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IT is my contention that the Ribble Valley


turned down planning permission for five bun-, galows at Tosside. for reasons which cast doubt that anyone has ever been near the site, they turned down a revised application,


Council’s Planning Committee must bear a good portion of the blame for country schools being closed, because;of the consis­ tent refusal of plan­ ning permission in these remote, areas. Having prev io u s ly


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have confused us with the Moonies and we would like to make it clear, on behalf of the group, that


the meetings during Clitheroe’s One World Week last October (organ­ ised by the Ribble Valley Council of Churches) and felt that issues raised then about relations bet­ ween rich and poor na­ tions were so important that we ought to continue with discussions and meetings throughout the year. We were particularly


we are nothing to do with them. We were all present at


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.sum sp e n t on arms throughout the world could over 20 years eradi­ cate basic poverty every­ where. We feel that world dis­


nations and the report of the Brandt Commission’s realistic politicians gives support to this view. Our chairman is Colin


Scott, of 1 St Paul’s Close. We hope many Clitheronfans will come to next week’s meeting. PHILIP AND JANET ROYLE, Greenway, Salthill Road, Clitheroe.


Parking in town ample


IT IS obvious that Bakkus does not travel much or he would ap­ preciate the car parking


facilities in Clitheroe compared ivith other toivns. I have l iv ed in


given to the authorities for. providing ample and fre e parking space. There is also much less harrassment from war­ dens and police than occurs in other places. In addition to the


bovine and equine ivind being blown by Bakkus, a lot of hot air is being generated. I f the citizens of Clitheroe do not cease


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find that the authorities will take action which could be detrimental: to us all. D. A. NOBLE 27 Green Drive, Clitheroe.


complaining they may


Children help out


CHILDREN of members of Clitheroe Ladies’ Circle will have a busy time a week on Saturday when they help their mothers run a bring-and-buy sale for the Blue Peter appeal for the disabled. The children, super-


particularly good toys that they do not want, are invited to take them, to


yised by their mothers, will be holding the sale from 9 a.m. at Clitheroe Market. Anyone with any items;


the stall on the day. Anyone unable to call at


the stall, should ring Mrs Sheila Hailwood (Tel. 23715).


Clitheroe and district most of my life and have seldom had to park more than two minutes’ walk away from my destina­ tion. All praise should be


armament by gradual ag­ reement, starting with nuclear weapons, might be a major means for the achievement of peace and economic justice between


struck by one fact which emerged from the One World Week, that a mere 5 per cent of the total


last week’s Advertiser, in which details are given of a meeting on February 3rd entitled “Swords into ploughshares?’’, organised by Clitheroe One World Group. Some people seem to


on; January 15th for a reason which, if fully de­


veloped, could revolution­ ise science.


was that sewage effluent from these proposed houses would seep into Stocks Reservoir. In order to do so it would, have to seep about two miles, the first portion of which is uphill. ; Waste from existing buildings flows away from Stocks Reservoir. .The pub in Tosside will put out more effluent in one weekend than’50 houses would in a week. When Stocks Reservoir


Their main objection


letters to the editor


Village - needs school


ing nation. Farmers pro­ vide much of the food eaten in this country, but in order to provide the meat or milk or whatever, they must live away from the town. By living in the country they have to forego many of the amenities provided by local and county councils and taken for granted by townsfolk. In Tosside - we have no


with swings for our chil­ dren, nor do we have the marve|lbus sports and re­ creational activities pro­ vided in most towns. We do pay r a te s


street lighting. Most of us provide our own water and dispose of our own refuse and sewage. We do not have parks


though. And we do have an excellent school where our children can meet and grow with each other. And we want to keep it. MRS CHRISTINE ROGAN, Lower Aigden Farm, Wigglesworth.


Billington public


joined by our MP, Mr Charles Fletcher Cooke, who last week took time off to visit a group of residents and listen to their objections. Having seen the junc­


great deal of time visiting residents and collecting the tine facts of the situa­ tion. We are also delight­ ed \that our fight against the developers has been


that the residents decided to form an association and take legal advice. A public meeting will be held in the Billington Brass Band Club at which it is hoped a committee will be formed to look after all the residents’ interests. It is very gratifying to


us to know that our MP is available for help and advice when required.


GORDON TOPHAM. Sunnyside Avenue, Billingtbn.


