C l i th e ro e A d v e r t i s e r & T im e s , A p r i l 1 5 th , 1993 11 C l i th e r o e 2 2 3 2 b (E d i t o r i a l ) , 2 2 3 2 3 ( A d v e r t i s i n g ) . B u r n l e y 4 2 2 3 3 1 (C la s s i f i e d )


Come along to angling clinic


I W ISH to th a n k re a d e r s o f th e “C l i th e ro e A d v e r ­ t i s e r a n d T im e s ” fo r th e m an y le t te r s o f c o n g ra tu ­ la tio n on my re c e n t aw ard o f t h e R i c h a r d W a lk e r T ro p h y . M y th a n k s a lso g o to '


s e v e r a l lo c a l c lu b s a n d so c ie t ie s fo r th e i r le t te r s o f c o n g ra tu la t io n s , which w e re a p le a s a n t su rp r is e . To h e lp r e a d e r s o f th e


“A d v e r t is e r a n d T im es ," I h a v e o r g a n i s e d a f r e e an g lin g clinic a t B arnsfold W a t e r , n e a r G o o sn a rg h , on S u n d ay , from 10 a.m. to 4 p .m . I t w i l l in c lu d e g u id a n c e , ad v ic e a n d d is ­ cussion fo r b e g in n e rs and t h e im p r o v e r a l ik e , f ly fish in g fo r pik e ( th a t ’s fun fish in g in th e 90s), salmon f is h in g te c h n iq u e s , r iv e r t r o u t in g , c o a r s e f is h in g an d much more. T h e te am on th e day will


b e F r a n k C as so n (salmon f ish in g ) , Michael H u g h e s ( r i v e r t r o u t i n g ) , D a v e R am s e y o f Optio n c a ll (on t h e s u b j e c t o f k e e p in g w a rm an d d ry ) an d I will ta lk on s e v e r a l s u b je c ts th a t concern th e wonderful world o f angling. F o r th o s e w h o w o u ld


lik e to fish fo r th e rainbow t ro u t , d ay t ic k e ts will be available. I f y o u a r e n ew to th e


s p o r t o f angling, an d you w a n t to know how to g e t s ta r te d , th is f r e e an g l in g clinic is fo r you. Y o u n g s t e r s a r e v e r y


welcome, b u t th e y -m u s t b e w i th mum o r dad . You can te le p h o n e 0995 61583 for directio n s .


• M AR T IN JAM E S , ' K in g f ish e r , 13 M ead ow s id e, G r in d le to n .


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that they may be edited or condensed at the Editor’s discretion.


Civic cinema forethought would have saved heartaches and headaches


....................... .......... people not been a t all happy at the way things have


been handled. M an y m o n th s a g o , m y h u s b a n d , D e r e k , w a s


informed b y R ibble Valley Council’s chief commercial s e rv ic e s m a n a g e r , M r J o h n H e ap , th a t th e coun­ cil w as no lo n g e r p re p a re d to g ra n t him a fu r th e r e x te n t io n o f h is c o n t r a c t . A s w e h a v e w o rk e d to g e th e r fo r 39 y e a r s , I fe l t th a t I h ad no wish to s ta y on a n y longer. Th e te am had b e en a te am for f a r to o long — f i r s t th e th re e o f u s , th e n tw o — to


change. T h u s b eg an th e s ag a o f th e Civic Hall. This ev en ­


tu a l ly b e c am e a c o s t-c u t t in g o p e ra t io n , n o t ta k in g in to account any o th e r le isu re form. F rom th e consideration of closing, we moved to


th a t o f p a r t ia l cinema, to which id e a w e p rof fered o u r a d v ic e t h a t no w a y w o u ld o p e n in g j u s t now a n d th e n b e a s u c c e s s . A s ta u n c h b a n d o f s u p ­ p o r te r s le f t th e council in no d o u b t th a t th e y wished th e cinema to continue and, w i th th is in mind, D e rek did offer to e i th e r w o rk p a r t- t im e o r t ra in someone to c a r ry on, b u t h e w a s to ld th a t th is could n e v e r b e


considered. I m u s t a dm i t t h a t h e w a s h a l f h o p in g th a t h e .................... . . . ,


would b e allowed to w o rk u n t i l S e p tem b e r to g e t his 40 y e a r s ’ s e rv ic e in th e h a l l o r u n t i l M ay to g e t his 30 y e a r s in w ith th e local a u th o r i ty . I do no t


consider th a t an outlandish re q u e s t . Th ro u g h o u t th e s e months , we w e re v e ry concerned


a b o u t o u r girls, who h av e done such a splendid jo b , and w e w e re all le f t in a s ta te o f limbo. N a tu ra l ly , th e g irls a sk ed w h a t w a s going to h ap p en , to b e told e v e r y t im e th a t w e .h a d n o t a c lu e . I f th e y h a d do u b ted u s , we could n e v e r hav e blamed th em , b u t th e y k n ew o f o u r c o n c e rn fo r w h a t h a s b e e n a


