Clitheme *2324 (Editorial), 2232J (Advertising). Burnley 422331 (Classified)


Kennel owners are in dogged mood


Planning to fight against new conditions ■ "


LOCAL boarding ken­ nel and cattery owners are mobilising with dogged determination against new licensing conditions they fear could put them out of business. The R ib b le V a l le y


Boarding Kennel and Cat­ tery Association has been formed in response to a new set of model licence conditions, adopted by the Ribble Valley Council.


The conditions were


handed down from the Institution of Environ­ mental Health Officers, following discussions with organisa tions which included the British Veterinary Association, D e p a r t m e n t o f the Environment and RSPCA. Ribble Valley Council environmental health man-


ager Mr James Russell explained that they were aimed at updating national standards for animal boarding establishments that have been in effect


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since 19S5. But members of the new


boarding kennel and cat­ tery association believe


some of the updated licensing conditions dery


common sense and could cause them financial


hardship. Causing particular con­


cern is a requirement that each kennel compartment has its own individual


exercise area. A spokesman for the


association pointed out that while some Ribble Valley kennels did not have runs, dogs were gen­ erally walked three times a day and many believed this practice to be more beneficial.


For those kennels with


out runs, the cost of adding such facilities could prove debilitating. Mr Russell said that


do need looking into,” the association spokesman


l ooking into, th


problems with compliance would be discussed on a one-to-one basis when kennels were inspected prior to being issued with their annual licences. “ Owners often don t


k n o w w h a t h a p p e n s behind closed doors to their animals. They expect them to get fresh air and


free exercise," he said. “There is nothing to


stop kennels from taking


dogs for walks as well.” Another concern is a


condition that isolation facilities be provided for bitches in season. The association spokesman explained that local kennel owners had coped with the problem of bitches in sea­ son for years and that they were aiready kept in dif­ ferent kennels and exer­


cised separately. Association members


worry that they will be forced to build special areas for bitches as well as separate them from, for example, castrated dogs that belong to the same


family. “We have all dealt with . ,


bitches in season since we started our kennels. No-


bodv has ever had prob­ lems. It’s common sense,


the spokesman said. Mr Russell argued that


local kennel owners had misinterpreted the condi­ tion, which meant that onlv bitches in season should not be exercised with or kept' in the same kennel compartments as


dogs. Another concern of the


association is that kennels


in the Burnley area have not received notice of the new licence conditions. Members fear that they are being singled out even though they provide a high standard of service.


“The fact that everyone


has joined this association shows that there is a very caring group of kennel owners in this area.


Admittedly, a lot of places


Sa'“But we are frightened of Ribble Valley kennels being closed down because


they don’t come up to requirements, when they are providing a good car­


ing service.” Mr Russell argued that .. .


the Ribble Valley Council was simply adhering to national standards. “ I t ’s up to the local


authorities concerned whether they take them on board.We are simply looking after the welfare of animals in the Ribble


Valley,” he said. “ it is going to be a case


of looking at each estab­ lishment and asking them to get some estimates together. The one thing we don’t want is for them to go out of business. Each situation will be assessed on its own merits but each will eventually have to come up to standard.”


Waterfall was


awesome sight CLITHEROE ramblers braved the winter weather for a walk from Ingleton. Led by Pat Parrott,


they climbed as far as Crina Bottom, then tra­ versed the famous lime­ stone pavement to Mere-


gill Hole. The moun tains id e


stream was in full spate and the 60ft. high water­ fall was an awesome sight. Lunch was taken shel­


tered from the wind, crouched behind a wall,


before the return to Ingle­ ton by little-used field paths and the disused rail- wav embankment. the group’s next walk,


to Horsehead Moor, is on Sunday, February 13th, leaving Waterloo Car Park


at 9-30 a.m. Pendle Club


WINNERS at the Pendle Club weekly bridge ses- sion were*. Mrs K. Bulcock


and Miss R. Holland, Mrs M. Whittaker and Miss A. Yates.


Plenty of laughs at Chipping


A F A R C IC A L play about a vicar who adver­ tises for a wife and the calamities that ensue brought laughter to audiences in the Chip­ ping Memorial Hall. “ I’ll get my man,” by


Philip King, was the win­ ter production of the C hipping Am ateur Theatre Society (CATS). The story features a


vicar who lives with his sister and whose prime interest in life is food. The plot takes a twist when he advertises for a


wife causing a host of misunderstandings and general chaos to erupt on


stage. Our photograph shows


cast members Mr Ian Robertson (director and


bishop), Mr Harold Fazackerley (vicar), Mr Tim Blezard (vicar), Mrs C hrist ine Freeman (v icar ’ s sister), Mrs Linda Robinson (house­ keeper), Mrs Margaret


Fazackerley (a widow), Miss Rachel Hester (a young pop star) and Mrs Noreen Whitaker (a


lady). The next theatrical


production to take to the stage of the memorial


hall will be an evening of entertainment on March


9th, 10th and 11th cour­ tesy of CATS, as well as both junior schools and C h ip p in g Y o u n g Farmers.


