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Clilheroe Advertiser & Times, May 16th, 1991 3


BIGGER and better than ever__and the best is yet to come!


Clitheroe’s third Country Show at Ribbiesdale Agricultural Centre. The show was revived


That was the verdict on Show now established event


with the transfer of the auction mart to the edge of town and is now an increasingly important


feature in the Kibble Valley calendar. Show secretary Mr Jeremy McGrath said:


“We are here to stay and will go on getting better every year. “We had 79 trade


stands, which is up on last year, and new events such as the cattle judging proved popular with visitors and locals alike.”


carriage driving, terrier racing, laser clay pigeon shooting and marty more family events.


Attractions included


pony classes, which attracted 60 entries, double the number of last year. All five trophies were won by competitors from outside the Kibble Valley.


There were Shetland


the bull” contest created a good deal of interest —


A “guess the weight of


and, for the record, the fine specimen of an animal weighed in at 925 kilos.


sheep shearing experts Mrs Mary Horner and Mr


Our photographs show


Richard Schofield at work; while, on the Kibble Valley Enterprise Agency stand, director Mrs Aileen Evans and Clithcroe ICI works manager Mr Martin Hill receive a few tips from dog breeder Mrs Pauline Brown, who is one of the agency’s success stories.


H e l i i s a y e G U ^ v p r ;


local badgers ,


UNFORTUNATELY the Ribble Valley is still losing some of its local population of badgers.


sons. The first is that many are road casualties and I would ask motorists who are driving along country roads to take care, drive more slowly on unlit roads and try to reduce the unnecessary slaughter of much of the wildlife in our area. Anyone cycling in the


There are two main rea­


away to be pit-baited at a later date, i.e. be torn apart by a number of dogs for “entertainment.” Last week, in the House


Ribble Valley is only too aware of the number of animals, including bad­ gers, which are killed on a daily basis. The second reason is


b ad g e r d ig g e rs and baiters. Many of our setts are “visited” by people who do not live in the Rib­ ble Valley, although we do


of Commons, MP Roy Hughes presented his Bill to protect badger setts. This is a very important Bill because it will make it illegal to dig badger setts under any circumstances. At present, many diggers claim that they are send­ ing dogs down badger setts after foxes which have taken refuge and many prosecutions have failed under this technical point. If the Bill is successful,


have our share of local “enthusiasts,” who will not leave these animals to lead their normal life. Their “sport” consists of


Photos by


John Barry


Views o f majority should be given


AS one of the parent governors of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, I feel I must write to crit­ icise what I consider to be biased and sensationalised reporting in your newspa­ per of the events leading up to, and the granting of, grant maintained status.


sending tender dogs down setts to flush out the bad­ gers and their young. The adult badgers are often killed on the spot attempt­ ing to defend their young and the cubs are taken


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then all sett-digging will be illegal and anyone attempting to destroy a badger sett, for whatever reason, will be assumed to be only after the badgers themselves and is likely to be severely fined. Many local farmers in


2nd you state “The opt-out request was again at the centre of a storm th is . week.” On reading the report it becomes clear, however, that the “storm” you have chosen to invent is simply the pronounce­ ment of one individual member of a governing body of 19. This reporting of Mr


In your report on May


the Ribble Valley have been approached about the effect of badgers on their land. The majority wel­ come these animals, which do no damage, and see them as simply part of our natural environment. In addition, support has been sought from our newly-


*. under a headline “Fury over school’s closed meet­ ing.” Again, the “fury” you reported at that time was, on closer reading, simply the “fury” of the one governor in question, who is a Labour Council- nominated representative on the school’s governing body. Parents of the school’s


Barrie Parker’s individual remarks is similar to that in your edition of October 12th, which appeared


elected MP, Mr Michael


Carr. t The purpose of this let­


of the situation in the Rib­ ble Valley and hope that you will support the pro­ tection of badgers in our region.


