CUtheroe 22321, (Editorial), 22323 (Advert.ixina). Burnley 422881 (Classified) Letters


Quarries belong to foreigners We have little to lose by rejecting planning application


THE sooner we all rid ourselves of the emo- tional ties to a no longer existent “Ribbles-


dale Cement, the sooner we can accept reality. Norwegians and Swedes own the quarries between


Pimlico and Chatbum and the farms in Chatbum,


Mearley, Grindleton, Waddington, West Bradford and others. A logo on their tankers of a longship or a Viking


helmet may be more appropriate. However, they appear to nurture the myth that the quarries are still locally owned and all the old obligations still in place — it could be worth a fortune to them. When asked directly about jobs in Clitheroe, how­


point blank in its entirety at the Ribble Valley Coun­


cial questions. 1. Does Castle Cement intend to quarry long-term


at Bellman? 2. Is this exercise a smokescreen for asset-stnp-


ever, they are willing to put in writing that: “The demand for cement is driven by market require­


Once given, the quarrying permission, I understand, cannot be revoked, but it can be later changed. And who would rather have quarrying than housing on


ounds — 140 acres for housing/industnal units.


ments and we cannot make guarantees on job security." This relates to their application to turn 140 acres of


agricultural land into one huge, deep quarry. What is their purpose, therefore, in this applica­


tion? They cannot quarry it, or even part of it, with­ out men — yet they will not guarantee any job security! So much for a firm economic base for Clitheroe! Why was this application not turned down


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4. Can we risk this huge profit for foreign investors at the expense of one of the most beautiful land­


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scapes in Lancashire? 5. What have we to lose by saying no? 6. What have we to gain by saying no? We all feel familiar, indeed fond, of the Castle emblem, but what do we know of its owners, their


Development of site could create jobs


the misguided le tte r in last week’s issue from Mr G. b. Kenyon. This valley has already


tle Cement’s aged “wet process” will need replac­ ing, further reducing the workforce to 200 perhaps. Even with Bellman


down. This would be an extremely sad day for many, but


could be utilised for a large number of things. would suggest the follow- in g :-


the quarry I


club/boating lake/motor- sports complex/industrial


h o te l /c o u n t ry laKe/moior-


f,uPn V t% / i n d u s t r i a l museum/theme park/ele-


i t s / i n d u s t r i a vated restaurant.


opment of this type could c r e a te co n s id e ra b le employment, perhaps more than Castle Cement, and without mass environ­ mental destruction. Surely the 4,500 tour-


Within 15 years, devel­ Within eight years, Cas­


Quarry reactivated, Castle third the area. The cur several farms, a main road


surrendered five hills to quarrying; Salthill, being the only one utilised, has more employment than Castle Cement on one


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Cement could still shut rent quarries destroyed " '


and 500 acres of hill to cre­ ate a 350-acre hole which is devoid of life.


indeed have a “natural supply of wildlife” on the p e r im e te r . But tu


I t may


" ‘natural supply” all comes from the surrounding land,


supply an omes th is not the quarry itself.


planning application has already stopped a Coun­ t ry s id e Commission scheme to plant and main-


The Bellman Quarry itself.


tain one mile of hedgerow and has jeopardised two to three miles of current hedgerows and a vast number of trees, including oak, ash, alder , elm, beech, holly, hazel, crab apple, blackthorn, syca­ more, willow and white beam. I would also point out


green and pleasant valley. Certainly not the quarries.


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ANDREW COLLINSON, 1 Bellman Cottages, Chatburn Road, Clitheroe


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ism-related jobs in this valley will be in jeopardy if we have a hole the depth of Blackpool Tower, the size of Clitheroe, for the next 50 years? What do we leave our grandchildren? A supertip? Think about


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Thanks for help with superb musical event


I WOULD like to thank everyone associated with the Trinity Clitheroe Castle music event on Sunday. I would particularly like to thank the bands for per­ forming free of charge and providing a superb after­ noon’s entertainment; the people who came to watch and listen and all those who worked behind the


scenes. A collection at the event raised more than £120.


cil, Castle Cement, Neotechnic, Enterprise Kitchens, Stalwart Dyeing Company and Flexible Reinforce­


I would also like to thank the Ribble Valley Coun­


Trinity Youth and Community Centre, who helped me with the sponsored walk two weeks ago, Couns. John McGowan and Stephen Holt and Mrs Bertha Bradshaw for their help in finding sponsors and everyone who dipped in their pockets. We look forward to a bigger and better event


ments for their financial support. Finally, I want to thank the members and staff ol


next year!


MICHAEL CARR, Weir Road, Bacup.


An enjoyable show


AS one of the lucky winners of two tickets for Southport Flower Show in a recent “Clitheroe Adver­ tiser and T im e s ” competition, I would like to say how much we enjoyed the show, which we visited on


Thursday, the first day. We spent well over six hours there and saw superb


stalls.


MRS DOROTHY FARADAY, Moorcock Farm, Slaidburn Road, Tatham Fells.


displays of flowers, fruit and vegetables, plants etc., spectacular landscape gardens and beautiful floral art exhibits and browsed found the many trade and craft


that, some 80 years ago, Fort Street was a green field site. Who does G. S. Kenyon think made this a


their doorstep?


cil hearing? Our county councillors, prompted by every resi­ dent of the Ribble Valley, must find answers to cru­


ping (i.e. huge profits from changing agricultural land into industrial/commercial use via the quarry


duction and marketing. Home assets? Norway is 90% rock outcrop. Norway has a


go; fro


tricity in the world. It is also the most environ­ mentally friendly electricity.


jaranteed high rainfall, which flows continuously rom the mountains. This produces the cheapest elec­


tating the loading of deep sea ships direct from the quarries.


application)? p 3. What is this permission worth in millions of


cheaply produced cement, we should not be surprised to learn that Castle Cement already owns its own docks here — two large import terminals located at Avonmouth and London. It comes to the north via


With this ability to flood the UK market with very .