h ap p y family. On March 10th, we w e re all re q u e s te d to a t te n d a


m e e t in g w i th M r H e ap an d w e re to ld th a t absolute sec re cy h ad to b e main ta in ed a b o u t th e forthcom­ in g in fo rm a t io n . I m u s t a dm i t th a t w e r e g r e t te d making th a t promise, a s we involved o u rse lv es in a s i tu a t io n .o f e i th e r b re a k in g o u r w o rd o r p ro fes sin g ignorance fo r th e rem a in d e r o f th e week. We le a rn ed th a t th e r e h a d b e en a ta k e o v e r o f th e Civic Hall ( I am n o t su re w h a t else to call i t) which w as sig n ed on th a t


d a te b y th e o th e r p a r ty . I would like to p o in t o u t th a t , a t th a t s tag e , th e


council had no knowledge o f th e h ap p en in g s. Some le a rn ed of th e s e a t th e s t a r t o f th e following w e ek an d o th e rs n o t u n til th e m e e t in g on th e 16th, when th e information w as in th e p re s s on th a t d a te — n o t a


v e ry democratic w ay of o b ta in in g information. Wh en D e re k an d I re tu rn e d home, we le a rn ed of


th e hap p en in g s o f th e w e ek an d I m u s t adm it I did a sk why, i f th e Civic Hall w as u p fo r g rab s , we w e re h o t given th e o p p o r tu n i ty to make a bid fo r i t . I was told b y M r H e ap th a t , a s we w e re n o t a company, i t


was n o t possible. O u r main concern o v e r m any m o n th s h a s b e en io r


th e people o f th e Rib b le Valley an d th a t th e y should n o t b e d e p r iv e d o f a c in em a a n d th a t o u r g i r l s should n o t b e th row n on th e scrap h e ap . B o th th e s e wishes seem, on th e surface, to b e a s su red . D e re k and I h av e now g o t accustomed to th e id e a


of ta k in g th in g s e a sy and en joying life away from th e c in em a , b u t I will a lw ay s r e g r e t th a t th in g s w e re h an d led so b ad ly , w h e n a l i t t le fo re th o u g h t would hav e sav ed b o th h ead ach es an d h e a r ta ch e s . W e would like to th a n k o u r m an y fr ien d s fo r th e i r


su p p o r t and good w ish es o v e r m any y e a rs . I s in cerely hope th a t my le t te r c au ses no ill feelings


in c e r ta in q u a r te r s , b u t many y e a r s ago my fa th e r to ld me to always h av e th e courage o f my convictions


an d to sp e ak my mind a s long a s i t cau sed no h u r t . I th in k i t is t im e th a t w h a t I h av e said w as said.


BARBARA PEA R SO N , B r e n n a n d S t r e e t , C l i th e ro e .


FED UP OF FOOTING BILL PAIN IS NOT -------- '----- :


FOR EXPENSIVE LESSON


FO L LOW IN G th e a r tic le in la s t w e ek ’s p a p e r o v e r th e A u c t io n M a r t fiasco, m ay I su g g e s t th a t people a re h e a r t i ly fed-up of foot-


<uc u « u v » j incompetence is n o t a p u n ­


ishable offence. P e r h a p s M r H o p k in s ,


k e e n a s h e is to s e e th e - r — ___ council b eh av e m o re like a


t ic ia n s , b o th a t local an d and re s ig n fo r thw ith . n a tio n a l level.


i t c o n t in u e s to b e so . I w ro te n o t long ago ab o u t th e inability of th e council to come clean a b o u t w h a t th e £150,000 w as for. Now


in g th e bills fo r th e expen- p r iv a te e n t i ty , should give we h av e it! s ive lessons le a rn t b y poli- his fellow employees a le ad H ow ev e r, w h a t is m o s t


ser io u s of all, is th e coun­ P le a se , Coun. F leming, cil’s a t t i tu d e to th e p u b - I t will come a s no su r - no excuses a b o u t . . . w i th f ie , w i th r e g a r d to th e


p r is e th a t local politicians h in d s ig h t, etc. T h e re w e re r e s t r ic t iv e c o v e n a n ts on an d council officers follow p le n ty of people, from day th e s i te . N o th in g to w o r ry th e i r cousins a t Wes tmin- one, who a s s e r te d th a t th e a b o u t chaps o v e r th is one, s t e r in r e fu s in g to con- A u c t i o n M a r t d e v e l - is th e continual m essag e. 1 tem p la te r e s ig n in g th e i r opment, a s envisaged, w as d o u b t th is v e ry much. a n o n - s t a r t e r . T h e p i ty W h y th e n is th e coun- w a s , n o n e o f th em w e r e c ii>s l e g a l d e p a r tm e n t on th e council.