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governors decided to bal­ lot parents on the issue and, in turn, the parents balloted in favour of apply­ ing for grant maintained status. It does, therefore, sad­


storm.” Finally, I take great


den me that your newspa­ per should seek to give such prominence to what appears to be the minority view of one person. The school has five parent governors among its body and on no occasion, to the best of my knowledge, prior to the two reports I refer to, has your newspa­ per approached any of us


exception to Mr Barrie Parker’s reported com­ ments in your last report in which he states, regard­ ing the new head teacher: “I don’t feel he has a great deal of affinity with the set-up here.” With respect to Mr Bar­


announced in December, made it his way to attend the school regularly prior to his official commence­ ment as from April 1st and I am certain that over those four months he has developed a great and car­ ing affinity for the school and the area it servesand its needs for the future.


try and give great promi­ nence to this minority opinion, without actively seeking the views of the majority. I t does seem, with respect, that if Mr Barrie


for our views on behalf of. school. The new head the parents. You appear to teacher has, since his a p p o i n tm e n t w a s


rie Parker, I do not think anything could be further from the truth. As I have said earlier, he did not attend the last governors’ meeting and accordingly is not aware first-hand of what is happening at the


“Clitheroe Advertiser and Times” — I am sure it must be a criterion of good journalism, before sensa­ tionalising the views of a minority, to obtain and give equal prominence to the views of the vast majority.


In conclusion, to the


R O G E R M . WILKINSON, 15 Croasdale Drive, Clithcroe.


pupils, and readers, may recall that last autumn, after the governors had decided by a very large majority to ballot parents on the grant maintained issue, they then held two meetings on the matter: the first an open meeting to which all parents, governors and interested parties were invited; and the second to which all parents were invited. Mr Ba r r ie P a rk e r ,


he has formed part, then he “runs to the newspa­ per” like a chastised child — and you, in turn, misin­ terpret his virtually sole governor’s viewpoint as “a


Parker cannot influence story with an approach to CRGS for a comment, but democratically the deci- were unable to obtain one for almost two days — and sion-making body of which then only the briefest of press statements For the record, before the arrival of Mr Wilkinson s letter, we were in the process of arranging an appointment mth the new head teacher in order to feature the positive


• WE are more than pleased to allow Mr Wilkinson space to air his views — a right we extend to all read­ ers. On the question of bias, we tried to balance the


aspects of grant maintained status. Need for electoral reform


LIBERAL DEMOCRATS would be the first to admit that the borough election results produced some distortions. That there are now no Conservative councillors in Clitheroe is clearly unrepresentative.


according to your reports, objected at the time to the second meeting for par­ en ts which, in your columns, he interpreted as a “closed” meeting; how­ ever, he attended the first of the meetings, which was attended by approxi­ mately 300 people, and left the meeting long before its conclusion. I t seems strange that, having been given the opportunity to attend an open meeting on the subject, he walked out halfway through — and presumably does not know to this day, other than secondhand, the final


mood and feelings of it. Since the Education


not in any way seeking to ^criticise his views, even Though they would seem to be very much in the minority compared with those of both the gov­ erning body and the par­ ents of the school. In governors’ meetings


Secretary confirmed, some two weeks ago, the school’s grant maintained status as from September 1st, 1991, there has been one meeting of the board of governors, which Mr Barrie Parker did not attend. I would stress that I am


working councillors are d ep o s ed and th e i r experience lost. But mat­ ters need to be put into perspective and the situa­ tion before May 2nd, with the Conservatives holding 33 out of 39 seats, was, of c o u r s e , e v e n le s s representative.


cewell maintains that insufficient regard was paid to real achievements and dedicated service. How does he know? Per­ haps he came as close as he did only because of his record of service; without it he might have been beaten out of sight. As a senior Conserva­


In his letter, Eric Bra- I t is sad when hard should not pin the respon-


it.” The present first-past-


sibility on the electorate or tell them they will “live to regret the day they did


the-post (X) voting system is an extremely blunt instrument;


tional and preferentia


produce balanced results by accident. A propor- ential (1


it can only


„ „ . , fair


2, 3 etc) system produces fmr and halanced results


, by design. balanc


their experience, Messrs Parker and Bracewell will now join the Liberal Democrats in campaigning for electoral reform. GRAHAM SOWTER, 10 Whallcy Old Road, Langho.


Case of sour grapes .