Goole and Scunthorpe. One is in mothballs, the other on reduced capacity.


business and their homeland? Origin — Scandinavia. Business — Cement pro-


When the recession lifts,what price cement from Clitheroe with its huge extracton and electricity costs? Small wonder that Castle Cement is not willing to offer long-term job security to Clitheroe. The answer, then, to question five is that pro­


bably Clitheroe has very little to lose by rejecting outright this application. We cannot compete with cheap imports, so the jobs will go anyway. Castle had to try, but we must say no.


heart of the Ribble Valley just because we cannot come to terms with the passing of quarrying, with which we all grew up.


Let us not create a 140-acre industrial site in the .


fight for our heritage — our green and pleasant land — and look to our new vigorous industries that are growing up. That is our future. We owe it to ourselves and our children. We must have the cour­


Like the coal industry, economics change. Let s ,


age to say no. This application would not be accepted anywhere


ANGLO-SAXON.


Why a different rule for chief executive?


ON Wednesday, August 18th, my family of four went to see “Jurassic Park” at the Civic Hall.


less than 10 people, we waited outside before 7 p.m. to queue along with many other people.


three reserved seats next to the aisle which we could not use. It turned out that the three seats were for none other than the chief officer of the Ribble Valley Borough Council himself — Ossie Hopkins and his


When we eventually took our seats we noticed two children. Why is there a rule for one person and a rule lor , .


Ossie Hopkins? THE COMMONERS.


• Mr John Heap, the council’s chief commercial services officer, said that Mr Hopkins had queued and paid for his tickets in the same way the others had done. However, on the way in, he stopped to have a word with the operator and was to d that new equipment had arrived. He decided to tal.e the opportunity of haying a look at it, so ^ c n ^ d notices were placed on the seats so that he would


not lose them in the meantime. A real chatterbox


ON a recent evening I wondered what to do. . . then suddenly I thought of that cupboard where every­


thing is pushed in and sort of forgotten. A rather large book appeared, well wrapped up in


cellophane — it was called “Chatterbox 1909.” Inside, on the first page, was the date, December 25th, 1909. so it must have been a Christmas present, with the name John Eccles Langtree, Hawthorne Farm,


killed in the first world war and his name is on the cenotaph at Clitheroe Castle. I know the name Langtree was connected through


Clitheroe. This book must be a family keepsake. He was


a marriage in the family and the Langtrees were related to the Theo Wilson family, very well known for its family business in Clitheroe. The book is m good condition and some of the adverts amused me: “Fennings Powders for children cutting their teeth


_prevent convulsions, are cooling and soothing. “Indigestion is the primary cause of most of the


these powders and pills. We have progressed a lot — or have we?


baby boy sitting in the bath and reaching out for a b a r of Pe a rs soap. What a lot of troubles can be moved with all


In the back of the book there is a drawing of a .


EDMOND CAMBIEN, Bolland Prospect, Clitheroe.


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Club.In the hunt, organised by Clitheroe Rotary Club members Trevor Robert and Stephen Dugdale, par­ ticipants had to use their powers of observation m order to answer some of the 52 questions on their


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We have been informed by Hyndbum Borough Council Cemetery and Crematorium Department that the crematorium will be closed between Monday 30th August and Friday 10th September 1993. This is to enable work to be carried out. on the flue and chimney of the cremators so bringing them up to EEC regulations.


During this time we will be advising families to use Burnley Crema­ torium, the reason for this is that the cremation fees at Burnley are £118.00 against Pleasington at £137.00, but the choice will be left entirely to the family.


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We have recently introduced a low cost funeral of £350 plus disburse­ ments. This includes coffin; choice of dressing gown; removal from local hospital; residence or nursing home, the use of our recently furbished chapel of rest; hearse and one six seater limousine to and from local cemetery and crematorium, our professional services and completion of all necessary documents.


Disbursements (expenses paid out on behalf of the family) could be as follows-


Doctors fees for crematorium; fees for local crematorium; ministers and church fees; notices for the papers; flowers on your behalf; pur­ chase or the opening of a family grave and extra cars.


. The purpose of this information is to show the families of the Ribble


Valley exactly what costs are involved if you should find you are in the unfortunate position of having a bereavement within the family.


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in Scandinavia so near to towns. We will gain even their respect by standing up against back door development.


Norway has deep fjords, going deep inland, facili­ , „ _


from their unlimited supplies of cheap raw material, cheap, clean power and sheltered natural deep harbours.


‘ The huge UK market is just across the North Sea


600 jobs figure


correct


YOUR correspondent G. S. Kenyon (letters, August 19th) is quite right when he says that the closure of Castle Cement would lead to the loss of over GOO jobs in the Ribble Valley. In addition to the 400


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, August 26tli, 1993 9


EX C LU SIV E TO lU T H A M S


p e o p le d i r e c t l y employed by Castle Cement, there are at le a s t 200 p eo p le employed in the Ribble Valley indirectly. They provide the many goods and services that Castle Cement uses in the course of its day-to- day business.


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