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Clilheroc Advertiser & Times, August nth, 1993 9 A first year to remember


MY first full year in Parliament has drawn to a close and it will be one I remember for a lo n g time to come.


These have been very eventful months and


barely a day has gone by when some­ thing of importance has not happened at a national or local


level. Uf«IAU


21 CHURCH STREET, CLITHEROE 0200 22264


I think the most exciting development — and one which has been wel­ comed by everyone in this country — is our continued recovery out of recession. While we still have a long way to go, there is definitely a feeling that we have turned the corner and are once again heading towards a period of growth and prosperity.


John Major has firmly set his course for the future and it is no accident that, while Europe is plunging deep into re c e s s io n , we a re emerging to take advan­ tage of the competitive edge we have built up over our EC partners.


ARIES (Mar 2 1 -Apr 20) me to hear more TAURUS (Apr 2 1 -May 20) 0891 7 8 9 209


A lucky week for home and family. Unfortunately job mat­ ters don’t seem to be sharing the same sort of good for­ tune. A craving for variety leads you to exatmg places, uan be to hear what’s set to blossom at this time.


GEMINI (May 2 1 -Juno 20) 0891 789 210


A mixed week when sometimes you're up to your eyes and then suddenly you get the chance to take a breather. For some Geminls change is in the air. Call me to hear about the challenges that lie ahead ol your._____________


CANCER (June 21 -July 20) 0891 789 211


An old money problem crops up again ignored. You must be prepared to work hard to achieve


your goats. Call me to hear what might delight you. LEO (July 21 - Aug 21) 0891 789 2 1 2


You teel a certain misunderstanding has gone on too long and you're ready to clear the air. You make excellent progress with personal atlairs. Call me to hear why you shouldn’t dwell on the past


VIRGO (Aug 22 -Sept 22) 0891 7 8 9 213


You're in an ultra-practical frame ol mind. Despite this, there still seems some sort ot contusion to sort out during the middle ol the week. Call me to hear what spills into


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i On the surface things seem to be quiet but who knows what's going on benind-the-scenes? You could be sur­


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It's time perhaps to share your hopes and ambitions with others. Someone might be able to pull a lew strings to help you Group elforts are lun. Call me to hear what's happen­ ing in your social life and who should swim with the tide.


You must press others to make tirm decisions il you tee] ___ i..


stronqly about something. You'll enjoy watching a special aim make giant strides ol progress. But what else brings


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__ pleasure? Call me and I'll s a y . _____________________ AQUARIUS (Jan2 0 -Feb 18) could be strengthend. PISCES (Feb 19-M a r20) for a longer forecast. 0891 7 8 9 207


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ANOTHER issue of both national and local impor­ tance is the fight against the thugs who roam our streets. I have taken part in three town hall meetings in rec en t months — one in Clith- eroe — to discuss this important matter. There is no question that rural crime is of real concern to all those who live in the Ribble Valley and I have urged the Home Secretary for tough


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action to be meted out on those responsible.


r was delighted that the controversial unit fine s y s t em is to be scrapped. There was no justice in a man being fined £1,500 for drop­ ping a crisp packet, while hardened crimi­ nals got off almost unpunished. Bail bandits will also receive harsher penalties, as well as those with track records of crime, and for this we must all be thankful.


It is vital that our police are equipped to defend themselves. I will con­ tinue to press for the side-handled baton to be made available to the Lancashire Constabu­ lary, once its trial period is finished. In 1992, v i c io u s c r imi n a l s assaulted 466 Lanca­


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Its important to be honest in your relationships. Some confusion in relationships is likely but this can be sorted out with a little patience. Your love-life is very intense. Oall


I have been fortunate enough, as the recently appointed Parliamen­ tary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Employment, to wit­ ness first hand the grad­ ual but consistent reduc­ tion in the number of p e o p l e who a r e unemployed.