THE mixture of shock, sadness and downright sour grapes expressed by some of the deposed councillors and would-be councillors, through the columns of your newspaper, suggests that there was a large element of surprise in the results or, worse, that the people of the Ribble Valley were suffering some form of temporary


insanity while voting. People simply felt, for whatever reason, that^a


tive, he must take a full share of responsibility for


such matters as excessive council secrecy. The voters had to weigh up his individual record of ser­ vice against these wider issues. Who is to say they were wrong? There is no doubt a sit­


breath of fresh air was needed on the borough council. To condemn these new councillors (not all Liberal Democrats) before they have even had a chance to


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leading up to the decision whether or not to ballot parents on the issue, he made his views known effectively and strongly; but it has to be repeated that the vast majority of


ting councillor has big advantages over a chal­ lenger. It is hard to build a reputation for dedication when you are out of office for four years, so one shouldn’t claim too much credit for something which almost by definition is denied to your opponent. The new councillors will probably be every bit as dedicated as their prede­ cessors. Only time will


Judging by the number of votes I personally received in the by-election, I must have upset some people dur- mg the campaign. If so, I apologise, but .he: lossof ^


. le Dy-eiecuon i st nave eu many of these borough councillors was as a direct


result of that by-election. Surely now the local Conservative hierarchy must


eral Election with the present candidate. A man with Eric Bracewell’s record of service, commitment and experience and his ability to appeal to people from all sides of the political divide would make him a pnme candidate for MP and a man many people could whole­


tell. The real reason for the


time, let us all, elected or unelected do our little bit to help make our town and the Ribble Valley a clean, healthy and pleasant place to live.


DAVID A. BRASS, Castle Street, Clitheroe.


councillors have been removed from office, but the dis­ content felt by the populace with regard to council secrecy, the Gibbon Bridge junket, the loan scandal and the Auction Mart “consultation” fiasco, to name but a few, had to surface somewhere.


Perhaps, in the light of , In a spin


FARMER Ken Barton has Ken (51) of Lower Har- — *


ter, following a quiz at wife,Marjorie. This will be Clitheroe Country Show at his first (light in either the weekend.


S S E W E , plane or helicopter.


Breath of fresh air is needed


MY sympathies go out to Bruce Dowles in his “redundancy.”


October last year, albeit “voluntary redundancy,” despite being then and now the only qualified member of staff of the Tourist Information Centre holding my City and Guilds in Tourist Information Centre Com­ petence, with passes of both credit and distinction in two sections.


I took “redundancy” from Ribble Valley Council in


my health, verbal promises had been made which were not acted upon and the whole situation was made untenable, so when “voluntary redundancy" was offered I could do no more than accept.


There was a series of circumstances which affected


desk and leave — at least he was lucky, in that my desk was cleared for me while I was on sick leave prior to my redundancy and the contents disposed of. Despite numerous requests to my superior officer, they could not be found and were presumed to hav been “thrown out by accident!”


I note also that Bruce was asked to clear out his


Fortunately my framed certificate of Tourist Infor­ mation Competence, with which I had been formally


was found, having been removed from the wall of the Tourist Information Centre and placed behind the


waste paper bin! It seems a pity that I was deprived of being councillor by 28 votes in the recent local elections or I could have had my say officially about the tactics


now sit on the council, I say: Give Michael Carr the breath of fresh air that he wants and needs, end the unfair treatment of some staff and try to raise the morale of those left — God knows they need it!


PAULINE BROWN, Chapel House, Tosside.


Sorry to lose such a good councillor


I WAS very surprised to hear some of the recent local election results.


. It is an unfortunate fact ^


t potential councillors haye ‘tQ a,iRn themselves


to a political party — this is what the majority of electors in Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley have obviously looked for when voting out a number of very good, hard-working councillors (both Labour and Conservative) who have served this area extremely well, regardless of t h e i r p o l i t i c a l persuasion. Among these, I would like to make a mention of


the loss of Eric Bracewell, from our ward, who must


be considered among the hardest-working of coun­ cillors, if not the most energetic when it comes to considering the good of the area. Hardly a week passes that there is not a mention of yet something else that Mr Bracewell is working on. It is a pity that the elec­


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realise it cannot hope to win back this seat at the Gen- se“ the interest of the local


the locrt him go.


heartedly support. Anyway, enough of elections for now. In the mean­


drama on May 2nd was, of course, the electoral sys­ tem. Defeated councillors


FRANCES GRIFFITHS, 11 Claremont Avenue, Clitheroe.


