8 Clitheroe Advertiser tfc Times, December 3rd, 1992


Concerned at erosion of verges


I WOULD bo'interested to know if any of your readers share my. concern about the gradual erosion o f ' ro ad s id e v e rg e s throughout the area, mostly by heavy lorries


a n d w i (I e - w h e e I o (1 tractors. It is just one more


s v m p t o m o f t li e progressive unification of the district, along with the crude flail-cutting of hedgerows, spreading con­ ifer plantations, too much low density housing devel­ opment, a rising propor­ tion of dead and dying broad-leaved trees etc., etc. . The Kibble Valley is still


attractive blit, given pres­ ent trends, I wonder for how much longer?


DAVID FAKNHILL, •1 Whittam Crescent, Wlialley.


Sorry if our


cinema closed 1 WILL be very sorry to


see Cljtheroe cinema closed down. I am not old enough to


get to places like Black­ burn or Preston, so Clith- croe is the only place I where I can see any cin-1 ema production. The ladies there are


always very helpful and very friendly to every­ body. It is always kept very tidy.


I always enjoy going


there. I f it is closed down I w i l l b e v e r y disappointed.


CLAIRD WOOD, (age 12), 5 Forest Houses, Dunsop Bridge.


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. I KKAI) your front page article today with a sink-' ing heart. For Castle Cement to abandon rail for road is bad news indeed.


. ■ Apart from the additional traffic which will be'


generated on the roads, despite the mothballing of a kiln (for when the economy picks up again), what of the future of the Blackburn to Hellifield


railway? The cement traffic is the only daily source or


revenue generated for British Kail by this line. When I read your reporting of BR’s comment on the “Blackburn to Hellifield passenger line,” i.e. that “.passenger services through Clitheroe will . not be affected in any way,” I nearly fell off my chair! There arc no passenger services to be affected!


The only services are occasional charter trains,


mainly steam-hauled, together with the summer Saturday passenger services sponsored by the county council.


Because there are no regular passenger ser­


vices, BR does not have to invoke consultative clo­ sure procedures and the line could be closed at the drop of a hat, once the last cement train has trun­ dled on its way.


Remember, we are in a deep recession and BR


itself has only just announced heavy job losses, so it is not going to keep a double-track main line open for a monthly steam train, or the hope that cash-strapped councils might just sponsor a revived passenger service in 11)91! — at least, not


without a lot of persuading. And what if the line remains open? BR will


probably want cash from Castle Cement to main­ tain the junction to its private sidings north of Clitheroe. No cash, no junction.


Then, when the recession ends, BR will want


cash from Castle Cement to reinstate the junction. So then all those extra cement wagons come Hooding on to the A51).


Stand up, Kibble Valley Rail Users’ Associa­ tion. Your time has come!


E. BUCKLEY, The Rydings, Langho.


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Clitheroe 22321, (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 1,22381 (Classified) - Living in ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’


A C O R R E S P O N D E N T to th is n ew sp a p e r r e c e n t ly ask ed i f o u r local M P , M r N ig e l E v a n s , w a s from th e p lan e t


Evans’ first remarks are to suggest that the import of cheap cement is solely to blame for our predicament. ■


■


Z o rk . I fear that, from his recent comments in this same newspaper,


“Cloud Cuckoo Land” is a more likely answer. Once again, Mr Evans refuses to acknowledge that this Govern- ■


ment’s inept handling of the economy has anything to do with a sizeable proportion of his constituents losing their jobs. As an employee of Castle Cement, I find it amazing that Mr


■ . : I suggest to Mr Evans that the construction industry in this


country is not buying cement, foreign or otherwise, because it is simply not in the position to invest in using any. No, the threat from foreign imports lies in the future, when John


Major, Norman Lamont and company have destroyed yet another section of the manufacturing base in this country. ;


CASTLE CEMENT EMPLOYEE. Nominal parking fees, please


T H R O U G H y o u r c o l u m n s , m a y I a t t em p t to p ro v id e a s o lu t io n to th e c a r p a r k in g s i tu a t io n in


The market stalls and


C lith e ro e . The importance of this


topic to the retail environ­ ment and general well-be­ ing of the town centre should not be underesti­ mated. However, what­ ever decisions are made, they must be part, of a general plan and overall policy. Recent comments by


Nigel Evans strike me as being sadly typical of the man, showing as they do a lack of tact, understanding of the situation and a dis­


regard for the local popu­ lace. This was probably to be expected, as the letters from Joan Marsh and Julian Parkinson point out.


Ron Valovin’s excellent


letter outlined some of the afflictions caused in part by the current Govern­ ment, but I do feel we need to look closer to Home for the reasons


behind the decline of our


town. Even in a recession


there are inevitably some businesses which thrive and buck the trend, just as in a boom. Some go to the wall, but the general pic­ ture is a pretty desperate one. It is my belief that the problem is not just a lack of money, but where that money is being spent.