positions. I t is le f t to th e p r iv a te


s e c to r , in th e form of th e t r e a tm e n t o f th e H o o v e r e x e c u t iv e s , to show th a t mism an ag em en t b r in g s its rew a rd s . In th e public sec­ t o r , i t w o u ld a p p e a r


in c ap ab le o f d e a l in g w i th A s t h e m o n th s h a v e t h i s l i t t l e p r o b l e m ?


g o n e b y , m a n y p e o p le I n s t e a d , fa n c y L o n d o n n av e bemoaned th e lack of solicitors a re employed a t c an d o u r w ith in th e council fancy London p r ic e s t i t r y o v e r th is m a t te r . In d e ed , and e x tr ic a te th e officers


Disgusted with local pool


ON a re c e n t v is i t to C lith e ro e to see my m o th e r , we decided to ta k e my 15 -month-old d a u g h te r to y o u r local swimming pool.


. We re g u la r ly go swimming in L e ed s , w h e re w e live, a s my d a u g h te r loves it.


I H ow ev e r , when we a r r iv e d a t th e R ibblesdale Pool, I was d isg u s ted to find th a t I h a d to p a y 35p fo r m y d a u g h te r to go in . A s i f t h a t w a s n t b ad enough, when we g o t in to th e pool th e tem p e ra tu re w as fa r to o cold fo r a small child an d also f a r too much chlorine w as used, m ak in g my ey es s tin g . My d a u g h te r h a s g rad u a l ly b u ilt-u p g re a t confidence in th e w a te r , b u t sadly


| th e w a te r level in th e small pool w as f a r to o d e ep fo r h e r to s ta n d up, th u s | mak in g h e r feel in secu re an d unsafe. T h e whole ex p er ien ce w as ex trem e ly u n p le a san t.


I M RS M .S . V ERN O N , F ie ldw a y A v en u e, R ad ley , L e ed s .


IT is comfort ing to s e e th a t ailing din o sau r , th e C hth- e ro e L a b o u r P a r ty , h a s a t la s t d rag g ed i ts e lf in to th e 1990s. I t h a s done th is b y a d o p t in g th e la te s t campaign t a c t i c s f r om a c r o s s th e A t l a n t i c , i . e . n e g a t iv e


Dinosaur stirs campaigning.


T h is is c a r r ie d o u t b y u s in g i t s tw in m o u th p ie c e o f M e s s rs P a rk e r an d Pick u p to sy s tem a tic al ly vilify its


. . . . •


ro u n d o f council elections s tan d a g a in s t th em in fu tu re elections).


A s w e w a i t to find o u t who th e i r n e x t ta rg e t will


b e , can I offer th is piece o f advice? Would i t n o t b e b e t te r fo r M es s rs P a rk e r an d Pickup


to ta k e o u t an a d v e r t in y o u r p a p e r (paid fo r b y th e T rad e s Unions?) an d fo r th em to l is t in i t all th e i r o p p o n en ts a n d w h y each one is an odious a n d u n t ru s ­


tw o r th y individual? T h en w e could u s e y o u r le t te r s column to discuss


m o re s er io u s is su e s , which affect o rd in a ry people, as opposed to such tr iv ia a s w h en ex ac t ly did a coun­ c i l lo r ’s w ife r e g i s t e r h e r so n fo r a n u r s e r y school a n d w h e th e r a councillor h a s b e en to 85% o r 80% of all pos sible m e e tin g s h e could a t te n d .


ALLAN M. KNOX, W h a l lsy R o ad , C l i th e ro e .


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o th e r people’s money Now we h av e a s itu a tio n


nonrUo’o mnnov.


ta i lo r -m a d e L am o n t , money


th r o w in g a f te r bad , ------- —


fo r N o rm a n g o o d


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im p o r t a n t c om m o d i ty , face!


S ch o le s , C le c k h c a to n .


Chamber to thank


B E FO R E an y of th e political p a r t ie s , especially th e L ib e ra l D em o crats, t r y to ta k e c re d i t fo r th e Auction


M a r t re co n s id e ra tio n ,' le t u s rem em b e r th a t i t w as th e C h am b e r of T ra d e which fo u g h t long an d h a rd and which I su p p o r te d in a le t te r to th e “A d v e r t is e r


an d Times” two y e a r s ago. I t w as q u i te c le a r a t th e t im e th a t C lith e ro e could


n o t su p p o r t a d ev elo pm en t such a s th e Maple Grove scheme. R ec e s s io n a ry fa c to rs h av e c e r ta in ly p layed a p a r t , b u t th e y h a v e m e r e ly b r o u g h t to a h e a d w h a t w as in th e f i r s t place an u n ten ab le scheme.