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


Seeks new members


THE Clitheroe branch of the National Women’s Register is seeking new members to join in its fortnightly discussion evenings, held in mem­ bers’ homes.


and ploys of the council. So finally, to my Liberal Democrat colleagues who


included the Victorian era, with an accompaniment of. Victorian food, and forth­ coming ones include video evening and an American Independence evening, with accompany­ ing food samples.


Recent topics have


said: “We are looking for members of any age or background and they would be assured of a very warm welcome.” Anyone interested can contact June (Clitheroe 29514).


Member June Jeffries Wrong name


IN our parish election round-up last week, we inadvertently referred to Mr Ronald Vincent Smith, of Ribbiesdale View Chatburn, as Rodney. We apologise for the error.


One of farming’s characters retires from the mart


IT was the end of an era at Gisbum Auction Mart this week, with the retirement from the company of Mr Wilf Bargh.


Lane, Bashall Eaves, was chairman for nearly two decades and a director for 39 years. When elected to the


Mr Bargh, of Twitter


board in 1952, the value of stock through the market was £130,000 annually. Over the years, he has


seen the company flourish in all aspects of the live­ stock trade until, in 1990, the value of stock through the market was more than £23m. Now aged 80 and a


widower, Mr Bargh lives near Backridge Farm, to which he came with his


family in 1926. He took over the business in 1947 from his father and farmed until 1974 when he sold it, having no son to succeed him. But he still retains a


-- FROM PAGE ONE Stolen kiss at wedding


the bride) — it was still very much a family affair. Jennifer (26) was marry­


lively interest in farming and will continue to follow the auction mart. He says that agriculture


has been his life and he would do the same if start­ ing out again, but he despairs at the bureau­ cracy which he claims is killing farming today. The new mart chairman,


ing Robert Sawford, the 31-year-old sergeant in the Australian Army whom she met when on a work­ ing holiday in Australia. The bride, who was


Mr Tom Shuttleworth, of Rylstone, near Skipton, thanked Mr Bargh for his years of hard work and presented him with a sil­ ver-framed photograph of the present board of directors. Auctioneer Mr Richard


Turner recalled that Mr Bargh was one of the hist survivors of the old board of directors. His faithful service over the years would be greatly missed Mr Turner added.


given away by her father, wore a full-length gown of magnolia wild silk by Lon­ don fashion designer Louise Callaghan — which is to be fe a tu red in “Brides" magazine. It had a train and long, slashed sleeves and was decorated with pearl embroidery. She also wore a full-


length veil and carried a ] bouquet of roses, lily-of- j the-valley, freesia and ivy. ; Chief bridesmaid was '


length pink dresses, which I had long sleeves and were ] decorated with pink roses, i They carried bouquets of j pinks, lilies and rosemary, i Best man was Geoffrey [ i


All three wore full- , j Oburg.


Jennifer’s brothers — twin [ A l is ta i r , James and , Matthew. Alistair and.* James also gave readings' at the service. The ushers were all


The groomsmen were i i


East Lancashire people: Duncan and James Stuart-v Mills, Johnny Stuttard,*, Jonty Gray and Bonzo; Hillyard-Miller.


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with James’s wedding,-; too, in that both cere moil-; ies had the same organist, Philip Meaden. There was; a choir from Alleyn’s; School, Dulwich, a chain- • her orchestra anil two; trumpeters. One of the-; highlights of the service: was “Panis Angelicus,” : sung by the bride’s 19- ■ year-old sister, Victoria,’ who is studying music and. drama. The ceremony was con­


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ducted by Canon Paul Bates, of Westminster


couple left for a fortnight’s i honeymoon in Thailand. Their new home will be in Sydney, Australia.


Abbey. After the wedding, the;


Melanie Worthington. ] Also bridesmaids were i Alison Muirhead and the j bride’s sister-in-law, Katie i Hillyard-Miller.


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