Food for thought


I W R IT E in r e p ly to m e t m e a ls o v e r p ric ed


I feel pity for her having


to cross to Yorkshire for a gourmet meal, but if she would take a drive into Clitheroe with her eyes open, she would find that not all restaurants serve tinned potatoes and peas or frozen puddings. With regard to my own


Learners don’t need hassle


b r e a k down o r s to p su d d en ly on a n y ro ad a t an y time! A good driver should night.


always be driving alert enough to avoid an acci­ dent. I f adequate stopping distance is left between his/her vehicle and any other drivers, there should be no problem. The road the learner


safe.


driver was travelling on has a 30 m.p.h. speed limit, so any car coming up behind should have been at' least 75 feet or 25 yards away from it. I say at least because, as she says, it was dark and wet, which means the stopping dis­ tance would be even fur­ ther on this particular


When it is dark, no one can see as far, so drop the speed down. When it is wet, keep a safer distance than usual, so keep back from other drivers. Learner drivers have to


learn all these skills, before going on the road on their own. They learn by the example of others, too, you know! They can’t do all their


learning on a car park, so they have L-plates to act


M A Y I remind th e ap p a lled d r iv e r (J an e t A n n Hovvarth, “ C lith e ro e A d v e r t is e r and T im e s ” o f N o v em b e r 19th, 1992) th a t a n y c a r can sta ll,


as a warning to other dri-


........................... A good driver should vers to drive carefully in always be driving to keep case of any difficulties, to himself/herself and anyone give adequate clearance to else on the road


them and to allow them to learn to drive in their own time, without hassle from other drivers — who, inci­ dentally, have all had to learn themselves at some time! Any driver who is taken


by surprise enough not to be able to cope with a situation would not pass a driving test.


MRS MURIEL BRIGGS, 27 Bright Street,


Clitheroe.


restaurant, let’s take, for instance, her first point: 1. Unusual starters:


Lunchtime — avocado pear salad with walnuts, radicho and mozzerella, £2.20. Night — oyster and caviar tartlet with sour cream, £3.50. 2. Imaginative main


courses: Lunch — hot fish sandwich w ith . tartare sauce or cottage cheese and pineapple salad. Evening — medallions of monkfish in a Pernod and cream sauce, or veal with wild mushrooms and a Madeira and cream sauce. 3. Fish other than


salmon, trout and plaice. Regular features on our menu are all fresh, which include red snapper, monkfish, blue marlin,


M r s W a lm s le y ’s le t t e r la s t w e e k h e ad ed “Gour-


halibut, tuna, brill, oysters and king prawns. 4. Fresh vegetables. We


serve only fresh veget­ ables, cooked to order,. with no pre-cooking at all, so they are always full of colour, goodness and taste. 5. Puddings made on the


premises — we in the trade like to call them des­ serts, but I suppose after eating in Yorkshire it’s only fair to call them pud­ dings. Admittedly we do serve sticky toffee pud­ ding, but this is probably our best seller and is often requested as a take-out; other desserts on our menu are crepe suzette, mango parfait, home-made brandysnap baskets and baked alaska, all made on, the premises. 7. Wine — our wine list


has a varied selection at varied prices and very reasonable, from only £7 a bottle. 8. Good coffee— fresh


ground cappucino and espresso coffee made to


order and not stewed from a filter machine. 9. No smoking — unfor­


tunately you have us on that one. But we do have a large dining area which is well ventilated. I do hope that Mrs


Walmsley takes these facts into consideration before writing another let­ ter and gets her facts right before writing in the first place. They say that the Yorkshire air has funny effects on people, so please look a little closer to home next time. . P.S. I would also like to


say that I just wish the people of the Ribble Val­ ley could work a little closer together, so as to stop all the petty bickering that has’been going on in this column over the past few weeks and give the town and businesses a bright future.


A N D R E W WHITTAKER, Memories Restaurant, King Lane, Clitheroe.


1 Several letters have had to be held over because o f space limitations


smaller retailers are get­ ting an ever diminishing share of the cake as com­ pared to the multiples, supermarkets, unlicensed markets and glorified car boot sales, etc.


Overheads are contin­ ually rising and rules and


regulations are brought to bear upon smaller shop­ keepers, while the bor­ ough council does not seem to act against Sunday trading of supermarkets, car boot sales and the like.


I f our overheads were


reduced to their levels or theirs were increased to match ours, then'we might be able to compete more on equal terms and return the benefits in the local economy. Hard-earned cash spent with local shops (village shops included) does much more good to the local economy, as it is spread around. However, I can s p e a k from experience when I say the employment potential is much greater through small shops, which are more labour intensive.