I are looking for work and I will continue in my efforts to promote the constituency as an area to do business in.


However, I am well aware of the many people in the Ribble Valley who


shire police officers and we must ensure this figure is reduced.


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I AM also pledged to con­ tinue my campaign against the regulators who are choking our businesses with red tape. The bureaucrats who dream up these petty rules and regula­ tions must be gagged before they do any more harm. I am delighted that the Prime Minister shares my view and stood firmly against this country adopting the Social Chapter.


This restrictive piece of EC meddling would have cost this country hundreds of thousands of jobs to overseas com­ petitors and destroyed our economic recovery. Britain has sent a firm message to M. Jacques Delors that we wijl not tolerate socialism intro­ duced through the back door.


ONE of the highlights of the year was the April visit by the Prime Minis­ ter to the Ribble-Valley. I think we will all remember the moment when John Major broke away from his security officers at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School to go and meet the hun­ dreds of people gathered at the school gates. The sincerity of this gesture was appreciated by everyone who witnessed it.


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MY first and last full weeks in Parliament could not have been more exciting. The lat­ ter culminated in the vote of confidence in John Major’s Govern­ ment on Friday.


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On the Thursday night, I sat behind the Prime Minister as he waited for the vote on the Social Chapter. The House sat in suspended animation as the 317 — 317 drawn vote was announced, then cheers erupted on our side of the chamber as the Speaker gave her cast ing vote to the Govern ment. This was quickly followed by cheers on the Labour benches as the second vote was lost.


The-rest'is history and, of course, I am delighted at the final outcome. Now the issue is over, I hope that the House will concentrate its attention on those matters which really affect people — law and order, health, em p l o ym e n t a n d education.


The coming months while Parliament is not sitting will see me working in the constituency and I will be kicking off on August 9th with my mobile surgery. I will be visiting all the villages and towns in the constit­ uency and you can get further information on when I am visiting your area by contacting my office in London or Clitheroe.


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VIEWPOINT 1 I .fitters to the Editor


REGARDING the page one story “Hands off our villages;” how dare council leader Bill Fleming lay claim to villages that have been in Yorkshire for 1,000 years — except as a “receiver of stolen goods.


Not much fun in Lancashire


the views of people in the Bowland a r e a , who remember how services were delivered prior to 1974” _ we certainly are. I cannot speak for larger villages or those nearer to Clitheroe, but we in Tos- side remember: a) Our roadsides being


As for being "aware of


views of all its residents” — where on that question­ naire were we asked whether we wanted to stay in the Ribble Valley? All we are wanted for is


Tosside to Longridgc Sports Hall or Clitheroe swimming baths in the | holidays?


our money to spend on facilities 10 miles away. When did the “fun bus” ever take the children of


attended to much earlier in the year, more fre­ quently and much more


tidily. b) Snow being moved


earlier in the day — the i Yorkshire side of Tosside


long before the Lancashire side.


c) More free school transport for younger


children. d) Never missing the


s almost always cleared , ,


travelling library because the vehicle needed atten­


tion, etc., etc. In the shorter term, we


remember the community charge being £100 less on the Craven side of Tosside than on the Ribble Valley side and similarly our council tax is higher — in spite of poorer services. As for Ribble Valley — “ actively seeking the


Make sure Roefield is used


VERA NEWHOUSE, Well House Farm, Tosside, Skipton, North Yorkshire.


George Fox would have: different view today


GEORGE FOX, founder of the Quaker movement, wrote of how he was moved by the Lord to go to the toi) of a “great high hill, called Pendle. When he got to the top, the Lord let him see where a "great people" were to lie gathered.


and the weather crystal clear. George Fox was undoubtedly inspired by what he saw.


On that day, the views must have been superb .


of the Ribble Valley. -


Lord show him? On a fine day, he would see most of what he saw on his former excursion — a superb vista


But today, if Fox climbed Pendle, what would the


by smoke and dust belching continually from a chim­ ney in the distance.