Photo display


will mark centenary


RIBCHESTER’S parish council has received a letter from Ribble Valley Borough Council stating that the eight North British Housing Association rented properties on the old mill site have been completed and that the tenants have moved in. All are either from Ribchestei


or have a strong connection. Councillors have pushed Volunteers constiucted


for this policy to help overcome the problems encountered by people wishing to stay in the area where they grew up. They welcomed the news and hoped that future lettings would be on the same


basis. Efforts by the parish


council to improve the area around the path alongside Duddel Brook, between Riverside and Greenside, have run into


difficulties. Last summer the Brit­


ish Trust for Conservation Scratch bonnet


VANDALS scratched the bonnet of a white Peugeot ear, left outside a Sabden school, causing damage to the value of £100. The offence took place on Whalley Road between


3-30 and 4-20 p.m. on Tuesday last week.


wooden revetments to hold back the banks at either side of the path and


thev are returning in February to prune and layer overgrown hedges. Councillors are pleased


with this work but, because of flooding, regu­ lar maintenance is needed. At the moment, neither RVBC nor Lancashire County Council will accept


responsibility for this. The parish council


resolved to write again, asking RVBC to mow the small area of grass that is being neglected, perhaps reducing the mowing done . in a less frequented part. A request will also be made for the fence to be


improved. Due to lack of funds, the


RVBC is unable to replace the bus shelter in Church Street. In reply, the par­ ish council pointed out that a council lorry was wit­ nessed running into the shelter last spring. This year marks the


centenary of Ribchester Parish Council. To cele­


brate the occasion, mem­ bers have approved the


production of a book of photographs showing Rib­ chester people, places and events over the last 100


vears.An exhibition of old photographs was hold m


| the mid-1980s and it is hoped that many of those


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* Martin casts note of warning


ONE of the most serious threats ever to fish and


| wildlife in the North V est on the crest of an


I oncoming wave, angling 1 expert Mr Martin James


has warned. T h is m on th , the


National Rivers Authority will review the “ close season, which prohibits coarse fishing in the region between March 15th and


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The close season, which has been law since 1878, is


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considered by conserva­ tionists a critical period, in which spawning fish amt river life recover from the vigours of sharing the waterways with mankind. During the close season,


riverbanks rejuvenate and fish reproduce, but the season is under threat


from fishery owners, who sav a close season in Jan- uarv and February would be equally productive. An upset Mr James, who is the Ribble Valley


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quality of fresh spring water from the Pennines, which is enriched with an underlay of millstone grit and c a r b o n i f e r o u s


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Stocks on up and up


I FISH stocks on the River Ribble are improving —


| thanks to tough new NRA | measures. Viscount Chris Mills,


| the area’s fisheries and I recreation manager, said the measures, which include the construction of


| a new salmon and sea trout hatchery at Witcher- well and the stocking of the river wiath juvenile


I stocks on the river. He said: "W e have


salmon, was “ improving for Ribbie Valley people and developing” fish intent on protecting the ,


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The NRA has these tips INK A n River Ribble:


drawn heavily on help and guidance from local


I anglers, riparian owners and other interested


groups and at regular intervals we update them on the progress we have


I made.” Other measures have


included the introduction of a log book scheme for both game and coarse fish anglers and the construe- tion of a fish trap and | counter at \N addou Weil.


w DON’T put oil, petrol or garden chemicals down


drains or into gutters. • DON’T put rubbish m


brooks or on the banks. Remember that rubbish blocks river channels and culverts, causing flooding. • DO r e p o r t any


suspected pollution to the NRA.


pollutants. • DO ask for advice if , • -f


you are not sure how to dispose o f p o ten tia l


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water officer for environ­ mental pressure group Friends of the Earth, said. "The close season offers protection to fish and wild­


life at their most critical time. It was included in the Salmon and Fresh­ water Fisheries Act of 1923. I f it was thought necessarv to protect fish and river life then, surely it is needed more than


ever now?” He added: “ It’s a well-


known fact that the majority of anglers leave Hots of rubbish at the waterside. Many places look like a rubbish tip by the time the close season starts on March 15th.


“ In the close season,


THE River Ribble is one of the largest i ^ eis in the North West, covering a distance of


taries are the Hodder, an exceptionally clean river of high quality rising in the Forest of Bowland, and the Calder, a river of low quality water acting as a resource for industry.


Salmon and sea trout


have been caught on the Ribble since medieval


times. A legacy of pollu­ tion from the Industrial Revolution decimated


stocks in the early 1900s, but today good populations


of salmon, trout and grayl­ ing exist in the reaches of


the river in the Ribble


Valley. The Ribble has vast


amenity value to local peo­ ple, being a favourite haunt of strollers the year round and summertime


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Mr James is calling on


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possible. He said: “ It is impera­


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I ones displayed will be ! included. People who lent 1 them on that occasion are to be contacted, but more are required, including some from the past 30


vears. I f anyone has suitable .


photographs, prints or slides, which they are will­ ing to lend for considei «i- tion, they are asked to contact any councillor or the parish clerk.


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