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ANGRY Gisburn vil­ la g e r s mounted a blockade on Sunday in a showdown with car boot sale boss Ray


United front against markets


invasion U


Lynden. They have warned that


any future attempts to hold car boot sales in the village centre will be met w i th “ i n c r e a s e d


resistance.” Their protest was suc­


lesdale Arms and White Bull site. A spokesman for the


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protestors, who carried anti-Sunday market plac­ ards, said the traders had started arriving at 6-45


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a.m.He commented: ‘ Ray Lynden was organising vehicles coming on to the White Bull site. There were approximately 30 stalls, until we blocked off the two entrances to the


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wasn’t a car boot in site. Any future attempts to


site. The traders who couldn’t get on the site then left the village.” He continued: “Lynden


ter described how Mr Lynden gave Mr Timson


hold markets will be met with increased resistance by local residents.”


wanted to negotiate with us, but we refused. The sale was advertised as a car boot sale, but many of the traders were regular market traders. There


Councillors accept Ray Lynden undertaking


9-30 a.m. by the Ribble Valley Council’s chief legal officer, Mr Paul Timson, who negotiated at length with Mr Lynden and the protestors.


The site was visited at


The council’s legal ser­ vices manager Mr Ian Pot-


Letters Gisburn needs action


A LETTER to the Ribble Valley Borough Council on Monday may have finally resolved the problem of Gisburn’s Sunday market. The letter, addressed to


AFTER all the efforts of the Ribble Valley Borough Council and Gisburn’s vil­


lagers last year, which resulted in the cessation of


the council’s chief legal officer, Mr Paul Timson, from market organiser Mr Ray Lynden, was read to councillors in a closed meeting of the Environ­ mental and Social Services Committee. Speaking to the “Clith­


Sunday markets on the Gisburn Auction Mart site, the blight descended once more on Gisburn last Sun­ day — and all this despite strenuous efforts by the RVBC’s chief legal officer, Mr Paul Timson, during the preceding weeks. Apparently, the owners


eroe A d v e r tise r and Times" after the meeting, Mr Timson revealed the contents of the letter, which agreed not to hold a market within two and a half miles of Gisbum. It said: “I am prepared


the consequences to


others. It was, therefore, most


t to confirm my undertaking


rinont of your authority and tile local parish council." However, Mr Lynden


further markets within a two-and-a-half-mile radius of Gisburn village centre, without previous agree-


hat I will not hold any


added that he wanted his Cotes Bridge site, Sawley, to be excluded from the


undertaking. Councillors unanimously


agreed at the meeting to accept the undertaking and welcomed the move. Talking after the meet


and landlords of the White Bull and Ribblesdale Arms public houses do not appear to care for the quality of life of the villag­ ers of Gisburn and, of course, the market organ­ ism's are taking every pos­ sible opportunity to pur­ sue th e ir commercial interests, irrespective of


disappointing that a num­ ber of those who should have been taking a posi­ tive interest in protecting the village from this nui­ sance were noticeable by their absence on Sunday morning, especially the Highway Authority (Lan­ cashire County Council) which, if the evidence to last year’s auction mart s ite inquiry is to be believed, is strongly opposed to markets on the A59 in this area, because of the traffic hazards. On Sunday, once again,


evidence — but where was the LCC?


that a council which is bid­ ding for unitary status under the Local Govern­ ment Reorganisation proposals, and proclaiming that it can provide those who live in rural areas with the same or a better service than the borough council whose demise it seeks, should appear to be so thoughtless as to take no interest in what was obviously going to be a major problem here on


I find it extraordinary


th e h i g h w a y w a s obstructed, traffic flow was interrupted, unauth­ orised notices, posters and traffic bollards were in


Sunday. In my view, Lancashire


County Council’s support for Ribble Valley Borough Council's strong and pre­ viously successful stand


AN open letter to Mr Peter del Strother, Castle


Cement, Clitheroe:


Open letter to Castle Cement


are concerned ultimately with the safety, health and well-being of our children, as well as the environment we live in.


