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IS Mr Chris Wood, presi­ dent of Clitheroc and Dis­ trict Chamber of Trade, expressing the majority view of his members in the article on page U in your paper last week? I do not believe it to be


expressed to me by local shopkeepers.


so, having had personal iHcws to the contrary


should be surprised at such a high


I am amazed that he


*;no” votes to the Cham­ ber’s OWN informal cus­ tomer “opinion poll,” when the reason for this exer­ cise was because it already knew the outcome would be so — and he now insults the customers by stating that these statis­ tics cannot be given credence. On which side of the


Boundary stone


has been dug up


1 NOTICED, on a walk around Clithoroe recently, that the old Clitheroe boundary stone (marked B.C.) in Shawbridge had been dug up.


" This stone, which pro- •bably marked the end of the perambulation walked by town officials every


N o t t h e m a j o r i t y v i e w ! f l f e t t e i r s ® ^


knowledge of the actual proposals.” Precisely! Anyone attending Kib­


re of meeting, when there was nothing new to add to the initial public display ear­ lier in the year — except for a smaller sculptured bull! All councillors present


ble Valley Borough Coun­ cil’s full council meetings and Planning and Devel­ opment Committee meet­ ings will be aware that we were only put in the pic­ ture at the December 13th


hall (no bigger than the council chamber) and 50 moveable market stalls. Also included was the


re-siting of the phsyioth- erapy centre and public


toilets. Car parking would be .provided for 150 vehi­ cles (85 under cover), but the proposed 1G residential units would require some of these spaces to be allo­ cated to them, as would the physiotherapy centre. Nine hundred thousand


fence is Mr Wood sitting? He believes that it is a


voted that the following went through for planning approval: 19 fixed shop units, five kiosks, two res­ taurants, eight buildings designated for office or fu r th e r re ta il devel­ opment, a tourist informa*


vote “driven by lack of tion centre, an assembly


be filled — but through attractive inducements and at the expense of the centre of town. In his Christmas mes­


Clitlieroc Advertiser & Times, January 3rd, 1991


sage to members, Mr Wood said he was “looking forward to a rosy future.” I hope he includes all of his members in his wish.


from expressing my views on this redevelopment of


I have nothing to gain


people into 100 car parking spaces doesn’t seem to go, Mr Allison? Revision of this plan will not be enter­ tained, as this would require a further planning a p p l i c a t io n to be submitted. After attending this


Rose garden link with


Parliament


IN view of the elevation of Mr David Wad- dington, Conservative Member of Parliament for Ribble Valley, to the House of Lords lead­ ership, I reminisced of the good work done by. Mr Waddington and of even earlier members for the then Clitheroe Division, such as Capt.


Sir William Brass.


Shrove Tuesday, has pro- remember that it was he bnbly been in situ for 300 who presented to the town years and is one of very one of the turrets from the few relics of old Clitheroe Houses of Parliament, still remaining.


the builder will replace the stone, which, as far as I know, was on land owned by the old Clitheroe Cor­ poration and presumably now belongs to the Kibble Valley Borough Council.


It is to be hoped that


CYRIL AINSWORTH, 25 Kuccleuch Avenue, Clitheroc.


How many of your read­ ers and correspondents


which was incorporated in


the rose garden “up the castle,” where, under head particular party bringing mg service province, ny gardener Mr Tom Green- the voters to place their U e County Coiln-il. u^up


and other local schools. As schoolchildren, we were allowed the day off on vot­ ing day and would gather round the school gates,' cheering the taxis and cars, festooned in the coloured favours of their


wood, my father — Mr George Carter — created the steps and crazy paving in the surrounding area.


for many years and so much excitement was gen- erated at the voting booths, usually situated in the National, St James’s


Capt. Brass was our MP


Big: thank you for all your support


: many people in the Kibble Valley who have sup- •\ ported the appeal during the past months, giving


THE organisers of the Kibble Valley Appeal for .Romanian Emergency would like to thank the


‘ aid, money and time. Last month we were able to send a cheque for


a £1,000 to Mcncap to buy a hot water system on our !• behalf for the orphanage at Cluj-Nnpoca and il a should now be installed in time for the worst of the winter. Very many thanks,


a Wc have several hundred pounds left and this '• will accrue interest in the Halifax Building Society -'(account D/1779G75-7) until the next lorries can go ;■ in March. We think it will be nice Tor the Kibble a Valley to “adopt” the Cluj-Napoca Orphanage and a to give it all the help we can. We know that Men- "'cap will ensure that the aid and money is well


r Secretary, a MRS MARGARET THOMPSON


;:MRS SIIEILA BERRY,


'■ Treasurer, ■; Kibble Valley Appeal for Romanian Emergency.


“hustings”, loudspeakers or hoarse voices — chal­ lenges from dissidents — elbow pushing and even fisticuffs were all part of the enjoyment. For us children, enjoyment it was. Simple pleasures: no television ramming polities down our throats morning, noon and night.


l-important X. In 192G and later — the


School we sat on the wall, dressed in our Sunday best — kid shoes, best dress, satin sash — with our cousin in his best suit and told not to climb in his new shoes. A penny to spend and we were all set for the day’s entertain­ ment, not realising, at ages six and eight respec­ tively, that this was seri­ ous business and that if the dreaded Labour man “got in” our lives might be changed for ever.


Down at St James’s


a spent there. j Again, on behalf of the orphans and people of •I Romania, may we extend our thanks to you all.


R em in isc en c e s — pre-eleetricity, almost pre­ radio (remember the cat’s whiskers?) — but they were all enjoyable days.


