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 2 2 n d , 1993


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ON Sunday morning, April 10th, I walked from


Littlemoor Road to Clith­ eroe Golf Club. ,


y o u n g t r e e s t ram p le d down on Littlemoor Road. At the pump station, on Barrow Road, th e gates had been to rn off th e ir h in g e s an d th e d o o rs smashed.


On my way T saw 50 Then, a t Barrowclough


house, two wooden gates had been smashed. The stile and footpath signpost h ad b e e n sm a sh e d to pieces.: .


been done by th e same people.


This appeared to have What would Mr Blea-


z ard (last week’s letter) have done with these van­ dals? Is this because they are bored or out of work? v O' t h i s i s sh o o t*


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I CAN sympathise w i th the mother whose son has not been given a place a t the second­


ary school of his choice.' Maybe the parents a t Clitheroe Royal Grammar


School should now feel a little guilty at voting for “opting out” a few years ago.


Although there are financial benefits for the school , ,


in opting out, there are also disadvantages for the community. Now th a t the 11-plus examination is not taken as a matter of course for Ribble Valley children, parents must enter their children for the CRGS entrance examination. Some parents do not take up this option, many more than with the 11-plus


svstem . Can we blame CRGS if it takes the most capable


children who enter and pass, wherever they reside. This leaves many more children competing for places • a t the two other Ribble Valley secondary schools (excluding St Augustine’s RC). Parents from out of the Ribble Valley are pre­


pared to pay travelling expenses for their children to attend a secondary school in the Ribble Valley because i t is the school that they prefer. Should their children be excluded entry to accom­


modate children who really had no desire to go to Ribblesdale, for example, as f irs t choice, but


only wish to go as second'best and it .is closer to home? Maybe the Ribble Valley planners should con­


sider the problem of school places when considering applications for building developments. There has been extensive house building taking place in the Ribble Valley over the past few years.


Now some of the larger village primary schools are


full to capacity. Will primary school children have to be taken by bus to a school with places? AH these extra children will need school places at the age of 11. Where will they go?


CONCERNED. We addressed local issues ALTHOUGH reluctant to t iv e ly d i s c r im in a t e s , rugby club grounds a t


w 1,1 Tvr~ d u -mwi lof enter into political debate a g a in s t th e p o o r an d Littlemoor Road; the lack Would Mr Bleazard let through the pages 0f this elderly and is particularly 0f equipment and general


th e se people off with a n ewSp a p e r , we c annot unfair in principle. th i h e r d ’s contribution in your


would he 1


ral punishment? What do other


give them corpo readers


think should happen?


M.THRELFALL, Turner Street, Clitheroe. ., .


S o c ie t y w i l l


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birch; however I am not so much, opposed to corporal punishment in schools, i.e. the plimsoll on the bottom, not the cane.


Here is a typical exam­ ple of an incident in town. Two friends of mine were enjoying a walk through the Castle grounds at


w e ek e n d . Y o u n g s te r s


weaved m and out of them- delighted with the result, on mountain bikes and According to the report th en proceeded to r ide in t jje “A d v e r t is e r and across th e flower beds, Times” 0f April 8th, she named i------------ — completely ignoring my attributes her success to financial or legal matters, friends’ remonstrations.


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IT would be churlish not to offer congratulations to the victorious candidate in the Ribblesdale Ward by- election. Mrs Margaret Sutcliffe and h e r p a r ty have every reason to be


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This type of thing is not n e ed f ° r a an isolated incident.


“ home en v iro n - effective in developing dis- would like to comment on ment” etc. are fa r more


youngsters?” I ask: “To whom will some young­ sters listen?”


well-behaved, considerate and helpful youngsters,


Yes,: th e re are_many uiusc


as they like to people and ^ 'Whalley. property and be allowed to There are'three farther


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“get away with it, simply p o in ts j would lik e to because they may not have


had proper parenting, etc. yam. readers: the attention of


against VAT on fuel.” te n


y e a r s s ta n d in g , responsive council


Michael Carr says that a n d “ t h e i r c am p a ig n “proper parenting, a non- v io len t


As a ward councillor of which to observe proceed­ in g s


very few members of the public avail the


I m o gallery.


excellent i


f rom th e -


p u b l ic - ■


cipHriS/;Tim Bleazard a sk s :’these factors and on their Responsiveness is a lit- “Who will lis ten to the


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unchallenged. She complains that the


R ibble Valley L ib e ra l Democrats based th e i r Ribblesdale campaign on the proposed VAT levy on domestic fuel and that this is not a proper issue for a local election.


