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W i l d a n i m a l s d o i n g t r i c k s s a d d e n s m e


AS the* n um b e r of column inches devoted lo the cast? ag a in s t animal circuses in your April 2nd edition was d i sp ro jmr t in n a te to the argument , may I respond to the points


raised by Mr Miller? 1 must stn.-ss, however,


that tin.- debate was ini­ tiated in council by the whole Public Works and Health Committee, though i did undertake consider­ able research. Most caring people-, chil­


dren especially, will ‘ah!’ and ‘coo!’ in the presence <>f animals and the cuddlier and more unusual the ani­ mal. the louder the coos and ahs. These emotions have been exploited for financial gain for many decades and are the ulti­ mate box office draw. I. too. love being with ani­ mals and se e ing t Item romp and frolic in natural -urroundings. Mr Mi l ler sugge s ted


that the council should have made a visit. 1 would not expect to linel obvious


cruel ty, tor ture or any lack of affect ion. nr ani­


mals in poor condition. Letters to the Editor


'Phis would last hasten the decline of the animal cir­ cus. No one wan t s or expects to see this. 1 would simply be sad­


dened by the spectacle of wild animals in a totally unnatural situation, per­ forming hideous tricks, meant to amuse and sup­ p r e s s t h e i r n a t u r a 1 instincts. This is at the heart of animal act con­ demnation. There is not the space here to condemn the life of animals behind the cosmetic facade of the ring, the on-the-road liv­ ing conditions and what happens when the lights go out, criticised hv the IiSPCA. To answer Mr Miller's


other points. Animals bred in capt ivity still retain thei r natural inst incts. One need look no further than the domestic cat or the pit hull terrier. As to the I'lii nl


ive expression


“beating,” there is an ele­ ment of physical and psy­ chological persuasion: why


else does the lion fold its ears hack and cower at the sight of a whip and pole — why are these instruments used in the first place, if not to in t imid a te the


animal? Introducing children to


animals. This remark is so contemptuous it defies


belief. Readers must judge for themselves if seeing a wild animal so ridiculed in a ring of sawdust lias edu­ cational merit. “Fascinat­ ing,” the circus owner calls it. Chi ldren have been known to believe that milk comes not from cows hut out of a bottle. What does the circus teach them about wild animals? Rapidly increasing con­


cern for animal welfare has led to the decline of the zoo. 'Die fate of ani­ mals which have become financially superfluous is not better served by their transfer to circuses. Finally, the claim by Mr


Miller that using council land in some way offers


USA trip will be no surprise to


11AV1NC read the letters bv “Disgruntled ivlatmu' to \\ add m c t on Pa ii.-h i outhil ami \ Me one pre­ ceding il "it the auction marl site. I wonder where I he n-al ]>ri<n il ies li<


As a villager il is hard


t <» r e c o n c i le t hat mo re i bought and at t out ion is given to matters outside i he village ! ban t hr prob­ lems within il. A dictator­ ship is not I he democrat ic way of conduct ing parish council business and cor- t ain ipiest ions must In*


1. Why w S there such


apai by in tin last election, Valiev (


w a r s , i ia \ r two parish clerks ivsigned and now one parish councillor’.'


1


t he parish council to get its act together and organ­ ise a campaign for a ret urn to coimnotlselise and to lake note of the villagers' views.


Il is certainly lime for


m g well being mi conn* < Mmw some bv comini.


hnwn by \ illagcrs let ri men t al to tile t he village,


sit ive act ion >r\\ ard ami


resident s.


act ing responsibly to avoid any further deterioration in pultlii- relation-.


c o n e !•: VIUI.AUUK.


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T h a n k s a m i l l i o n , s a y s T e r r y


W o g a n ITS me here, yet again, want ing to thank your r e a d e r s for all t h e i r utisi ini ing generosity in helping us to achieve two fant ast ic goals tor l hr | ; iU”s "Children in Need Appeal."


Fir.- ea r


.„t of all. Ibr l hr I bird in sitci-ossioii 1 he


has broken the f2t>m har­ rier. bv the time we had added up all the donations for the HUM appeal last month, it came lo a mag- ll


Iren in Need Appeal i f i c i* l l I


tL’ll.Slil.oOS. .And, se condly, ibis


means that since the fund began on Christ mas Day


wav hack in 1H27, "Chil­ dren ill Need'


has raised


alt uge t h e r tl i.'>.':;ii2.2nr> record for a charity.


achievements been possible kind support


i to ta l of an all-time


UK media Ne i the r of th two


without the of many of


mid have


vom* renders. It really is remarkable, particularly dur ing these st rai tened


times. F.very year 1 think we


can never do as well as the last and yet the millions


keep rolling in. We value llit' small con-


tributions just as much ns


the big onus, so, pluase, keep nil giving. There are still lots of needy children who will always he count-


ing on us. Well ilonr ami thank


to each and everyone!


