Truro Cathedral, Wells Cathedral and Bath Abbey.


new supporters and its season will continue with concerts by other favourite performers. They include the church's own


The organ society is seeking


new organist, Mr James Lons­ dale, who plays on October 11th and in November another local virtuoso of the instrument, Dr Tim Rishton.


Go-ahead for expansion of furniture business?


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EXPANSION of a furniture business deep in the countryside should be allowed, say council offi­ cials. Tonight’s meeting of the Ribble Valley Bor­


ough Council Planning and Development Com­ mittee is being recommended to approve an application for Bonny Blacks Farm, Howgill Lane, Gisburn. The plan seeks to refurbish a vacant stone bam


and some brick buildings to use in a furniture business already established on the site. I t is some distance from other properties and near the Pendle borough boundary. A new driveway would improve access to the


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Holiday cottages given green light by planning inspector


A PLANNING inspector has allowed an appeal over four holi­ day cottages which, he says, would f i t in well with the res t of Waddington. An appeal by Mr J. Warburton


tages in the vicinity and the ver­ nacular traditions of the settle­ ment,” wrote the inspector. He particularly welcomed the


into Ribble Valley Borough Coun­ cil’s refusal of permission for the cottages a t the rear of the Waddington Arms has been allowed by inspector Mr Philip Crookes. The inspector accepted the


choice of materials and the sensi­ tive door and window designs. The cottages would fit in well with, and preserve, the character and appearance of the conservation area. The inspector said he had been


council’s view th a t access to the site was below national standards, but felt that the situation would encourage caution by road users. The extra traffic generated by hol­ iday cottages should not be suffi­ cient to justify refusal of permis­ sion, he felt. “I consider the scheme to be


well designed and the proposed cottages to be of a scale and mate­ rials reflecting the traditional cot­


provided with no evidence to sup­ port the assertion by some third parties that sufficient accommo­ dation already existed in the area. Indeed, the development would meet a key local objective of extending the range of tourist and visitor facilities. Local jobs were created by such developments. The inspector imposed condi­


tions on material use, retention of trees, access signs and monitoring of use purely for holiday or tourist use.


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meets the criteria for conversion of rural building to employment use. Concern had been expressed about the unsur­


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stone trough or sink six feet long and three feet wide, which they believe has been stolen from somewhere in the Ribble Valley. “This item could have some value and we


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