Once again, I emp h a sise th a t we m u s t all p u t th e


in te re s ts o f th e re a l C lith e ro e f i r s t and follies need to b e exposed.


C L IT H E R O E C O U N C IL LO R PA T SH E PH E R D , P a r k A v en u e, C l i th e ro e .


T r e a t in g l ig h t l y c e m e n t w o r k s ’ c o n t r ib u t io n


: &2SE&&JSEI gSeS©S5 feSMSR


A C O R R E S P O N D E N T c om p a re d th e t r e a tm e n t p e r c e iv e d to h a v e b e e n r e c e iv e d b y D a v id a n d


H is to ry . F i r s t , m ay I say th a t , in


my e x p e r ie n c e , Go lia th ’s workforce w as n e v e r “nigh on 1 ,000” and I believe th e f ig u re of o v e r 600 a c re s to b e s imilarly e x ag g e ra ted . T h e h is to ry of c em en t in go e s b a ck


C l i th e ro e b efo re w as


th e


W o rk s w as in


C a stle F e te m em o r ie s “ T H E o t h e r d a y a la d y


Eh oned to s ay th a t sh e had e e n g o in g th r o u g h h e r


la te h u sb an d ’s p a p e r s and h a d come a c ro s s a lo t of p ro g r am m e s e tc . a b o u t e v e n t s in th e tow n some y e a r s ago. I said I would be glad to


h a v e th e m a n d , a f t e r p e ru s a l , I would p u t th em w i th m y o th e r collection; ' t a lk a b o u t m em o r ie s —


full o f them! T h e f i r s t b a t c h w e r e


Droerammes o f th e C as tle F e te s held in 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964 an d 1966. I had c o m p l e t e l y f o r g o t t e n a b o u t “B id fo r S ta rd om ” n ig h ts , w h en local people c o u ld a p p ly to h a v e a n a u d i t io n a n d th e n t a k e p a r t in th e f in a le . T h e re w e r e som e i tem s a b o u t o th e r e v en ts in th e C as tle g r o u n d s o r o n t h e


b a n d s ta n d . • T h e G ran d H o r t icu l tu ra l


a n d H a n d ic ra f t Show was opened b y L ad y C h th e ro e a n d th e aw a rd s fo r . th is w e re th e S ta n d r in g C u p


an d th eW h ip p Cup. On th e f ie ld 'w e h ad th e Amazing D e rrico s h ig h -w ire a ct , a t ap p ro x im a te ly 45 fe e t , th e


f a " t L a n c s R e g im e n t , cession i t g av e th e t im e s o f ^ S


B and o f th e 4th B at talio n


(TA), a handicap fo r bowl­ in g fo r th e S o u thw o r th C u p , n o n - s to p m o d e r n dancing in th e la rg e m a r ­ q u e e f rom 9 t i l l 11 p .m .


l a t e t r a i n s a n d b u s e s . T ra in s from C h a tb um to H e llifie ld , v ia R im in g to n a n d G isb u rn , le f t a t 9-40 a n d 11-25 p .m . a n d from


an d a g ra n d bopping com- W h a l le y a n d s ta t io n s to p e t i t io n , w i th fa iry l ig h t- Black b u rn a t 9-22 and 11- in g an d so on.


----- -■ 13 p .m. T h e o ld e s t to r c h l ig h t B u s e s w e r e g o in g a l l


p r o c e s s io n p r o g r am m e w as fo r A u g u s t 7th , 1948. T h e le n g th o f th e r o u te w as given a s two an d one s ix th m i le s o f fu n a n d h i la r i ty . I 'm su re i t was! T h e p ro g ram m e s fo r a


lo t o f th e to rc h l ig h t p ro ­ cessions g av e th e d e ta i ls of th e floats and for each one o f th em a com ed y v e r s e h a d b e en composed. T h e r e g u l a t io n s l i s t e d s a id : “C h ild ren m u s t n o t th row n u t s a t th e m o n k e y s — th e y a re w a n ted in Africa ( th e n u ts ). D o g s m u s t b e k e p t on


le a sh e s an d c a ts in d o o rs . W ives a re p e rm i t te d . Onlookers m ay le t th e i r


h a i r down, b u t m u s t k e ep c u r t a in s l ip , o th e rw i s e th e i r h ouse will b e req u is i­ tioned. In th e e v e n t o f ra in — '


yo u g e t w e t .” A t th e b a ck of th e p ro ­ g ram m e o f th e 1948 pro-


o v e r th e p la c e w i th la te d e p a r tu r e s . I f y o u w e re g o in g to O sw a ld tw is t le i t was 9-49 p .m . on th e bus, c h a n g e a t W h a l le y a n d G r e a t H a rw o o d . I f y o u w e re lucky, you would b e home b y 10-35 p.m.


