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A RECENT incident in which barge boards at a Clitheroe home were found to contain asbestos has highlighted the need to carry out proper checks before working on dwellings constructed before the 1970s. The Amosite (brown) asbestos was found in


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material tested by specialists. Consequently the discovered. A sample was sent away to a labora- Although there is strict legislation in place or


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barge boards and fascias were put on without tory and was found to contain Amosite. damaging the Amosite boards.


Fortunately the owner of the property, who businesses regarding asbestos and its removal


has asked not to be named, had sufficient knowl- asbestos is still recognised as the biggest sing e edge of the problems surrounding asbestos th a t , cause of work related deaths in the UK - when i he obtained a second opinion on the material he comes to private homes, many people feel tha


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lomoloHnn falls down. In the Rihhlp V.alley alone there are believed to be hundreds of prop­ erties which will still contain some form of asbestos, whether in gutterings, outbuildings, roof structures, floor tiles or elsewhere. Often, if there is nothing wrong with it, it is better to leave it alone. However, if you are in any doubt about the material you have found, then Ribble Valley Borough Council should be able to offer advice.


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Teen in double attack


A CLITHEROE teenager launched a double attack on a man who he believed had been making “derogato­ ry” comments about his sister. Blackburn magistrates heard that David


Patrick Johnson punched and kicked Hans Pelgrom when he bumped into him in the street. The victim eventually got up and walked away, but 20 minutes later he again chanced upon Johnson who again beat him, leaving him with a bloody nose, bleed­ ing mouth and blurred vision. Johnson (18), of Meadow View, pleaded


guilty to assaulting Mr Pelgrom and assaulting him causing actual bodily harm. He was remanded on bail for the prepara­ tion of a pre-sentence report with the mag­ istrates warning that custody would be an option for the sentencing bench. The court heard th a t after the first


assault Mr Pelgrom had met his girlfriend and they were walking down to Edisford Bridge when the second confrontation occurred. Mr Michael Blacklidge (defending) said


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his client had confronted Mr Pelgrom about comments he had been making about his sister. Mr Pelgrom had laughed these off, but Johnson later received fur­ ther information which suggested the things said were worse than he had at first believed. - “Th at was why he approached the


aggrieved on that night and he accepts that he lost his temper,” said Mr Black­ lidge. “He shouldn’t have taken it upon himself to sort things out and certainly not when he had been drinking.” Mr Blacklidge said the second meeting


had been entirely accidental when Johnson was on his way home.


Action group invite to Ribble Valley folk


FOLLOWING on from previous years success, Brunshaw Action Group is once again inviting the Ribble Valley public to its annual cabaret and sup­ per evening. The event is p a r t of the group’s


"Bridging the Gap” project, which is supported by the Rank Foundation and Lancashire Constabulary. The event is free to those over the


age of 60, with anyone aged between 18 and 59 asked to make a suggested


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Popular teacher will be missed by all


AFTER five decades in education a Pen- dle Primary School teacher has retired. ■ Mrs Elizabeth Waddington’s final


assembly was a whistle-stop tour through the years she has taught at the Princess Avenue school. She started as a newly qualified teacher


at the end of the ’60s, took a career break in the ’70s to bring up her young family and worked as a music teacher a t Clitheroe Royal Grammar School before returning to Pendle. Headteacher Mrs Margaret Carring­


ton said: “Mrs Waddington will be remembered for her creativity and boundless enthusiasm for enriching chil­ dren's learning by linking the curriculum with music and drama. “She always brought passion and meticulous attention to detail to any


' responsibility she undertook; from the implementation of the Literacy Hour as Literacy Co-ordinator to leading the very recent 75th anniversary celebrations in school. This was enjoyed by many mem­ bers of the community. Former staff and pupils were invited to


share their memories of the school then and to join in a tour of the school as it is now. “Mrs Waddington will be greatly


missed. We hope she enjoys a healthy and well-deserved retirement.” (s)


Historic find - snapshot of life


SHORT talks were the order of the day when members of Ribble Valley Family History and Heraldry Society met. Six members gave talks connected with


various aspects of their research. The use of tithe maps which give infor­


mation about land ownership, crops grown and names of fields, along with the list of monies paid and to whom proved useful when finding out about the land owned by a family member. When altering an old farmhouse (1700),


a small hole in an inner wall revealed con­ tents including a wooden lid from a storage jar, a buckle, a conker, a rib bone, pieces of leather, linen and patterned fabric.


The most interesting was pieces of paper,


folded up and tom. Put together, they revealed a love letter


which was never sent, but had a signature and proved helpful in tracing the farm’s his­ tory. Another member discovered one side of


the family relatively easy to trace, but the other side proved far more difficult. “What did your ancestors look like?” was


the question posed by another member. Prior to photographs were portraits for those who could afford them. The next meeting of the Ribble Valley branch is on October 9th when Maureen Fitzgibbon will speak about the Irish connection.


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Valley school scores a first with its good practice


A CLITHEROE school is one of the first recipients of a new Lan­ cashire Education Authority award designed to recognise and reward good and innovative practice for schools. Edisford Primary School was offi­


cially recognised for its Endeavour Award Badge Scheme - a scheme which is so far unique to Edisford School, but could now be copied by


i other schools keen to emulate its suc­ cess. Under the scheme, children work


towards Bronze, Silver and Gold badges in Adventure, People Skills, Naturalist and Hobbies and Inter­ ests. Activities include First Aid, outdoor cooking and tent making in the Adventure group, right through to cooking, bag packing and car washing in the People Skills group.


The activities take place every


week in school and the children are awarded their badge at the end of every half-term. Headteacher Mr Robert Pye, who collected the award on behalf of the school, said the success of the Endeavour Award Badge was due entirely to the enthusiasm and com-


. mitment of the children and staff at Edisford Primary.


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