These proposals will opposing bringing back the standing charges effe - Hall; access across th e


result in millions of con­ sumers of modest means paying a larger proportion of th eir income in order to s ta y warm. VAT on


on the doorstep. Yes, we agree there is provision for'the abatement of these proposals for those in most need, but these will not h e lp th e m a jo r i ty of families.


This, however, is a side


issue. Had Mrs Shepherd looked more closely at our campaign, she would have seen that, in fact, many


l o c a l i s s u e s w e r e addressed. The future of the Civic"


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d is re p a i r of Highfield


H ^ sH rT o r allow Mrs Mary Sh eP ' As such, th ese points Roadplay-area; dog foul- were major and continuing mg; Brothert.on Meadow concerns of the electorate


and w a te r the


auction mart site redevel­ opment; finally,


quences of the council tax, a l l


the bunker; and, the


f e a t u r e d campaign. In conclusion, the prop­


osition that national issues need not impinge on local politics is indeed naive. On the doorstep, the elector­ ate raises national issues which do need addressing. Local councillors must


take account of these con­ o u r


local conse­ in


cerns and feed them back into the political system. I t is precisely the failure of the Tories to listen to concerns about the econ­ omy, education, health and the poll tax which have re su lted in the cu r ren t flock of chickens coming home to roost. Regrettably, Mrs Shep­


herd, to quote a prominent local Tory, who congratu­ lated us on our success: “Let’s face it, we have got a (e x p le t iv e d e le te d ! ) awful Government at the moment!”


STEPHEN AND MAR­ GARET SUTCLIFFE, Councillors, Ribblesdale Ward, Clitheroe.


Views please on ‘earbon tax’


va lid ity in th e p re sen t circumstances. In my view, the Ribble


in tVio n rp sen t


Valley conducts its busi­ ness as openly as it possi­ bly can. All meetings are open to the public and, on th e few occasions when items have to be taken in p r iv a te , th ey re la te to named individuals, or to


three factors, namely, the where confidentiality is ?Pe "


essential. As a matter of interest,


themselves of facilities


tie ha rder to deal with, ment can not always respond in to increased . green


since its meaning is much taxes.” more a matter of personal The Liberal Democrats interpretation. A council have long campaigned for a


ways which are univer ­ sally popular. The role of individual­ ly elected members is vital


in th is c o n te x t , since responsiveness can often be linked to qu a lity of representation. Obviously, the most tell­


ing factor was the question of VAT on fuel and it is th at which needs further explanation, since it would appear that Mrs Sutcliffe is su g g e s tin g a radical ch an g e in h e r p a r ty ’s repeatedly stated commit-


M o r e p o i n t s w o r t h m a k i n g o n b u s i n e s s s i g n s i s s u e


b ut d o l f th a tm e f ^ t h a t THANK YOU for publishing my recent objection to being told those who:are not can do remove signs from the entrance to The Sidings Industr ial Esta


must society then suffer the consequences.,


JOAN MARSH, Lancaster Drive,


J whether or


not th e application was ^ o f d i y , wherever I


drive in the Ribble Valley


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area, I see literally dozens of s ig n s such as o u rs , b e in g d isp lay ed by all types of businesses. Are there two sets of regula­ tions, one which allows th em to d isp lay th e i r boards and one which pre­ vents us from doing so? I have no intention of


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recession. Thirdly, let me empha­


sise the point that all this is not just about a business trying to make a profit. A s we all know, new busi­ nesses employ people and inject money into the local economy.


stating examples, as I do ■ DAVID RAMSAY, not wish to see my fellow Optioncall, business people penalised — as we were — merely for trying to survive the


Unit 17, The Sidings, Station Road, Whalley.


A public boost


overdue


LAST year you were kind enough to publish a l e t t e r from me in which I complained th a t the flying of our n a t io n a l f la g of S t George, on St George’s Day (April 23rd), from public buildings, was forbidden — unless the building concerned had two flagpoles.


The union flag, which


is flown in preference to it on that day, is an irrelevance to say the least.


to have it known that th e R ib b le V a l le y Council has taken the courageous decision to fly its one “George,” on th e Town Hall’s one


I should now be glad


pole, on th e grounds th a t the town’s other public buildings will be flying the union flag.


f u t u r e y e a r s w i l l depend on our reaction to this. That is as fair an o f fe r a s anyone could ask.