Some o f th e procession


books h ad a l is t o f classi­ fied ad v e r t is em e n ts on th e la s t p ag e. “ R o a d s w e e p e r — a


vacancy h a s a r is en fo r th is p r o g r e s s i v e p o s i t i o n w i t h i n t h e B o r o u g h . Would su i t g en t lem an w i th wooden leg . B ru sh h e ad s provided. F a ls e te e th — seco n d ­


h a n d b u t p r iv a te ly f i t te d (n o t NHS ), would su i t con­ fectioner. Id e a l fo r crimp­ in g m e a t p i e s , C o rn i s h p a s t i e s , r h u b a r b t a r t s . W h at offers?. C o u n c i l lo r s — do y o u ;et th e su p p o r t you need?


- , . ... ,


d ow n , a n e n g in e e r c am e C em en t L td . A p rom in en t r a t e s , h a v e c o n t r ib u te d h ig h l ig h t tw o o th e r m a t te r s th a t h a v e b e en to u en e a to in v e s t ig a te th e feasibil- a ld e rm an w e n t to Sheffield la rg e ly to th e p ro sp e r i ty of u p o n , b u t re q u i r e ju s t some fin e tu n in g to g e t th e th i s lo c a l i ty , w h ic h h a d dynamics across, p r e v i o u s l y b e e n i n recession.


i n d u s t r y . A f ew y e a r s a lf t e r


t n h a t w o rk s


c e m e n t c lo se d


spe


T r u s s a n d C o r s e t Company.” T h e re w as alw ay s in th e


p r o c e s s io n s t h e L ow e r Moor Bacon E a te r s . T h e ir l i t t l e p o em r a n : “ L e t o th e r s h a v e th e i r g u in e a p ig s a n d su ch lik e fancies ta k e on. B u t la rg e o r wee, t h e p ig f o r m e , i s o n e th a t ’s filled w i th bacon.” H ap p y memories, h appy


tim e s , ta k in g p a r t in such e v en ts o r ju s t w a tch in g on th e s t re e t s . O f c o u r s e , w e a lw a y s


h a d f i r e w o r k s . T h e s e w o u ld s t a r t a b o u t 10-30 p .m. an d i t w a s su g g e s ted th a t th e b e s t view o f th e d i s p la y w o u ld b e f rom C a s t l e V iew o r B aw d - l a n d s . T h e y s t a r t e d u su a l ly w i th a n o p e n in g s ig n a l m a ro o n s h e l l a n d en d ed w ith lo ts o f Roman candles an d a final a sc en t o f ro c k e t s . T h e n “ g o o d n ig h t” — a final maroon. T h e epilogue re a d : “L e t t h e d u s t s e t t l e o n o u r


e n t i re w o rk in g life a t th e c em e n t w o r k s a n d w a s in tim a te ly concerned w ith a wide ra n g e o f i t s act ivi­ t i e s , I f in d i t s a d t h a t m a n y c o r r e s p o n d e n t s seem to t r e a t so lig h tly th e c o n t r i b u t i o n t h a t t h e w orks h a s made, and can c o n t in u e to m ak e , to th e p ro sp e r i ty of u s all. B y all m e an s le t th e r e


b e discussion and d eb a te , b u t le t i t b e well-informed. W e can in d e ed le a rn from h is to ry .


F . B RA ITHW A IT E . Confrontation


over footpath A S r e g u la r w a lk e r s w ill k n ow , th e m o d e r a te an d conciliatory a t t i tu d e o f th e la s t tw o y e a r s a t Ed is fo rd


' C a r a v a n P a r k h a s n ow b e e n re p la c e d b y on e o f d i r e c t c o n f r o n t a t i o n , a p p a re n t ly w i th th e b le s s ­


in g o f th e council. May I , th e re fo re , su g -


spectacle, th e din an d fire- . g e s t to th e s a id c o u n c i l w o rk s fade away. L e t us t h a t t h e s u r f a c e o f th e g o h om e a n d le a v e th e s ta g e in d a rk n e s s , before t h e s c e n e c h a n g e s to a n o th e r d a y .”


a l t e r n a t iv e fo o tp a th b e b ro u g h t u p to th e s am e s t a n d a r d a s t h a t o f th e a d ja c e n t c a rav a n p a rk .


