Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, April21stri09j^


itheroe 22321, (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising) Burnley 1,22331 (Classified^ WESTEND VILLA


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Visit any time Driving shoppers away


GLORIOUS weather brought the shoppers out in force on Satur­ day, but many must have left, no doubt wondering if they will come back, especially on market days.


Three-quarters of the


old auction market now resembles something like a Belfast no-go area, with seven-foot-high wire mesh fencing cordoning-off an area which about iOO cars


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RICHARD CHEW Funeral Service


A family owned and run funeral


service by Richard and Elaine Chew, offering a personal service for the bereaved throughout the area


10-12 Whatley Rd, Clitheroe


Tel: Clitheroe 0200 443045 Sole ogent for Chosen Heritage Funeral Furnera/


pre -pa yme n t p la n t fo r die whole o f the K ib b le V alley. could have used for park­


ing on, as there was not a workman in sight. Surely access to this area could have been made until such time as it was no longer possible to park there? Several traders, myself


included, have been greatly inconvenienced by these moves, but who actually cares? Will we get a reduction in rent on our pitches to compensate for the inconvenience we are to incur over the coming months, as well as the lack


of trade that will occur due


to shoppers finding some­ where more suitable to go, especially on Saturdays?


I think the latest idea of


the £50 shopping voucher to entice people into Clith­ eroe is very good, but how many people will want to come when there is vir­ tually very little parking space to he had?


Clitheroe town centre


must have been chaos on Saturday, so councillors,


ask vourself, would you


put up with all that to come shopping, or do you not come to Clitheroe


•it. -ii it


anyway? Big salaries and private


parking facilities are all right for some, but come on, in future let’s just see some commonsense in planning when trying to take Clitheroe into the 21st century, otherwise, as most people are pre­ dicting, Clitheroe will die a slow and painful death.


“UNIIAIM’Y .” In danger of being run down


YOUR headline in the April 7th edition: “Clith­ eroe needs to wake up, applies to more than early closing on Wednesdays.


In most towns, the deci­


sions about the balance to be struck between cars and pedestrians in the 1 town centre were made


It, seemed like end of world


D-DAY: June lith. 194*1. After 1(> months of train­ ing 10 of which were at sea on L.C.F.30, which we commissioned at Queen s Dock in Glasgow, the j^reutest test oi combined operations was about to


l begin. We sailed from Ports­


mouth about tea-time on June 5th and anchored oil


! the French coast until dawn, when it seemed as though the end of the world had arrived. Guns were firing, bombs were dropping and troops were landing on the beaches, with quite a lot of theta getting killed or injured all around you. i f anyone was frightened it did not show, the only thing that mat­ te red w a s making a


landing. The bravest men, 1


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think, were the Royal Naval Signalmen, who were standing on a high


point signalling the larnl- ing craft to a beach head that had beet: cleared of mines. The biggest threat to us all was the German SSmm mobile gun which was shelling continuously,


the


(lav and night. Seeing the paratroops


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Tel: 0282 450535 Nigel Evans M.P.,


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London, SW1A 0AA


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|NIGEL EVANS M.r | Working for you


dropping at Arnhem, through binoculars, and also the first Buzz Boml). which we all thought was a plane on fire, was some- tiling you never forget. After a month, we eante


back to England for a hurt lea v e and got recalled by telegram, but that’s another story, although just its bad. War is not a pleasant


tiling, but I will never for­ get the friends and com­ panionship when vou have i\ job to do. It is something 1 will always cherish and what is missing in the


world today. Imagine all this at the


l-ipe old age of 19.


JIM ANSLOW, Old Row, Barrow.


more than 10 years ago. At the moment, there is


far too much traffic on Moor Lane, Castle Street and King Street. There is no shopping centre as such, merely main roads which happen to have shops on them. Castle Street and Moor Lane are still designated as “ B”


roads! You cannot expect peo­


ple to be attracted to shop in a town where they are in danger of being run down when they cross the road in the main shopping streets and have to put up with the noise and fumes created by a constant stream of cars and heavy


We can run our own affairs — but a warning


OVER the last few months I have read with m-owine interest the debate on the proposed changes on whether the Ribble Valley Borough Council can or should run its own affaus.


As vou may recall, in


early 1990 I wrote to the newspaper on the very subject of opting out of the system of being controlled by Lancashire County Council and indeed did propose that the Ribble Valley Borough Council go it alone and run its own affairs. This, of course, met hostility from certain quarters, who had a vested, if not a monetary, interest in staying with the present system. Now, four years on, I


read with interest all the for and against opting out.


My opinion is the same now as it was then — that the people of the Kibble Valiev will get a better service for less outlay and, if it is done right, will be able to provide services and amenities which are so lacking at the moment. BUT, a word of warn­


ing: in running its own affairs there must be more stringent checks and


restraints on the people who are appointed. It is no good having more control and sav on what is to be spent on this and that if vou have people in charge who think it’s a wonderlul


tiling to spend loads of the ratepayers' hard-earned


m o n e y o n w o n d r o u s projects and schemes which really do not war­ rant the cost: say, for example, a political correc­ tion officer at a salary of


£12,000-plus. We must be sensible m


the approach of running our affairs and not get overcome by it alt Sadly, at the moment, in the council offices it seems that we have people already established in that


respect, from what 1 have read regarding the auction


mart fiasco. My last point on this


item is that it is about Thank you, Nigel


OVER the past couple of months 1 have, through the letters page of the 'Clitheroe Advertiser and


Times,” been critical of our MP, Mr Nigel Evans.


1 would now l ike to


redress the balance a little and thank him, through tile newspaper, for finally listening to our cries for help.


