Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 21st, 1991 11 Clitheroe 22321, (Editor ial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) ■ I t9*1 H e R S 2 i M ' l t O ^ i l l G i G C i B l O l e


T o r i e s ’ c a n d i d a t e w a s c h o s e n o n h i s m e r i t s


I KN OW that sooner or later the by-election must be laid to rest, but I hope that you will allow me the opportunity to clarify a matter which seems to have caused some confusion. I t w a s n e v e r selected by LO C A L the constituency as


stressed sufficiently people. Conservative many people seem


d ur ing the election C e n t ra l O f f ic e did believe, that Nigel Evans was NOT impose him upon On the c o n t ra ry ,


A c o u p l e I w o n ’t


— f o r g e t —


EARLY in 1941, at the' age of seven and just after the Manchester Blitz, which in one night killed over 600 people, I was one of the evacuees sent to Clitheroe. The couple who took me


in and cared for me were Mr and Mrs Aldersley, of 13 Buccleuch Avenue, off Castle View, near the rail­ way station. This loving couple, who


Didn’t you do well, Ribble Valley!


DEAR “Clitheroe Kids" — not surprised to learn that at least one celebrity has fallen in love with your fine region (so Tory toff Waddington has done some


e°The^scenery is beautiful, straight out of “The Box


of Deliehts” — and what a super market. Down here, you often have to put up with mud


nr soot-caked “veg,” which really are a disgrace! Talk about the north/south divide, there certainly


seems to be one re “quality. Well done, Ribble Valley region! And best of luck . , , f


to your fine candidate, now MP, Mr Michael Cai i . Didn’t you do well!


I shall never forget, gave me love and kind attention for most of that year, but Mrs Aldersley became ill and I had to return to Manchester. Mr Aldersley was a


R. TERENCE CASEY, 1 Woodside Park, South Norwood, London SE25 5DN.


schoolmaster at Chatburn and I remember Neil Jones, of 15 Buccleuch Avenue, as well as Ian Wrigley, who were great friends at that time. Neil Jones became a teacher, in fact, at a school in Clayton-le-Moors. I come back to Clitheroe


N o e x c l u s i v e r i g h t t o s o l v e p r o b l e m s


COUN. CHRIS HOLTOM is wrong to imply that local political issues have been or should be the exclusive province of either Conservative or Labour


councillors.


now and again and I last saw Mrs Aldersley in 1965, but her husband had died a few years earlier, a sad loss. I should imagine that Mrs Aldersley is also dead by this time and I should like to call and pay respects, if I knew where their graves were. Also, I wonder if there is any way at all for me to obtain a list of names of the other evac­ uees or photographs of us at the station? Well, the years have


passed and I would like to thank the warm, kind peo­ ple of your town for the love and care they lavished on the evacuees at that time, especially the little boy who had never even seen a real cow!


J. A. KNIGHT, 227 Platt Lane, Fallowficld, Manchester, M14 7HH.


T h a n k y o u g e s t u r e t o o u r F o r c e s


NOW that the British Gulf Forces are returning home, there must be many who are thankful and will greet their loved ones with a great sense of relief. Many people will, I am


sure, wish to acknowledge their gratitude in a practi­ cal way and at the same time help our servicemen and women and their


families. The Soldiers’, Sailors’


and Airmen’s Families. Association (SSAFA) has been able to help and advise many families who have had relatives in the Gulf during the past few months and has, for well over 100 years, been the liaison between the servi­ cemen or women and the


family. SSAFA’s work con­


tinues to grow. During 1990, SSAFA volunteers in Lancashire made over 2,200 visits to the families of service and ex-service men and women to offer a


helping hand. In addition, the organi­


sation was able to obtain over £75,000 in grants from the various service charities throughout the country to assist with the financial problems of those in need in Lancashire and this figure is likely to be exceeded during this year. Should anybody want to


make a “thank you” dona­ tion to aid the safe return of our Forces from the Gulf, they should write to the Hon. Treasurer, SSAFA Lancashire, c/o Fulwood Barracks, Pres­ ton, Lancashire, PR2 4AA. All cheques should be made payable to SSAFA Lancashire.


M R S M ... J . MASTERTON, Hon. Secretary, SSAFA Lancashire.


A number of local issues were raised during the . , , . ,,


recent by-election, where residents expressed griev­ ances which had previously been ignored or inade­ quately dealt with by local. Conservative council­


lors and politicians. One example was the refusal of the Regional „ .


Health Authority to allow the residents of Bridge Terrace and Queen Mary Terrace in Whalley to pur­ chase their own homes, even though residents in other houses in the area owned by the authority had been allowed to purchase theirs. This matter is now being taken up by our new


Member of Parliament, but might never have been dealt with had it not been for the interest shown by


local Liberal Democrats.


MARGARET KELLY, The Old Vicarage, Whalley.