W h a t h a p p e n s in I t seems to me over­


due th a t our country gets a bit of a public boost and the more of us h e re in Clitheroe w h o r e g i s t e r o u r approval, ra th e r than d is a p p ro v a l , of th e council’s a ctio n will help this to become a regular annual feature of our town life and one that is probably unique in the country.


C A N O N E R I C CHARD, Moorland Cresent, Clitheroe.


“ c "c a rb o n t a x ,” which would be applied to fossil


fuels and would bear par­ ticularly heavily on rural populations, because of its effect on petrol and diesel


prices. What does Mrs Sutcliffe


mean by “their campaign” and does she really mean to oppose the party line? As a member of Lanca­


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Forum members, a very strong lobby pressing for the introduction of a “car­ bon tax ” and an equally strong lobby against doing so .' The p ro p o sa l was shown in th e published E n v iro nm en ta l Action Plan, as a s ta r red item, upon which i t was not pos­ sible to reach consensus. I f Mrs Sutcliffe is to oppose her party on this


issue, how does she pro­ pose to address the. prob­ lem of c arbon dioxide emissions?


c o u n . c h a r l e s ] WARKMAN, Hob Green, Mellor, Blackburn.


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AFTER reading all the criticism of the Ribble Valley Live Steamers, I would like to point out a few facts overlooked or not known by County Coun. Pickup. The Live Steamers have never wanted all the field


on which the railway has been built.


land three or four metres wide, from the present site along the side of the road towards the caravan site, then through the fence, over the small stream and down the scrubland towards the river. A small piece ol the field is required to turn round and return by the


All that is needed for the new extension is a strip ot . same route. As this cuts the field off from the road, a bridge is , , ,


proposed, with ramped sides, not steps, so that visitors and young families with pushchairs and prams will have easy access to the playing area. On the existing track three trains are the maxi­


mum th at can be run a t one time in safety, which results in long queues waiting for rides. I f the proposed extension is carried out, the number of trains could be


doubled in complete safety. I t makes one wonder if County Coun. Pickup has ■ , ,


any idea of how popular this railway is with the people who visit Edisford, or if he has any idea of now many passengers are carried. Last summer almost 6,000 tickets were sold between 1 and 5 p.m. on Sun­


day afternoons.


Mondays or Clitheroe holiday fortnight, but rides are free or a donation can be made at these times. I t is estimated that the total number-of passengers must have exceeded 12,000.


No tickets are issued on Saturdays, Bank Holiday , ■


which half goes to the Ribble Valley Council, which is cheap by today’s prices.


The cost of a ride twice round the track is /Op, ot „ . . ■ ■ ■


, . Not one of the residents of Low Moor or Henthorn


who visit Edisford have complained to any of the members of the Live Steamers about the proposed extension; on the contrary, all the members receive is praise for the good service that is provided. The steam engines that are run on the track are built and paid for personally by individual members


and are run with no personal financial gain. I hope that these few facts will enlighten County


Coun. Pickup, but if he would like more informa­ tion about Ribble VaUey Live Steamers he could come down to Edisford any fine Saturday or Sunday after; noon and find out how this miniature railway is serving


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I AM pleased to be associated with the arrange­ ment outlined in last week’s “Advertiser and


Times” for the continuation and expansion of the adult education service in the Ribble Valley dur­ ing the summer term, which I see as a vital con­ tribution to the community life of our rural area. For those with academic inclinations, courses


are now available a t the Whalley Adult Centre for the foundation year of a degree in a wide variety of subjects, including English, history, sociology, psychology and Victorian England. In Clitheroe and the rural areas, well estab­


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lished. courses will continue, including painting for pleasure, car maintenance, photography, yoga, keep fit and ballroom/sequence dancing, to name ju s t a. few. I t is interesting to note that the new course in juggling has proved sufficiently popular to be continued during the summer season. . For those with an adventurous spirit, sailing


and windsurfing courses will be available at the E a s t Lancs Sailing.Club, Rishtpn, aimed a t attracting those with limited ability in either sport and a wish to improve.


stated, and on past evidence enthusiastic support seems guaranteed.


All classes s ta r t this week, unless otherwise .


ERIC BRACEWELL, Chairman, Adult Education Advisory Committee.


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