• LETTERS for publica­ tion are accepted only on the understanding that they may be edited or .condensed at the Editor's discretion.


tion for himself, he fully agreed with t‘he decision to stop all building in the area until such time as the entry into Longworth Road is made safe and brought up' to County standards. It was on his advice


meeting ON behalf of the residents of the Longworth Road area I would like to thank Councillors Olga Leach and Fred Ellis for their hard work and great effort in convincing the authorities that building was not possible in this area at the present time. The councillors spent a


lves as pretty average pa­ rents, it follows that many other prospective newcomers will feel the same way and if the school should close look elsewhere for a place to live. In this way our little community .will soon die. Now, Britain is a farm­


primary schoolchildren (from four-and-a-half years old, remember) to travel for long periods before and after school and we had no intention of subjecting our daughter to such stress. As we think of ourse­


sidered living here, under any circumstances, had there not been a school within a mile or two. It is inhuman to expect


WE are very concerned about the possible closure of Tosside School. As newcomers to the parish, and caring parents of an eight-year-old, we would like to ■ put forward our opinion. We would not have con­


off blinkers


I ALMOST applaud Coun. Ellis’s most Malap- ropian essay in your issue'of two weeks ago. It was an exercise in misapplication, misconstruc­ tion and misconception, with a wealth of insinu­ ation and innuendo.' The essential ingre­


tee members, planners or even parish councillors who still have an open mind and did not see the recent BBC 2 programme “The way of the village,” in the series “In the coun­ try” should try to get a courtesy viewing if the BBC have a video tape. I fear that if they con­


tinue in their present ways many Ribble Valley villages will end up as ex­ pensive conservation set pieces beyond the means of all but Arab oil sheiks and the like, totally devoid of schools and other amenities. •Well done Coun. Mrs


Lilburn, and Tosside Parish Council. W. FLEMING, “Barnacre”, LongsightRoad, Langho.


New staff member!


rain to join the book browsers on Monday and showed no inclination to leave.


WHALLEY library assis­ tant Mrs Shirley Spence- ley has found herself play­ ing host to a most unusual client — a small black mongrel. He came in out of the


_ “I took him round the village hoping that he would pick up the scent for home, but he was ob­ viously lost,” said Mrs Spenceley. “He has no collar so I don’t even know his name.” The dog has white and


made at Whalley Library. Tel. Whalley 2446. ■


Seeing stars


READ and Whalley Lunc­ heon Club met at the S tarkie Arms Hotel, Clitheroe, and despite the weather there was an ex­ cellent attendance. Chairman, Mrs Sue


tan markings and is simi­ lar in size to a beagle. Any ■ inquiries can be


blame for schools such as Bashall Eaves, Pendleton, etc., having to close is the negative and restrictive attitude of planners who have fallen over back­ wards supporting the views of minority inter­ ests and parish councillors who wear such big blink­ ers that they can’t see the end of the spout of their own parish pump. Any planning commit­


the pleasure of serving on a planning committee with Mrs Lilburn. Almost alone she realises why vil­ lage schools, post offices, bus services, etc., are dis­ appearing, why villages are doomed to die if a reasonable amount of growth is not permitted. The major part of the


to more serious matters, I would like to commend Coun. Mrs Joyce Lilbum on her sincere and enligh­ tened campaign to put planning power back in the hands of elected rep­ resentatives. I regret not having had


of title “Early days,” as an attempt at a statement of fact. On balance how­ ever I do not think that anyone other than Coun. Ellis could construe more than 600 days to be any­ thing but late. Perhaps he would consider “Early years” as a helpful sug­ gestion of a more factual alternative. Turning from humour


dients of satire, humour, and fact were totally absent. Sheridan has no rival in Langho. I there­ fore reserve my applause. I construed His choice


Job well done


I WOULD like to thank the Scouts of Clitheroe Parish Church and their leader, Mr Tommy Bollan, in particular for putting


up Christmas decorations at the Pendle Club for the festive season.


job week”, as far as the members of Pendle Club are concerned it was the most important job of the year and gave great plea­ sure to all.


While it was not “bob a


the decorations down on Twelfth Night.


The Scouts also took


BRIAN W. HAIG, Acting Chairman, Old People’s Welfare Committee, Pendle Club,, Clitheroe.


was built,, 27 farms were closed. This, coupled with fewer men-, on larger farms, means the popula­ tion of the area, ■ and indeed all villages, is being reduced.


. Some ’ planning au­ thorities refuse develop­ ment because of what some faceless wonder "at 'County Hall says in a:.


:kill off the villages be-,' 'cause once a school' in a village closes, the heart of the community : is gone. This is not realised' by ; urbanor city dwellers. At Tosside we held, a


, the last few years, these ' planners are. helping to


document called: th e ' .mittee, only ter be ignored North East Lancashire by nine of its members. . Structure Plan. As a . ’-No doubt they were all result, country schools are having difficulty in main­ taining a-viable number. By their attitude over


that if the application had been made 50 yards to the east, in North Yorkshire,


parish meeting and found that the parishioners all supported this application.. This' information' was;,, passed on Tlanning Com-'-


too thrilled at being able to make water flow uphill. The crowing irony is


. mittee who vote according to the dictates of Big Brother and against the wishes of the local resi­ dents. No doubt they think we should bow to their superior. intelligence and wider knowledge of what is good for us.