MRS GWYNNETH STONE (aged 69), IS Plus Foryd, Kinmcl Bay, Rhyl, Clwyd.


the auction mart site, borne only by a great con­ cern, like the majority of Ribble Valley residents, for the character retention of our market town, hav­ ing lived in this area for more years than the majority of councillors and officers — and I would find no personal satisfac­ tion from ever being proved right.


meeting there is little doubt that these shops will


JOAN PARKINSON, [tcechthorpe Avenue,


Waddington.


U n t i d y . . n o t O U R s tre e t !


MY attention has just been drawn to the recent letter by Mr M. C. Jones under the heading “Dirty old town,” in which he refers to the littered state of Edisford Road and Primrose Street.


on Edisford Road, but have been approached by a number of residents of Primrose Street express ing their anger and disgust at the inaccurate remarks with regard to that street One must therefore ques­ tion the motive behind such remarks.


I am unable to comment


The basic street cleans ing service provided by


plemcnled by the resi dents themselves. They regularly remove any casual litter from til immediate vicinity of their premises, thus contribut­ ing to Primrose Street being one of the cleaner streets in Clitheroe.


pie set by my neighbours which contributes signifi cantly to my continuing campaign for a brighte and cleaner Clitheroe.


I am proud of the exam C O U N .


BKACEWELL, Primrose Street, Clitheroe.


E R I C


Doing a wonderful


job I WOULD like to thank the home help ladies — and they are ladies — for what they do. They are not just helpers and shop­ pers, but friends, and I am sure there are many mor like me who couldn't man­ age without them. Thank you, ladies.


workers deserve thanks, They do a wonderful job every way and when I think of how they go out all weathers, well, it1 almost unbelievable. We old ones have a lot to be thankful for!


Also, the Social Services J. W.


F A S H I O N S F O R A L A D Y


Tories’ role in extra cash for schools


schools and colleges. A press statement by


the local Conservatives says that County Coun. Mrs Gill Lea (Ribble Val­ ley North East) went to London with two other Tory members of the Edu­ cation Committee and met Tory MPs to ask for their support for money. "They have been suc­


cessful in persuading the Education Minister that Lancashire has urgent need for spending on schools,” it is claimed. Last week, Mr Clarke


Education Secretary Kenneth Clarke to increase the capital allocation for Lancashire


^ RIBBLE VALLEY county councillor is •eported to have had a hand in persuading


arguing Lancashire's case the allocation would undoubtedly have been less. But County Coun. Ron


ENJOYING a very suc­ cessful coffee morning at the Clitheroe Mayor’s Par­ lour on the Saturday before Christmas were these members of Clith­ eroe Rotary Club, pic­ tured with the Mayor and Mayoress of Clitheroe, Coun. and Mrs Pat Shep­ herd. At the front, wear­ ing his chain of office, is club president Mr Howard Spensloy. The ‘event was more


Treatment works


to close


SABDEN’S sewage is to he piped to a treatment works in Altham, resulting a decrease in raw efflu­


ent flowing into the village brook.


Pickup (C l i th e ro e ) , F in an ce Commi11ec deputy chairman, says that the same allocation would have probably been forthcoming had not the Conservative trio visited London. Education chairman


announced an allocation for 1991-2 of £22.8m, which is the second high­ est nationally and amounts to G1 % of the county’s “bid.” The allocation shows an


increase of about £4.5m on last year and is the highest proportion of a “bid” ever submitted by the county. Now Ribble Valley schools are waiting to hear


if any extra money for school building projects be coming their way.


Details, says the county, have still to be worked out. The Tories say that without the efforts of the three county councillors


Tribute to ‘friend’ of club


A TRIBUTE to Mr John Ronald Todd, a long­ standing member of Itibb- lesdale Camera Club, who died shortly before Christ­ mas, was puicl at the recent meeting. Members said be had


been a very good friend and would be sadly missed


by the club. Entries for the third


monthly open competition were judged by Mr Alf Hoole, of Accrington. Winners were: Prints — S. Auster, P. Anforth, P. MacNeal, R. Greenwood. Slides — T. Marklew, Dr A. Carter, J. West. The next meeting will


successful than ever, rais­ ing £31)0 for the Mayor’s charity. Visitors received coffee and mince pies and there was a cake stall, as well as a bring-and-buy and raffle. Next on the Rotary


Club’s calendar is its Burns Night, on January 11th.


County Coun. Mrs Josie Farrington said: “We are pleased that we have man aged to secure a larger share of the national allo­ cation and hope to be able to make progress on the large backlog of projects that have built up in recent years. “It is always difficult to


decide which projects to leave out when all the bid was made up of urgently needed, top p riority projects.”


No change for subsidies


GOV ERNME NT changes to housing subsidies will


not affect council houses in the Ribble Valley, accord­ ing to a post-Christmas s ta tem e n t from the D e p a r tm e n t of th e Environment. The changes aim to


comprises a transfer pipe­ line, approximately 3.1 miles in length, running from Sabden to Altham. It will mean that no effluent flows into the brook other than in storm conditions. The treatment works in Sabden will be abandoned.


The new scheme mainly


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Valley Council’s chief technical officer, told members of the Public Works and Health Com­ mittee that Sabden’s cur­ rent sewerage works were built in 1908. He said that No) th West Water felt it would be better to trans­ fer the waste to Altham, rather than upgrade the local site at considerable cost.


Mr Jon Dunn, Ribble


make more subsidies available in those areas which need them most, said a spokesman. But Ribble Valley’s allocation will remain the same.


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