TERRY IVOCAN. MIC Television. Television Centre. Wood Lane, London.


vmi J l .


iro n b r id g e came in to b e in g


AUOl’T bull years ago, Solomon Longworth, Esq., gentleman, ol Clerl- Hill, Whalloy. let it he known that he wished to build a cotton on life right bank of the ('aider in Whalley. wor th ami M o t t s .


Not surprisingly, as is


usual in these cases, the other gentlefolk of the vil­ lage objected — just as they did lo Cnlderstones Hospital, new housing and the mini-roundahout.


Mr Lnngwnrth conformed. Instead! in 1SI1I, he pur­


being a real gentleman,


chased all the stone hewn from the new railway tun­


t o t a l o 1


nel at Wilpshire. At the southern end of the via­ duct in billington the rail­ way company laid a siding line and de l ive red the stone there. From there the stone was carted to the hank of the ('aider, the left bank on the west side of the new viaduct.


Here Mr Longwor th


built Judge Waimeslev Mill, hidden from the view of the gentlefolk of Whal­ ley by the viaduct tower­ ing above. It is said that in later years Mr bongworth, if he thought himself unob­ served, permitted himself a wry smile when the pre­ vailing west wind blew all the smoke from the fac- t o r v e h i m n e v o v e r Whalley! Raw cotton had to be


carried from Whalley Sta­ tion through the village into billington tip to the Judge Walmesley Hotel and then downhill to the mill, the finished cloth likewise having to make th e s ame jo u r n e y in reverse. It wtts tt hard haul for


horse-drawn vehicles in each direction. Mr Iamg- worth used to look wist­ fully across the river: if only there was a bridge


right there by the mill, tile journey to the s ta t ion could he cut by three- quarters, hath in time and effort for his men and horses. Dt 1.S1.2, the business


was registered as a com­ pany — Solomon Long-


They


built some 7)0 houses near the mill for their workers. For this benevolence, Mr Longworth became affec­ tionately known as "Old Sol ." l ie died ear ly in hSilo. latter that year, his son,


mill Parish Council anti Harri­


son's public-spirited action in relinquishing all rights


Ar th u r , who ju s t h ap­ pened to he the chairman of the newly-reconstituted billington barish Council, put forward the idea of his f a th e r 's dre am of the bridge over the river. The parish council was keen. Talks were sought with


Whalley Parish Council,! hut th e r e p o n s c was lukewarm. It was not until lpoll that the iron bridge was erected, the full cost being born by the mill company. The bridge was private


to llie bridge (and in order to preserve the right of way c r e a te d all those ye ar s ago), Lancashire Countv Council agreed in lfifil) to replace the struc­ ture with a footbridge. To refer to it as "Wltal-


ley’s iron br idge" is an insult to Old Sol.


JACK CARR, billinglon Cardens,


Rillington.


Th e r e c e n t ap it h v ■ !»’


sist wit h the l lo r> .


village at l hr when Rilible


unr i l had l o Dpi |0 |l Ot


1. Why. in les.- I ban l wo


your readers t-ciine as no surpr ise tu local


readers that the chief execut ive of the Ifibble Valley Council is off for lour weeks


lo the USA in September on full pay, as


par t of his "official duties!” Staff, councillors and appointment-seeking citi­


zens arc all fully aware of his lrei|Uent attendance ai seminars, training modules, visits to Parlia­


ment and his general unavailability. The euphoric enthusiasm expressed by the


council for the exchange is perhaps^lhe biggest surprise and. to many, the most disappointing


aspect.


American placements available, his "society” Miould nominate him when he is one of its more recent recruits?


Is it not surprising that, o! the live North _ Is it rat her a case ol other local authorities . .


being more prudent with their resources at a time deep recession, political turmoil and, to cap it


all, panic rife in local government, with proposed boundary changes and the abolition of certain


municipalities? Why is it that, once again, the UY1>( presents . ,


itself as the shining example of gullibility? o n NO. NOT ANOTHER bEMMINO.


\


protection through inspec­ tion and controls is totally wi thout foundation and self-discrediting. It is an argument promoted by the Circus Proprietors’ Asso­ ciation, defeated in the


counci l d e b a te . Is Mr Miller saying that he won’t he as caring on private land, that inspection would he nece s sa ry? Cont rol applies in law to all land, council-owned or not. bike badger digging,


dog f ight ing and cock fighting, circuses with ani­ mals will find an audience. Rut. like the other activi- t i e s , i t s d a y s a r e numbered. As a footnote. I am con­


cerned by the continual use of the expression "ani­ mal activists” conjuring up in some people's minds negat ive thoughts. Vi r ­ ginia McKenna, I)r Des­ mond Mo r r i s , St e fen Ormrod of “Care for the Wi ld” and Dr A r th u r Lindley of the RSPCA are similar "act ivis ts” who would en d o r s e all the views expressed here.


