Clitheroe 22321, (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) 10 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, May 18th, 1989 L e t te r s to th e E d ito r export achievement Andy Bradshaw looks at a thriving local firm


IT’S TIME to pop the corks and get out the streamers at Burnley’s foremost fre ight forwarding and export packing firm, Pendex International Ltd.


The company is over that last five years


celebrating its fifth has been instrumental birthday and company in the high level of ser- director Mr Stephen vice we pride our- Sadler says the sue- selves in,” he said.


cess of Pendex over that time has been due in no small part to the dedication of his staff.


'I feel that the . . . - 16th, 1984, under the , , c o .


growth of the company name of Pendle Export has been largely due Services, but in Jan- to the efforts of the uary 1985 the firm staff whose dedication became a limited com-


T h e c o m p a n y started trading on April


pany and changed its name to Pendle Inter­ national Limited. “ It has grown from


just myself at the start to now employing 14 people at three loca­ tions in the area," said Mr Sadler.


The firm's head


office is in Pendle House in Smallshaw Industrial Estate. From there Pendex handles its administration work and co-ordinates all activities.


Another base is the i o l o u r


bilprinting^ s e r v i c e


Unit B56, Northbridge Centre, Elm Street, Burnley


Tel. Burnley (0282) 412440


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We are pleased to be associated with PENDEX INTERNA TIONAL W»


firm's 10,500 sq. ft warehouse in Rossen- dale Road Industrial Estate which handles goods for shipment and export packing. Pendex also has a 21,000 sq. ft. ware­ house in Nelson’s Southfield Street.


“The Nelson ware­


house offers a full range of storage facili­ ties for both the short and long term,” said Mr Sadler.


Such efforts have


made Pendex one of the largest freight fo rw a rd in g /e xp o r t


packing companies in North-East Lancashire, and the firm is also one of the largest independent shipping companies in the. North-West.


MR SADLER with some of his staff. Sat on his left, is Miss Debra Stuttard and behind them, left to right, are Miss Donna Orr, Mrs Doris Baylis and Miss Joanne Wilkinson


“Our success has


been a chieved by offering the high level of service required to ensure successful exporting, together with a competitive pric­ ing policy,” said Mr Sadler.


“We now operate INT ERNATIONAL LTD


The local company with the international


network For all of your export or import requirements, contact—


I PENDEX INTERNATIONAL LTD,


Pendle. House, Phoenix Way, Smallshaw Industrial Estate, Burnley


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We are p le a s e d to b e a s so c ia te d with PENDEX INTERNATIONAL B e s t w ish e s for the future


services to every conti­ nent and to all parts of the world by sea, air and road w h ic h , to g e th e r with our export packing, distri­ bution and and docu­ mentation facilities, allows us to offer a comprehensive han­ dling service for any type of goods,” he added.


Mr Sadler intends to


visit both the United States and Nigeria to appoint agents work­ ing on th e f irm ’s b e h a l f . C lo s e r to home, plans are afoot to open a Pendex branch across the Yorkshire border in Leeds and ultimately create depots in other areas of the country.


So here’s to the next


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WITH regard to your article on page nine of last week’s paper, I feel compelled to write . b o u t s e v e r a l inaccuracies.


the small group of resi- night by vehicles is when TV . . . dents photographed were motor cycles revving then was


The article implies that


representing the majority of residents on Riverside. strongly deny this; in


haveheo f ' S S e have of being woken m ine


fact, the only people invited to the meeting, as far as I am aware, were the six in the photograph


engines have left the home of one of the complainants. Mr Boyd’s taxis have never woken me and as to short wave radio signals interfering with televi­ sions, again it is strange


and they certainly do not represent my views. As far as I can see, this


is a small group intent on Most p P making everyone else s life


„ a misery .


• f „„ p Most Deonle h av e re s id e n ts decide my friends cannot visit any


nroblem


r ^nnrh h^t th s wa7due to their cars make? u.e


____mninritv onrrinoa hnvp eft the home the whole oi tne estate « _______________ b suffered problems with


viewing. Most of my own close


RATHER than just reply to Mr Townson’s letter, I felt it my duty to call upon my friend to discuss fully his declared views.


Worst fears on poll tax are confirmed


[ upon


worst fears of the real purpose of the poll tax, which is to reduce the expectations of ordinary citizens in the provision of community services by local authorities. Let me give a few facts


The visit confirmed my £92.


each householder in Ribble COUN. RON PICKUP, Valley would select?