E N T H U S I A S T I C V O L U N T E E R S A R E N E E D E D


T H A N K you for the article and picture in last week’s “Advertiser and Times” which Whalley Village Hall Committee did appreciate.


As you know, we are


trying to raise £40,000 in gifts and loans in order to qualify for grants so that we can start work on our village hall. So far we have raised over £10,000 in response to a leaflet drop. However, a follow-up to


this is needed and we require enthusiastic volun­


teers to help us to carry this out. We cannot, on our own, visit every home that has received a leaflet but not yet contributed. It would take far too long and, with inflation in mind, time is not on our side — but it is a job that must be done. This is a tremendous


task for a small commit­ tee, committed though we are. We have recently lost two of our members because they have other commitments, too, so we desperately need some


assistance. Perhaps you would be


good enough, through your pages, to publicise our cry for help. Volun­ teers with a night or two to spare per week are what we need. We are drawing up a strategic plan of action, but this is not yet finalised. I f it is to be successful — and for the community it has to be — this enormous task must be shared between as many people as possible. Volunteers should con­


tact me (Whalley 822555) or Mrs June Weaver, 2 Queen Street (Whalley 823604).


ERIC RONNAN, Chairman, Whalley Village Hall Committee, 4 Sydney Avenue, Whalley.


pressure from London would be more likely to work against a candidate, because the Conservative Party prides itself on the autonomy of its local associations. Nigel Evans was chosen


from over 200 applicants, approximately a quarter of whom were local people; he went through several levels of selection and was chosen strictly on his


merits. No doubt the fact that


he is Welsh entered into the equation, but his other qualities more than outweighed any doubts on this score. I sincerely hope that he


will be re-adopted as the candidate for the General Election and be given the opportunity to prove his supporters right.


LYNN BALL, The Old Post House


Hotel, King Street, Clitheroe.


D i d n ’t h a v e t h e c u t


a n d t h r u s t


SINCE the year dot, Clitheroe/Ribble Valley has been represented in Parliament by powerful men — men who were already successful, aca­ demically or in the busi­ ness world, before going into politics. Though much of the


recent by-election was fought on the insidious poll tax, much can be blamed on the choice of candidate for the Tories. Pleasant as this young man was, he did not have the cut and thrust approach to succeed


in politics. Chris Patten said; “The


lad was overwhelmed.” That just about sums it up. I f the Tories are going to re-take the seat, they need now to look for a can­ didate with the strength, charisma and personality of David Waddington. Virtutis gloria merces


(glory is the reward for excellence).


MRS J. RIDING, 21 Nelson Street, Low Moor.


P r e j u d i c e d


a t t i t u d e I HAVE been saddened, although not too sur­ prised, at the narrow­ minded and prejudiced attitudes displayed by a percentage of Ribble Val­ ley residents during the recent by-election. Surely the principal


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I D ID get out my scrapbook again this week and wondered what might interest readers.


Well, how about this? In 1952, the Catholic pantomime, put on at the


hall in Lowergate, was “Jack and the Beanstalk” and the cast read as follows: Jacqueline Crawford, Joyce Smithies, Derek Hammonds, John Lofthouse, Sam Bridge, Joe Bailey and the cow “Jessie with two chaps in it — Bill Taylor and Derek Rawcliffe. (Bill Taylor has been promoted from the back half of the cow and is now taking leading roles in the produc­


tions at the Parish Hall). Guest artists included Roland Hammonds and


Francis Eatough and the orchestra was directed


by Phil Robertson. At that time I used to write to well-known theatre


people for a message for our programme and this


time we had two messages . . . here goes. “I was very interested to learn you are doing


the pantomime “Jack and the Beanstalk" this Christ­ mas with local artistes taking part in it. I wish you every success because I know how difficult panto­ mime is for amateurs. The great thing is to keep it moving at a good pace. The last pantomime^ I appeared in ran for six months. . . it seemed quite ironical to be singing “I ’m dreaming of a white Christ­


mas” in May.


run we never had an empty seat — and I hope that goes for your pantomime. Remember that in shows of this kind folks like the


“I am proud to say that during the whole of the , . , . - .. 1


old gags better than the new ones. Play to the “kids” and you will capture “grown ups.” With best wishes. Yours sincerely, Wilfred Pickles.”


And . . . “Dear Mr Cambien, Thank you very much for


your letter inviting me to send you a few words for the programme of your forthcoming pantomime


production at Clitheroe. I hope the panto will be a great success and


Telephone call would prevent egg on his face


MR TOWNSON, with his head further in the sands, chooses to ignore the truth and the


facts. I am prepared to answer


any of his factual questions on receipt of a letter or phone call, which will pre­ vent him getting more egg over his face. The answers to his new


questions are as follows: 1. Yes, there is likely to


be an information centre in Clitheroe in the not too distant future to provide citizens and visitors with information on local government and other ser­ vices available throughout Ribble Valley and the county. The borough council is


now urging me to speed up the acquisition of such premises, as the local council needs additional space to house its Tourist Information Centre. Mr Townson must ask


requirements in choosing a Member of Parliament are that he or she should be dedicated, hard-working, caring and committed — irrespective of where he or she comes from. Moreover, it is quite


mistaken to assume that simply because a candidate is “local,” he or she will be more likely to represent the concerns of the com­ munity. Anyone with an intelligent and concerned approach, as well as the above-mentioned qualities, could be capable of fulfill­ ing this role.