S o n s u f t f te * Brook S t r e e t EDMOND C AM B IEN R EG U LA R W A LK ER . e s tab lish ed . T h e


i ty of i ts rev iv a l. W i th i ts v e r t ic a l k i ln s i t w a s to o o u td a ted . C l i t h e r o e w a s w e l l -


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p re s e n t w orks Is is


fam i ly , w h o se n am e w a s k n o w n


ru n b y a local t h e


m a r k e t fo r c em e n t in a l a r g e a r e a w h e r e n o c e m e n t w o r k s t h e n e x is te d . T h e L a n c a sh i r e a n d Y o rk s h i r e co alf ie ld s w e r e w i th in r e a c h a n d th e re w as a re a d y supply o f m a n p ow e r — w i tn e s s t h e l a r g e g a t h e r i n g o f a b le -b o d ie d m e n o u ts id e th e L a b o u r E x c h a n g e on F r id a y afte rn o o n s . Two c em en t companies i n t e r e s t e d


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to s e e t h e c h a i rm a n to o f fe r e n c o u ra g em e n t an d co-operation. C o n stru ct io n w o rk com­


m e n c e d in 1935, s u p e r ­ v ised b y th e en g in e e r who h a d p r e v io u s ly in v e s t i ­ g a te d th e Is is Works .


T h e im p a c t on th e local


employment s itu a tio n was im m e d ia te a n d d ram a t ic . As should b e well-known, t h e w a g e s p a id b y th e company h a v e g e n e r a te d


fu r th e r w e a l th in th e a re a , f a r b e y o n d th e e f fe c t on th e families o f employees. Goods a n d s e rv ic e s p u r -


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an d p ro p e r ty , th e man in th e s t r e e t is en couraged to h a v e i t s u r v e y e d . T h i s council decided to h av e th e


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19 9 3 , b e lieving in infl icting a n d n o t h i n g t o l o o k p a in on y o u n g p e o p le to fo rw a rd to .


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nTans drawn ud f i r s t - a f te r ^ f i t


I suppose th e a rg um e n t sk ills . T h e y a r e a n n o y e a w om a n>s r jg h t n o t to b e ‘'C lith e ro e A d v e r t is e r” fo r th a t "“ i t n e v e r d id m e w h en people look down on aannyy h a rm .” T h a t i iss a m a t- t e r of opinion.


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ta in lv given Ia n B row n a th e y a r e c a l led m in d le hig hw ay equal to th a t of a th e y a r e u s e d a s s la v e m e an R ig h t an d , a s such,


l iv e d a c ro s s life is so dull th a t th e rru s -


ta in ly given Ia n B row n a th e y a r e c a i ieu m u iu u » a hig hw ay equal to th a t of a te r r ib le a t t i tu d e tow a rd s m o ro n s a n d th u g s , w h en m 0t 0r i s t . M ig h t d o e s n ’t y o u n g people.


A s a y o u n g p e r s o n , I la b o u r a n d th e r e a r e no w e j on>t h a v e th e r ig h t to w a s “an noyed” b y an old o th e r jo b s a f ° u™ . v j e n jn f l jct s u f fe r in g on some p e r s o n who


JU L IA N PARK IN SO N , T em p e ra n c e F ie ld s ,


a n d sw e a r in g a n d g e n - y eSj M r Brown, you n g e ra l ly d isp la y in g a g g re s - p eo p le also g e t an n o y ed , s i v e b e h a v i o u r . S h e y e t w h a t d e fe n c e h a v e a n n o y e d m e , to s a y th e th e y g o t? Y o u c a n g iv e le a s t , be cau se I w as doing th em a q u ic k clip ro u n d no h a rm to anybody, le a s t ^ e e a r . W h o w i l l l is te n o f a l l h e r . I w a s s im p ly


th em ? Y o u c e r ta in ly


d o in g w h a t c h i ld r e n do won’t , an d y e t you e x p e c t b e s t — p l a y i n g . S h e th em to re sp e c t you. an noyed me , b u t n o t once did I consider giv in g h e r a Of co u rse, a lo t o f you n g efip ro u n d th e e a r o r lock- p e o p le m a k e m i s t a k e s , in g h e r u p o u t of th e way.


ie s s e r Cr e atu r e , which we s p o t t i n g a “ n ic e l i t t l e


e a rn e r .” I h av e to s ay th a t m y 8 p w e n t to w a r d s a m o re w o r th y cause.


V ER N O N STUTTARD, M i l lb ro o k , F e n c e ,


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th e b e n e f i t o f th e commu- (-he r o a d f r om m e a n d t ra t io n builds u p a n d th e y r e „ ar(j ^ in fe r io r , in o rd e r B u rn le y , n i ty , b u t to s av e th a t v e ry wouid come a t me w i th h e r h av e no “ap p ro v ed w ay to . 6 w a lk in g s t ic k , s h o u t in g g e t r id of th e f ru s tra t io n ,