Back to the car parking.


The situation at present, with the free car parking in the central area, means that the vast majority of available spaces are occu­ pied all day. By introduc­ ing a scale of charges on a pay-and-display basis, much more effective use ought to be made, both in convenience and revenue terms.


I would be the last per­


son to seek to deter any­ body from visiting tne


town, whether to shop or sightsee or on business etc., and I would suggest a nominal charge of, say, 20p for up to two hours, rising to maybe £2 for all day. This small sum should work out less than the time and trouble involved in driving round for 10 minutes trying to. park.


I am also certain that a


scheme could be intro­ duced for the ticket to be redeemed against pur­ chases in shops, thus less­ ening the fee once more.


It wou|d be necessary


for all car users to be treated equally and no special areas should be set aside for RVBC officials and staff. I f Chester Avenue etc. is okay for the general public, it is okay for the RVBC, surely! Also within this scheme, proper provision must be made for the disabled and to cover sections of the centre by taxis and the mini-link buses.


As far as the measures


to lessen traffic in Castle Street are concerned, why spend several thousands of pounds? Why not simply close the street totally to traffic from, say, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on this street alone, as a trial measure, which can be reversed if necessary or extended as required?


DAVID A. BRASS. Parking tickets disgrace Appalled at 5 0


WITH reference to the articles in the “Advertiser and Times” about pay-as-you-park in Clitheroe and the non-payment of parking fees for the staff at the Church Walk offices, above (>0% of the staff live out of the Ribble Valley.


I would like the shoppers of Clitheroe to know


that the. parking tickets have already been printed and allotted to the people who require them. No doubt there will be some misuse of these


tickets, but I think it is a disgrace that, even before the parking meters are in use, the tax payers have paid for the printing.


ADMIN. p charge


HAVING taken my daughter down to the Ribbles­ dale Pool for swimming lessons, I was appalled to be asked to pay an extra 50p to spectate. I would have thought this was included in the


price of the swimming lessons — obviously not! So : why wasn’t I informed of this at the time of paying for the swimming lessons? It seems to me another case of catch 22 — being


charged for something they know you have not got much choice in, because most parents will want to watch their child. I am very disappointed!


MRS.I. T. McGLYNN, Clitheroe.i. . . . . .


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H e l l - b e n t o n d e s t r o y i n g


y e t a n o t h e r c o m m u n i t y


AS you will be aware by now, Castle Cement has announced a further round of job cuts at three,


sites within the UK, 70 of these jobs being at the Clitheroe plant.


It is a sad day for Clitheroe and the Ribble Val-; : ,, .


ley, as the cement works has been instrumental in building up this community by offering secure and long-term employment to the people of Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley, which in turn will affect small businesses and shops. But the Government is hell-bent with its eco­


nomic policies in destroying y e t another community.


How can we possibly stop becoming a museum, -


as our MP seems to think we are, when his own Government is making businesses both large and small artefacts and relics of that museum. The confidence to both borrow and spend within


the housing and construction industries is the key factor. Wo need lower interest rates, fixed for set periods of time, for major contractors within the industry and also for mortgage borrowers to regain that lost confidence, as construction is the backbone of the British economy. We need to build Britain great again and that


means proper and committed dialogue with unions, development enterprises. and manage­ ment, to secure again the long-term employment of our community at Clitheroe. It is now time for MP Nigel Evans to stop


knocking our community and start fighting and arguing for businesses both large and small. Now is the time for our MP to stop adopting


Thatcherite policies and to intervene. He should make good for this community the safe seat he was given.


GEOFF CUDWORTII,


54 Riverside, Low Moor.


Firm a godsend


“FOREIGN” councillors and officials, back off! When the old Ribblesdale Cement was per­


suaded by Clitheroe councillors of the day to come to the town (against severe competition, from several other areas) there was great rejoicing. Since then, for more than 50 years, the cement


• works has been a godsend to our town. Back off, you foreign people. Leave the com­


pany to run its excellent business to all our advantage.


OLD CLITIIERONIAN.


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CLITHEROE helping Clitheroe Round Table in their


Christmas collection. This is the 17th year of the collection which is used by Round Table for Charity and community service


including the Ribble Valley Toy Appeal. A large part of the collection is also used to • help fund the Christmas parcels


distribution by the Mayor’s Welfare Fund in conjunction with Round Table, the Rotary Clubs and Rotaract. •


Santa will tiy to visit everywhere that Is listed, but this will depend on the weather, and his sleigh keeping going without breakdown.


Clitheroe Round Table would like to take this opportunity to thank the public for their continued support and to wish all


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