S. M. ROBERTS.


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PLEASE would you allow me yet again to thank all your readers for their superb contributions to the BBC’s annual Children m Need


appeal. For the second year


running, we have burst through the £20m barrier and the grand total raised for 1990 has rocketed to £20,921,929.


the fund-raising activities throughout last year has swelled to nearly £21m and, with interest, this final figure should exceed £23m by the end of the


Now the money from all


we cannot possibly keep It is astounding that we raising these huge sums of should reach such a tre- money, but once more I mendous figure, particu- have been proved wrong, larly in these straitened Last November, BBC times, with a recession viewers and listeners looming and money being throughout the country so very tight. And it is pledged £17.5m on the extraordinary that the night of the 11th “Children great British public should in Need" appeal.


Every year I say it, that • year, come through for our dis- Vigilant for liberty


A STRANGELY intrusive imperceptibly encroach- mis-spelling (not mine) ing/ensnar.ng aspects


appeared at the end of my (insidiousness) fetter6 as printed last The once of 1.


Week. The letter drew links


between key current world events and “creep­ ing tyranny” aspects of the Clitheroe Royal Grammar


School opt-out build-up. “INSIDUOUSLY (non­


The price of liberty may


be eternal vigilance, but the watching is in vain if focused only on the outside and on s e lf-e vid en t


villains. Indeed, is any abuse


more insiduously satanic than the failure of persons


word) tyrannical” (for insi- ISSKf. pXijSi: g s s s s s s r s s


tewe (assiduousness) and to spiritually responsible ■«!


terms with their own “shadow”? The readier fall-back


has always been — whether with ritualised insight or blind compulsi­ veness — to “project” that unacknowledged shadow side on to others, to scape­ goat, to “ behold the mote. . ” or (shall we say) to manoeuvre manure.


AN D R E W GARDNER-CHAN,


29 Hambledon View, Read.


... atage.. ................ . privileged children in this


way. Every year they just


keep on giving and giving to this worthy cause, which they have made their very own. I t just goes to show that their hearts are in the right place, even if their pocket books are half empty. A million thanks to all of


your generous readers. It is our needy children who will reap the benefit of their combined charitable efforts. ,


TERRY WOGAN, BBC Television,


Television Centre, Wood Lane, London.


his Tory councillors why such a facility was not included in the plans for the library? Perhaps if he was to visit the library he would not find it possible to identify an appropriate space to accommodate the new information centre. 2. There is no money


and is linked to an ability


to pay. I do not propose to


account for the County Budget by responding to any further questions posed by Mr Townson on issues he clearly fails to understand and delibera­ tely chooses to dislike.


RON PICKUP, C l i th e r o e C o u n ty Councillor, Vice-chairman of County


Finance Committee, 9 Lingficld Avenue, Clitheroe.


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Mr Townson to look nearer home at his Tory Ribble Valley Council for many shortcomings in financial management. I can assure him that,


with a little investigation, he will find the Tories on Ribble Valley Council have increased the reserves of the council, on average, the equivalent of a %p rate since 1974. How have they built council offices, extensions to coun­ cil offices and civic suites without borrowing all the money or actually levying an appropriate rate poun­ dage, which he could challenge. Well, I will tell him: by


consistently overcharging the ratepayers from the very day they came into office on April 1st, 1974. The balances at County


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tax and shall continue to vote against such a tax. I shall continue to press the Government and my MP for a tax that is fair and equitable to all tax payers


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enjoyed by everyone, both behind and in front of the footlights.


With best wishes, yours very sincerely, Kichaui Attenborough.”


. (This letter was. written from the Ambassadors ‘ ,


Theatre, London, dated December, 1952. At the time of writing Mr Attenborough was taking part in the Agatha Christie play “The Mousetrap,” which is still running and in its 39th year. . . that s a long time for one play and must beat any record. . . the cast has changed many times in the run and carpets and furniture on the stage have had to be replaced, of


course.) At various times we had similar letters from Cicely , .


Courtneidge, Kathleen Harrison, John Gielgud, Esmond Knight, Jimmy Edwards, Joy Nichols, George Formby, Bebe Daniels, Max Bygraves etc. The pleasure I get from looking back m the book


and thinking of our own casts, our happy rehearsal times and then opening night. . . “The roar of the grease paint and the smell of the crowd. well,


not really. Memories again.


EDMOND CAMBIEN, 45 Bollund Prospect, Clithcroe.


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