Misleading issue


I S E E from th e “A d v e r t is e r an d Times” th a t th e L ib e ra l D emo crats b a sed th e i r R ibblesdale campaign on th e p roposed VAT on domestic fuel. D id th e y a lso a d d th e p ro p o s e d r e l ie f fo r th e


m o s t needy? I th in k i t is mis leading to b a se a b o rough election


ju s t like older, misguided W e f iv e in a c iv i l is e d p e o p le . H ow e v e r , y o u n g


so c ie ty a n d w e all an n o y p e o p l e a r e t r y i n g to each o th e r . Y e t i t is only m a t u r e , g r o w u p a n d w h en we a re an noyed b y le a rn . L e t u s show th em y o u n g p eo p le th a t p eo p le t h a t in f l ic t in g p a in a n d l ik e M r B row n c o n s id e r p u t t in g th em o u t o f th e in f l ic t in g p a in a n d h a rd - w ay , to avoid a challenge, ship in o rd e r to condition is n e v e r , e v e r , th e w a y fo rw a rd .


th e i r b eh av io u r. H ow a n n o y e d d o e s h e


t h i n k y o u n g p e o p l e b e c om e w h e n th e y a r e t r e a t e d a s s e c o n d -c la s s


T IM B L EAZA RD , F a i r f ie ld D r iv e ,


C l i th e ro e . Bring cane back


I AM p le a s e d to s e e th a t c o rp o ra l p u n is hm e n t is b a ck on th e ag en d a . I a g re e w i th th e campaign b y M r


Nigel E v a n s fo r i ts re in tro d u c t io n .


I th in k i t is t im e s om e th in g w a s d o n e , in m e t 1 am su re i t is. I saw a discussion on TV a b o u t bully:


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‘" f j ^ m a n h a d lo s t his d a u g h te r , th ro u g h h e r b eing bullied and u n h ap p y a t school. I said I k n ew w h a t 1 would do w i th th em — give th em th e cane.


.. In mv day a t school, th e cane w a s th e re , i f n e ed ed ,


a n d s in c e ta k in g th e c an e a n d th e b i rc h aw a y th e o ld e r p eo p le d a r e n o t go o u t a t n ig h t , in fa c t nei­ th e r a re we safe in th e d ay lig h t, and th e language and cheek th a t is u s ed to d ay to th e i r e ld e rs is dreadful. I know i t would b e b e t te r fo r you n g an d old i f th e


c an e w a s b r o u g h t b a c k , a n d a lo t m o re th in k th e same.


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M R S MARY FLA CK , V a le H o u s e C lose, W h a l ley .


on na tio n a l is su e s . Maybe I am naive, b u t I would h a v e th o u g h t a b o ro u g h e le c t io n sh ould b e b a se d on b o ro u g h is su e s a n d s im i la r ly a c o u n ty e le ctio n


on co unty is sues . L e t ’s k e e p n a t io n a l is su e s fo r a G e n e r a l E le c ­


t io n o r , in th e m e an t im e , i f e le c to r s fe e l s tro n g ly a b o u t national is sues , th e y should make th e i r views kn own to MP N ig e l E v a n s , who h a s in flu en c e a t W e s tm in s te r a n d is th e re to s e rv e ev ery o n e in th e


Ribble Valley.


M RS MARY SH E PH E R D , P a r k A venue, C l i th e ro e .


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in ou r Price worth paying (Friday editions)


I NO TE from y o u r in s e r t “A change fo r th e . b e t te r ” in a re c e n t ed itio n th a t you will continue “w o rk in g fo r


chased locally b y th e com- th e com m u n i ty ” b y k e ep in g y o u r 9,300 r e a d e r sh ip p a n y , to g e th e r w i th th e informed o f m a jo r is su e s which will b e closely mom- v e ry su b s ta n t ia l sums p a id to re d b y y o u r r e p o r te r s . council b y w a y


May I , a s one of th e 9,300, ad d a n o th e r and also I n a r e p o r t to th e c o u n c i l ’s m a jo r c om m i t te e


re c en t ly , i t w as re p o r te d th a t th e p lan n in g commit­ te e should ser io u s ly co n sid e r in c re a s in g th e c u r re n t lev e l of d e leg atio n to officers from 40% to 70%. T h e re fo re , w e could soon h av e domes a n d h a n g a r s


ap p e a r in g a t th e whim o f a n officer’s p e n and th e n e ed s of councillors — som eth in g h a rd ly re q u ired . A recom m en d atio n to council (16/3) is ^ fo r th e com­


m i t te e s a n d th e co u n ci l to m e e t s ix t im e s a y e a r , in s te ad o f th e c u r re n t e ig h t . Also, some m e e t in g s will b e h e ld on th e same n ig h t, which will in ev itab ly ex ac e r ­ b a te th e decision-making pro c e ss b y s tifling d eb a te . Th is is p ro p o sed to sav e £10,000 p e r y e a r on th e co s t of


democracy b u d g e t . I t is a p ric e w o r th pay in g , I would su g g e s t , i f we . T . / . . . . m


a re to continue to enjoy an y democratic freedom to d e te rm in e o u r fu tu re . Do n o t fo rg e t — few e r m e e t­ in g s , m o re decisions b y th e officers!