Replies to Mr Townson. Clitheroe. 9 Lingficld Avenue


in support of my view. Mr Townson’s home: Has a rateable value of


p.a. = 117% Mr Townson would have


1990/91 £524 p.a. Increased charge £283


no improvement in the present level of services.


points to me:


£ Rates payable 1989/90 £ thejr recent poor showing in Clitheroe. 241 p.a.P ro p o sed poll tax


usually inordinately long and tiresome, I will keep mine short. W i th o u t q u e s t io n ,


mg I As his le t te r s are


Mr Townson put two campaign was the impend ing introduction of the poll


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tics should play no part in the provision of local


government services. 2. He suggested I ask


1. He declared that poll- —


100 people in Clitheroe the following question: “Would they prefer the £68,000 saving from the refuse collection service used: a. to reduce the future


notwithstanding the excel­ lence of the Labour candi­ date, a major issue in the


rate charge, or b. to have the money


diverted to cleansing of streets in Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley. The reduction in Mr


Townson’s rate charge for 1989/90 by saving the £68,000 would be £1.17. He stated he preferred


that saving in his pocket, ra th e r than have the streets cleared of rubbish. He qualified his view by


tax. The young wage earners will shortly awake to what their parents already realise: that the “spare” £250 which might well go on a holiday ini Spain will, from April 1st, 1990, be appropriated by the local council. At least that is what my yellow leaflet tells me — and all for only £1.75m, plus Mr Ridley’s legal bill! I draw attention espe­


I SUPPOSE that the Conservatives’ leading oqo/oo guru will already have written to you, explain-


You don’t get owt for nowt


the private sector. The person who com­


p la in s m o s t a b o u t


next who decries the “dis­ gu s tin g s ta te of the s tre e ts” and demands additional street cleaning! Lancastrians above all know you don’t get owt for nowt in this world.


CHARTIST.


friends have diesel cars — does this protest mean that they must now push


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that my TV has never them to the end of the been bothered by this road when leaving my


house> or Wl11 Jhls.g?’ouP of


..hi the last more because of the noise As a parent myse.f, I


Riverside am, of course, concerned t fau]t an(j about safety to the chil- J . estate dren living around here.


However, I find that Mr Boyd, being the father of four children himself, is a most careful driver and in fact the only harassment our children face is from ano th er complainant threatening them with fines or confiscating their toys if they play too near homes. Planning permission


s h°™ themselves been involved


in businesses at their homes, such as catering or taking phone messages. Do these people then


have planning permission to do t)ie very thing of which they are accusing Mr Boyd, or is it one rule for them and another for the r e s t of us mere mortals? It is also a fact that Mr


rates/poll tax in one breath sorry for these six people is often the person in the jf they have nothing better


Boyd no longer advertises his business at his home address in the Yellow Pages, as anyone can see from the 1989 edition issued only last week. Finally, I feel very


to do than take photo­ graphs of a man who is only trying to earn a decent living for himself. I am not surprised Mr Boyd decides to “cock a snook" at these nosey parkers!


A CARING RESIDENT.


suggesting that every hou­ seholder should be respon­ sible for sweeping his or her patch of road, on pain of being fined for failure to complete th a t s t re e t


cleansing task. My answer to that situa­


change the law to permit a fine to be imposed. b. Someone in authority would have to inspect that


each s tre e t had °®e n \still have to spend if they for that purpose. How- Cotmcils I have actively ™Bnt hv thp householders want a “good” education, ever, there is now some


tion is: a. Politicians in Parlia­ ment would have to


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and c. Someone would have


to decide which house­ holder had failed to carry out the statutory street cleansing duty and then collect the fine.


his £1.17 in his pocket, but. how much of his money


Mr Townson would have


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would have been wasted checking that every hou­ seholder had performed his civic duty and would the streets now be clean? . I wonder which solution


week’s issue) wants local expenditure reduced, the easiest way is to reduce services. This is what the Government is doing with education. Parents will


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this by-law is that it requires the person wit­ nessing such an offence to give evidence in support of the council’s prosecutor in the magistrate’s court and for a number of reasons there is reluctance by wit­ nesses to appear in court


The main difficulty with r, , — A but the spending will go to evidence to suggest that DEPLORABLE


THROUGH your columns may I please express my feelings concerning the person responsible for the


uprooting of wild primrose plants from Brungerley Park. This is not the work of youngsters!! I find it deplorable when there is so much publicity


MRS G. M. ROBINSON, Member of Clitheroe Naturalists.