But, this time, the view would be partly obscui ed ,


,


and surrounding villages, a huge pit, torn out oT the And, as his gaze fell upon Worsaw Hill, a satel­


Would Fox's memory recall, next to the river


lite of Pendle, would he recall, within an area called “Bellman,” men in machines, ripping at the green and pleasant pastureland and the rock underneath — and creating yet another gaping pit within the earth. Fox would also have seen an abundance of wild­


life, residents of the valley for hundreds of years. But, today, would he see those same creatures


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T H E -Roefield. Leisure Centre has distributed 7,000 leaflets throughout Clitheroe and the North East of the Ribble Valley seeking to increase its membership. While the success of the


cruelly evicted, without consideration, not to men­ tion numerous species of fauna and flora, destroyed


And, if he s a t and listened,..he would h e a r th e .


earth cry out in pain," for the earth, like every living thing, feels pain when suffering injury or injustice. Finally, when Fox asked what all this was for, he


venture continues to grow at some pace and the acti­ vities at peak times approach 85% to 90% take- up, the centre desperately needs customers during its off-peak times, mainly between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. At a special Clitheroe


INSPIRED TO WRITE.


Help keep| paths open and


Town Council meeting, I made representations for further financial help and, with the aid and help of my vice-chairman Coun. Mrs Sinker, Centre trea­ surer Coun. Sutcliffe and committee member Coun. McGowan, the town coun­ cil was persuaded to make a further contribution of £5,000 towards Roefield’s


running costs. I, as chairman, and the


management committee have carried out a root branch examination of the running of these valuable facilities. It is important to recognise that these ser­ vices can only be provided if the people of the Ribble Valley, and Clitheroe in particular, support their centre consistently and certainly at a higher level than at present during the hours from 9 a.m. to 5


p.m. To close the centre until


left school, but are staying in education, then Child Benefit is payable up to their 19th birthday. Your child is also eligi­


ble if he or she is waiting to go on to Youth Training or employment. This has to be applied for in writing and details are in the back of the Child Benefit book.


5 p.m. or even 1 p.m. each day will not solve the cur­ rent financial problems, the savings being less than 7% of the total budget and likely to turn away more business than the cash savings. The management committee is in a Catch 22 situation! Should the management


Benefit will be paid up to December, or until the young person gets work or a training place. If you want to know


be far greater than the present cost-effective


clear IN reply to “Admin’s” letter of July 29th, regarding passable paths, I would ask the writer to go to the Ribble Valley Council offices and put all his enquiries to the council's conservation officer, | who, I am sure, can inform him as to whose responsibility! the upkeep of


of way is. The Conservation


Group has no permission to take it | upon itself to go to the sites mentioned to clear vegetation and pick up discarded litter. As to the mention


of a bit of time to do these jobs, if “Admin" armed himself with a pair of secateurs on one of his walks, he could nip off the offending brambles. Members of the


committee be forced to re­ examine who manages the centre, the costs to the community will certainly


operation. Residents need to make


more about Child Benefit or Income Support, con­ tact Andy Coupland, at the Welfare Rights Ser­ vice (0772 263342) or write to the following address, which needs no stamp: Welfare Rights Service, Freepost, Preston PR1


8BR. Car top slashed


, ton between 2 and 11-30 a.m. on Wednesday, then ransacked the vehicle without stealing anything.


VANDALS slashed the top of a Ford Escort XR3 outside a house in Riming-


RON I’ICKUl’, Chairman, Roefield Leisure Centre,


Clitheroe.


Calling up the Home Guard WHILE watching the television programme “Dads


sure that the centre con­ tinues to serve all our Rib­ ble Valley citizens.


Wednesday working parties vary from six | to 12 and each volunteer gives at least six hours of time freely each week, often working in adverse ................. conditions. An invitation is


given to all to come along and help keep our paths open and clear for all to enjoy.


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