A n yw ay , i f th e counci llors c e a s ed to claim th e i r


allowances a n d th e m e e tin g s w e re to b e he ld o th e r th a n a t 7 p .m ., which a t t r a c ts o v e r t im e p aym en ts /tim e off in lieu fo r s ta f f , th e n co s ts would soon dimmish. F in a lly , th e w o r s t scenario is th a t , h av in g s e t an


o v e ra l l b u d g e t to f ix th e co u n ci l ta x , £ 100,000 of s ta f f sav in g s s till h av e to b e identified. N o t only is th e council to re n e g e on a n a tio n a l ag re em en t , fo r th e p a ym e n t to officers fo r th e u s e o f th e i r cars; on official b u s in es s , b u t compulsory red u n d an cies seemingly a re to b e in tro d u ced , u s in g such c r i te r ia a s , o f all th in g s , a


p e rso n ’s sickness! T h e f i r s t tw o m a t te r s will b e defen d ed a s v ir tu e s


to accord .with th e U n i ta ry A u th o r i ty S ta tu s a sp ira tio n s o f th e council.


. . T h e la s t is su re ly th e v e ry opposite. ' _ Two y e a r s ago th e same council defen d ed a i io ,u u u


loan to a m em b e r of s ta f f w i th th e ridiculous s ta te ­ m e n t th a t i t w as a n o t uncommon o ccur rence w ith in


local g o v e rnm en t. I feel su re th a t th e s ta f f now u n d e r th r e a t could


soon id en t ify a sav in g th a t would come p r e t ty close, to th a t mys tical £ 100,000!


B R U C E D OW L E S , W h a l le y R o a d , C l i th e ro e . '


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We must move towards more humane future


I HADN’T envisaged the unprecedented pub­ licity when I hurried a letter to you, regarding the Ribble Valley 10-mile road race. My only h o p e w a s th a t i t to le s sen i t fo r o urselves ,


w o u ld e v o k e a re s p o n s e T h e p h i lo so p h y b e h in d from th e Mayor, who. s till v iv i s e c t io n d i f f e r s l i t t l e chooses to rem a in s i len t on from th a t o f th e concentra- t h e s u b j e c t o f c a n c e r tio n camps o r s lav e t ra d e r , ch ar itie s . B u t I m u s t com I t is b a rb a r ism u n d e r th e g ra tu la te y o u r n ew sp ap e r" g u ise o f civilisation.


fo r b ro ad en in g th e su b je c t n h a s b e e n p r o v e d


m a t t e r , a n d th a n k y o u r , b e y o n d d o u b t th a t m o re “H um an i ta r ian ” r e a d e r fo r jb a n 80 p e r c e n t o f 2 0 th a b a la n c e d o p in io n co u rse sh e is r ig h t .


O f I t is a s th o u g h th e r e has -------— “ ” “ 77: THE ANSWER


I WAS interested to read the views of Ian- Brown, in response to a letter the previous


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to b e a c h o ic e b e tw e e n c o n c e rn fo r a n im a l s o r children. I don’t hold an i­ m a ls s u p e r io r , o r e v e n equal, to humans, b u t man h a s th e c a p a c i ty to lo v e n o t ju s t h is own species, b u t fife in a l l i t s sh a p e s an d forms. I would main­ ta in th a t th o s e w h o a r e in c a p a b le o f p i ty in g a n i ­ m a ls a re , a s a m a t te r of fa c t , in c ap ab le o f p i ty in g man. T h e h um an ra c e gen ­ e r a l l y i s l a c k i n g i n


c e n tu ry c an c e rs a r e p r e ­ v e n ta b le b y a c h an g e in lifes ty le ’. T h e consumption o f a n im a l p r o d u c t s , tobacco an d alcohol a re th e main offenders.


I c an n o t d en y th a t th e re


m a y h a v e b e e n b e n e f i ts f rom an im a l e x p e r im e n ts in th e p a s t , ju s t a s we still b e n e f i t f rom th e s la v e t ra d e an d empirism to th e d e t r im e n t o f th i r d world c o u n t r ie s , b u t w e m u s t move fo rw a rd tow a rd s a m o re h um an e fu tu re .


H ow ev e r, o f th e value of th e te le -p o l l I h a v e my


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em p a th y . T h e whole cause d o u b ts ; w e re 0891 n um - fo r b e h av in g d e c e n t ly to b e r s th e n o rm in Golgotha animals r e s t s on th e fa c t in 33 AD, th e local h a rd - th a t w e a r e th e su p e r io r w a r e s to r e c o u ld e a s i ly species a n d we a re u n d e r h av e sold o u t of nails. Th e an obligation to recognise t e s t o f a view, th e re fo re , a n d re s p e c t th e i r r ig h ts .


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