Full marks for vicar’s fair presentation


I WRITE to draw your attention to an inaccurate statement in your report vis-a-vis the reordering of Whallcy Parish Church. Your reference to “the vicar’s plans


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THE first member'of Trinity Guides to receive the Baden Powell badge and certificate — the highest award in Guiding— is Emma Halfpenney. A pupil at Ribblesdale School, Emma was pre­


sented with' her award by the District Commis­ sioner for Clithcroe, Mrs Frances Nelson, during a special ceremony on Monday.- A Guide for five years, Emma, of The Toll House


Cafe, Parson Lane, Clitheroe, joined Trinity Guides from a company in Rossendale. ' She is a young leader and has passed many


G Emma is pictured with members of Trinity uides and Mrs Nelson.


badges to gain this award, including first aid, fire fighter, friend to the deaf, rambler and Europe badge, and she particularly enjoys camping. ;


F. W. MORGAN I (


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Ashburton Road East, Trafford Park, ( Manchester. M171BN. Tel: 061-872 8471


gratulate the Rev. Michael Ackroyd for his even-handed presentation of the pros and cons. It took great courage to broach reor­


was incorrect, because in truth he was merely advocating proposals which were postulated by some members of the worshipping congregation. The word “vicar” should have been omitted from your account of the


dering, which understandably is a sen­ sitive subject, particularly when dia­ metric views are held by members of the worshipping congregation and those listed on the electoral roll.


proceedings. May I take this opportunity to con­


DAVID BORLAND, Kinoulton, Whalley Road, Barrow.


about respecting the environment. Not only is this a criminal offence, but the regular users of the park are to be denied the pleasure of the flowers next spring. i


he Association of District ■ ’-


cially to the future position of the young because they are, by and large, the group who ignore, even' d er id e p o lit ic s . The Government’s idea is that your bill will show you clearly what your council charges. The council will become more responsive to the wishes of the elec­ torate. A splendid idea, but one that will only really work if more peo­ ple,especially the young, vote and raise our turnout from a good 47% to an excellent 80% or 90% in Clitheroeelections. I f R. Townson (last


ter in last week’s “Advertiser ancT Times” con­ cerning the need for dog control measures and am delighted to have found an ally through your columns for the kind of action I have been advocating for some time. I would confirm that the residents (including many


Answer lies in dog I warden full time


Ribble Valley Borough Council (in common with most other district coun­ cils) has adopted a by-law which makes it an offence for any person who, while having control of a dog, allows it to foul a footway or grass verge. At present the maximum penalty is £50.


AM pleased to respond to “Hygienist’s” let­


Driver at hospital


A FORMER Nelson man who had made his home in Clitheroe died suddenly on Friday, aged 66. Mr Harry Greenwood,


of Union Street, Low Moor, spent his early years in the Nelson area and on leaving school served an apprenticeship as a textile joiner. He spent some time


Clitheroe 22321, (Editorial


may be needed to run a business from home. I no-


working at Rolls-Royce in Bamoldswiek, then joined Neotechnic in Clitheroe and had a short spell as an in te r n a l d r iv e r at Calderstones. Mr Greenwood was a


member of Low Moor Club. He leaves a wife and


son.


place on Wednesday at Accrington and was fol­ lowed by cremation.


The funeral service took


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by-law and the rounding- up of s t r a y s would undoubtedly be made more effective by the employment of a full-time dog warden and I would agree that the introduction of a totally self-financing dog registration scheme would help pay fo'r a national dog warden pro­ gramme, more clean-up schemes and more educa­ tion for dog owners. During my membership


responsible dog owners) have had enough and are prepared to support prose­ cutions by the council. The enforcement of the


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tion of a dog registration scheme to replace the recently abolished and dis­ credited dog licence and am pleased to say that both the Ribble Valley Borough and Clitheroe Town Councils have fully supported this proposal.


C O U N . E R I C BRACEWELL, Primrose Street, Clitheroe.


Good idea to beat litter


I SUGGEST every citizen of Clitheroe becomes a lit­ ter warden. For example: The grass has just been


cut behind the railway sta­ tion. It is a very useful pathway between Bawd- lands and the town centre. So everybody who uses that pathway takes their litter home. For example: There is a splendid place


for boys to fish opposite Waddow Hall. So, fisher- boys, take your pop cans and crisp bags home.


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