I understand i t , would have had a good chance of being passed. , Well done, the council­ lors of the Planning Com-


of life


J. WINNARD, Chairman, P a r i s h C o u n c il of Bolton-by-BowIand, Sawley and Gisburn Forest.


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headache j


I WAS very surprised at the Ribble Valley Coun­ cil’s Planning Committee agreeing to allow up to


400 caravanners to spend an extra five days at Sawley at Easter.


to shop in Clitheroe, as has been suggested, where are they going to park? Perhaps the local representative of the Brit­ ish Caravanners’‘Club has told them to obtain “dis­ abled” stickers, so that double yellow lines do not mean a thing. Has the Auction Mart to rest while they are in town?


If the caravanners come


proposed transfer of lor­ ries from Chester Avenue to the old Albion Mill site, I would like to know just how long the land at Waterloo is going to be used for a temporary lorry park. One must re­ member that people live near Albion Mill, as well as Chester Avenue.


On the subject of the


made to enter Salthill Quarry from the indust­ rial bypass and barred from the town centre, the better.


The sooner lorries are


ANOTHER LOCAL.


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THE main aims of the NAS-UWT are to ■


Lancashire (Education) for 198i-82, showing a cut-back of £9m., will de­ cimate the education ser­ vice and if the proposals are implemented, no child, parent, teacher, nor any member of the Lanca­ shire public who has even the remotest connection with the education service will escape the devastat­


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the proposed cuts will affect the quality of life for all the inhabitants of the county, and it is our considered opinion that the severe . limitation on the use of premises for educational activities during out-of-school hours will restrict the oppor­ tunities for our children. Reductions in cleaning will mean, dirtier schools;


ing effects. There is no doubt that


Stole dresses from store


A CLITHEROE woman who stole two dresses from a Marks and Spencer store, asked a friend to take them back and claim a refund.


(29) was later seen by police and admitted two offences of shoplifting. .


But Maureen McIntosh


Court, McIntosh, of Lang- shaw Drive, pleaded guilty to two charges of theft.


At P re s to n Crown


fending, said that his client was sorry 'for com­ mitting the offences. She received a nine-month prison sentence, sus­ pended for two years.


Mr Roy Burgess, de­


defend the interests of its members and the service within which it operates.


revenue_ budget m reductions in capitation al-


lowances to schools will mean fewer books, mate­ rials and so on. There will be a sizeable drop in the provision of music within the county because of the proposed in c re a se d charges for tuition; and a reduction in the level of provision for the repair of furniture will worsen the present situation. Finally, may we point


out that county’s inten­ tions will result in drastic


redundancies (we expect that number to be 539) and that there will be fewer staff in schools. The quality of education and life in our schools will suffer. . J. D. PICKERING (President NAS/UWT). E. JONES (Secretary


Ribble Valley Associa­ tion).


Dazzled by lights


A MOTORIST. accused of driving without due care had been dazzled by the headlights of another veh­ icle, Mr Stephen Barker, defending, told Clitheroe magistrates.


Park Avenue, Clitheroe, was fined £40 and a furth­ er £20 for not stopping after an accident. He was ordered to pay £5 costs.


Colin Plant (25), of Peel The court was told that


he lost control of his car at a bend in Whalley Old Road, Billington, and hit a wall. The car was a write-off and a passing motorist gave him a lift home.


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Only one new lamp


WEST BRADFORD Parish Council has re­ duced its financial re­ quirement by £330 for 1981 to 1982. This will-result in only


Valley villagers, problems are arising with mainte­ nance contractors repair­ ing street lamps. One lamp mounted on a


one new street lamp being erected this year, but in view of the present economic depression and the expected rise in Borough and County rates, it was felt to be the right decision. As in most Ribble


asked the Ribble Valley Council to replace it, but no reply, has been re­ ceived and it was agreed to pursue the matter further.


wall bracket at Millstone Cottage was broken a few months ago and still has not been repaired. The Parish Council has


The Parish Council has


again received complaints about vehicles causing an obstruction and a nuisance on the roads. It was de­ cided to seek police advice. Council delegates for


, mittee are Coun. Mrs El- laline Aspin and Coun. John Brierley.


VACANT SEAT


NOMINATIONS are now being invited for the vacant seat on Clitheroe Town Council represent­ ing Edisford, Low Moor and Trinity ward. It was formerly held by


be o b ta in ed from Clitheroe Town Clerk Mr James Orrell or Ribble Valley Chief Executive Mr Michael Jackson and must be lodged by noon on February 11th. If there is more than


Mr Patrick Murphy, who emigrated with his family to Australia last month. Nomination forms can


the annual meeting of West Bradford Playing Fields Management Com-


one nomination, an elec­ tion will take place on March 5th.


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