Dear Sir, Like any parents, we


ing, Coun. Howel Jones (Clitheroe) said the letter indicated that Mr Lynden was willing to abide by the two-and-a-half-mile radius agreement. He explained: “The fact that he has entered into an agreement shows that and 1 trust he is a man of his word.” Coun. Jones added: “1


hope it has been resolved to the benefit of the people


of Gisburn.” Coun. Frank Dyson


(Clitheroe), who had visited the market on Sun­ day to see the effect it was having on v illage rs , described what he wit­ nessed. He said: “It took what is a fairly quiet vil­ lage, particularly on a Sunday, and turned it into


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Returning Monday, January 17th


SABDEN METHODIST CHURCH


some concern the events su r ro u n d in g C a s t le Cement’s decision to burn what is called “Cemfuel” at its Ribblesdale works.


We have followed with


great deal of confusion surrounding this matter and, in order to allay my fears and those of many residents in the area, we would be grateful if you w ould a n s w e r th e following:


There appears to be a


uent parts of Cemfuel and what is its source?


age of each of those parts per delivery?


a hub of activity which was unwelcome by the inhabitants." While welcoming the


move, Coun. Dyson also asked th a t the press co-operate to publicise the news of the new undertak­ ing, as this is important to ensure the market organ­ ise r s a b id e by th e agreement.


commencing? • Does Her Majesty’s


o p e r a t i o n


Inspectorate of Pollution regularly monitor the


emissions from the burn­ ing of Cemfuel and, if so,


where can the results be inspected? • Has an emergency


plan been formulated in the event of a spillage or accident at the cement works, or in the event of an accident in the trans­


Castle Cement taken to • What are the constit­ _ What is the percent­


burning Cemfuel fully tested and “fine tuned” prior to the actual burn- i n g


_ Was the process for


inform residents in the vicinity of the works what


to do in an emergency? • Is Castle Cement paid to burn Cemfuel and, if so,


by whom? • Does Castle Cement


intend to give a presenta­ tion to the residents of


against Sunday markets is far too weak and I hope that last weekend’s epi­ sode will awaken it to its responsibilities as the highway authority.


tion mart inquiry stated “The county surveyor


Its evidence to the auc­


believes th a t the . . . events staged at Gisburn


Auction Mart represent a hazard to road users and pedestrians and an unnec­ essary interference with the free flow of traffic on the tru n k road and requests that no permis­ sion is granted for their continuance.”


(chief executive) and Mr Graham Harding (county


So, Mr Gordon Johnson


surveyor), how about some quick and effective LCC action on Gisburn’s behalf, please?


MR DEREK WALLER Snowhill House, Gisburn.


Chatburn, Worston and Grindleton, to allay their fears about the burning of toxic material so close to their homes?


MR AND MRS D. FISH, Downham Road, Chatburn.


TO lose one chief officer is carelessness; to lose


Not good time for chiefs to take time out


two. . .Following the chief executive’s secondment to the Association of District Councils in London, for three days a week for 1994, we now find that another chief is off to the Local Government Com­ mission, probably in the Midlands, for at least a couple of days a week, also for 1994.


are getting just a little bit agitated by the example' being shown by their superiors!


Meanwhile, the Indians


portation of Cemfuel? • If so, what radius of


area would have to be eva­ cuated and what action has


and liqueurs at the “bun fight” at the hotel in Chip­ ping a few years ago for officers and leading coun­ cillors; well, having recently had another reception there, utilising the helicopter pad, there’s now to be a two-day bash for chiefs to fine-tune their


But there’s more! Remember the cigars


image (hah!) at the hotel in Billington. This, after


assurances that never again would the facility of th e tow n h a l l be


overlooked. There are two points


here:• Local Government restructure and the first consultation phase ends in Lancashire on February 25th. Now is not a good time for chiefs to take time


out. • All this costs mono


whether paying peop when they are not there or hiring places most of us aspire to look inside. Against this background


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verbal assurances that no further markets would be held near the village centre, if the protest ceased. He said: “Mr Timson


however, said on Monday that the protestors, had had “no right” to mount their action. He said: “As far as I am


An angry Ray Lynden,


spoke to Mr Lynden and informed him that he was in breach of planning con­ trol. Mr Lynden offered not to hold any more mar­ kets within two-and-a-half miles of the village.”


concerned, the market was very well received. The only problems we had were with the demonstra­ tors, who had no right to blockade the entrances to the site.”He continued: “We offered them a compro-


mise and said if they unb­ locked the entrances then we wouldn’t operate fur­ ther markets within two- and-a-half miles of the vil­ lage centre. We made this offer at 8-20 a.m., but by lunchtime the blockade was still in place.” The Ribble Valley


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