DAVID SMITH, The Farthings,


Cumcragh bane. bongridge.


Council’s paper chase


i-imiii'i-tinii with tin- article in last wi-i-k's ''Advertiser


and Times." It was stated that eer-


tain ciiiinrilliirs were guing to impose on the spot finer lor litter droppinir. As 1 am in full support


for litter louts being fined I think that they had bel­ ter put their own house order first. bast week, tile re fust


col lectors empt ied mil < I list bins on Talbot Close and wliat they left behind them along the back stive was a t rai l of nappies papers and a whole assort men! of other litter, which looked as il an l.Xth cell tn ry p a p e r chase wa being played. So may I say, hefor


1 AM wr i t ing tu vmi in Curtain up tonight on comedy


\ COMEDY with a title which should appeal to many a Kibble Valley resident — “The White Sheep nf the Family” — opens tonight at liolton-hy-lhiwlaml


' 'presented hv the Holton-hv-Kowlnnd Drama (troop, the production runs niglitlv until Saturday, beginning at 7-3(1 p.m., and our picture shows members


of the east during a recent dress rehearsal.


Tourism in the media


found itself in the media spotlight again, hot this time it is tourism ill the area — nut polities — that has caught the broadcas­ ter's eye! Tourism in the Kibble


spotlight HIE Kibble Valley has


Valley was the subject of Kill''Radio Four's popular


holiday and t ravel pro­ gramme, "bre akaway which was broadcast on


Saturday, at tl a.m. l ibC Radio r e p o r t e r


Clitherne Castle, Kihches- ter Toy Museum, Stony- hurst College and Dnwn- h a m . a s w e l l a s d i s c o v e r in g the t r u th behind the I’eodle Witch legend! The "breakaway" team


ichol Hawthorn toured QUILTS - PILLOWS -


they s ta r t fining othc people, are they going lo follow the refuse wagons' After all. people pay their communi ty ch a rg e for


refuse to he taken away and not to he scat tere


o L l f T T H I i S f a r p n b l ieation mu s t he a e e amp u n ie d bif n am e am ! a d d r e s s <ts a n in d ie a t ia n aj p a n d fai th,


eren i f the n'r i ter i r ishes to use a ttim-de-pl u me.


everywhere other than on the refuse tip.


DUNCAN THOMAS, Talbot Close, Clitlieroe.


chose the "Kibble Valley because of its "unspoilt charm, string of delightful villages and developing visitor attractions." Producer David l ’rest


said: "The Kibble Valley is one of those areas that is hidden away and off the beaten track. 1 wanted lis­ teners to know that just behind the Lake District is a wonderful part uf banca- s h i r e — t h e K ib b l e Valley!" “breakaway." which has


two million listeners, is the only national radio programme devoted to h o l id a y s , l e i s u r e and travel.


Added cost to pay


RIbbLK VALLEY com­ muni ty charge payer making a stand against subs idis ing non-payer may find themselves with the added cost of a sum­ mons. n meeting of Kibble Valley Council's Finance and Cenera l Purposes


Committee heard. Mr J o h n Hu n t , the


council's chief financial officer, told the meeting thitt !1.011(1 reminders had been sent to charge payers owing money for last year. The meet ing also hoard that some charge paver tire believed to he making it stand against the £12 adjustment figure. Mr Hunt informed the


meeting that it was the council's duty to recover all outstanding amounts with an added charge of f lo to the charge payer, if summoned.


| / raab karcher\ Timber


and carried a private road to connect wi th broad Lane in Wlialley, but bil- lingtun Parish Council paid th e company £23-1 to secure right of way of a footpath over the bridge and the private road. Its use by horse vehicles was brief: by 11)30 all the mill’s needs ami products were being car r ied by motor vehicle and the bridge, having a weight limit of only e ig h t to n s , was redundant, blit its use as a footbridge by up to 100 people a day continued. Later , the mill com­


pany, which had main taitted the building and bridge in pristine condi­ tion, sold out. The subse­ quent owners over the next 20 years allowed both st ructures to become an eyesore of dereliction. The pre sent owners,


Har r ison Engineer ing, have done a wonderful job. restor ing and replacing the old mill by modern premises and, although the firm tried, it could not stive the bridge. Through the efforts of billington


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