Recently, Nigel came to


Cittie, People, Dotf Nurseries Little People Day Nursories ^ ‘“ babies and children


aged between six months andtoeyea . U Through the use ° ' ^ a |


including computers, cniiar S im u lA


g _


0arnbasic skills in a . . . oventually prepares


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catered for. Our °a^yntf ^ r .telephone H they are concerned on a their children


particular day.


des avail


aiiauiu »w —---- * Bt o, Llnl. Pw* W Colne will be offering new


X h Mend their nei»e„ on . lull nine Si


S t f r f f iK iS tH S Z , « b. tappy and non«ad.


Piccadilly Gard en s^ia^d i l 'Y ^^8^ ’ ^ “ aDUTefo^M^TaM ^” Utile People. Ekfwick Street. BmTday.


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my house in Whalley, where he met me and some of the other resi­ dents involved in the Cal- derstones housing issue. He stayed for one-and-a- half hours, after driving up from London, and pro­ mised to help and support us in our fight to buy our


Birthday tears


LAST Sunday morning, my husband took our two daughters and their two friends to the swimming


baths. During the course ol ,


getting changed, our elder daughter dropped her


purse containing £5.1)0. The purse was handed


in, minus the money. 1 would like to say to who­


ever took it — 1 hope you u r c we l l si n (1 t rul y ashamed of yourself. What is the world we


live in coming to when a tearful nine-year-old comes home to say her birthday money has been


stolen? BB10 1 DU Tel: 0282 451687


SHARON HUMPHREYS. (A disappointed mother),


| 5 Moorland Avenue, Clitheroe.


houses. He agreed that the tiro-


posed rent rises were too steep too soon. He has promised to see people on our behalf and we now feel that, with someone of his stature helping.us, we mav get some justice. )' felt I had to write this


letter to show people, that I am not in the business of criticising Nigel just for the sake of it and that I can also praise him when he does something positive for his constituents. it also shows that you


can get things done even if you don’t share the same 'ideas as others.


1). WYNNE, 3 Queen Mary Terrace,


Milton Road. Whalley.


time the RVBC in the future started to look at employing people from the R ibble V a l le y area, instead of bringing in out­ siders to fill vacancies. There are plenty who may not fit the criteria for the job exactly, but are more than capable of doing the work, so come on, jobs for our own lot, not outsiders!


R.J. M. LOEBELL, Edisford Road, Clitheroe.


goods vehicles. The county council s


scheme for traffic manage­ ment in the town centre, shortly to be put into e f fe c t , w i l l g r e a t ly improve things, but only time will tell whether it


goes far enough. As this scheme is the


brainchild of the county council, how encouraging it is to see the constructive letter from Ribble Valley Council’s own Coun. Denis McWilliam, looking at the possibilities for the use of bicycles in and around the


town. It makes a great change


from the letters you get complaining about ear parking. Those who com­ plain about parking here (as it is or as it will be) should try parking in


Skipton! It’s time for local trad­ , ,


ers to wake up to the fact that, with cars out of the main shopping streets and with the plentiful parking w'hich will still be here after the auction mart redevelopment, this town will be one of the best shopping environments for


miles around.


JEREMY GROUT-SMITH. Surbiton House, Parson Lane, Clitheroe.


School crossing fears realised.


I READ with interest the article in last week s


"Clitheroe Advertiser and Times regarding the attempt by concerned parents to have the school crossing patrol reinstated on Whalley Road in Clith eroe and felt that I had to add my own comments on


^ ' f w-is^first made aware of the decision to remove the crossing patrol towards the end of last year and wroteTn November to the Police Traffic Division at Cobie to express my severe concern and request that


lhThee' t h bS 1 llreceWed made no attempt to jJu fy the ^lecision and only reiterated the critena


used in assessing the need for a crossing patiot that date I have taken every oppoituruty to


ruise the issie. At the meeting of ClitUoe Tom* Council in March I expressed my concerns on this matter and again at the last two meetings of Clith­ eroe Town Council with the Clitheroe Police the mat-


te’l again'ndsed'the issue at a recent meeting of_Rib- ble Valley Council’s Planning and Df vel . ° P ™ ^ fw


mittee and suusequenuy u. was


ough council write requesting that the school crossing patrol be reinstated.


—- .


’ As a member of the governing body of St James s CE School, I have discussed the situation on sevet al occasions with the head teacher and we both share


. _ thSurMy JFyou shout long enough and hanl enough’


somebody is bound to take some noll“ X [ f " X ‘r the It is mv intention to continue fighting lor tne


reinstatement of the Whalley Road school crossing patrol and it is hoped that a meeting can be at i anted between parents, county and district ward represen­ tatives and other interested parties m the very near


future to decide on the best way forwaicl. Living literally next door to the pelican cross-


imr on Whalley Road, I am more than aware of the possible dangers which schoolchildren face daily,


walking to and from school. , JSAWJSS E M ? t e f r t f S J A


have made a bit of an effort for something of such hT h adn


imped to have a word with Mr Evans perso-


n-illv on this matter, either immediately before or after the St George’s Day parade, which was held in


Clitheroe last Sunday, but imfortunatelyit »>PP£™ more important matters requited his presence


elsewhere.


COUN. STEPHEN HOLT, St James’s ward


councillor, Whalley Road,


P S hn°appears that my fears have been realised following the incident on Monday morning on Whal lev Road. Mavbe if the crossing patrol had been


manned, it could have been avoided. You criticise our critic


WHAT a bargain! For the princely sum of £3 admis­ sion I have just had the good fortune to enjoy almost three hours of superb entertainment as displayed by the extraor­


dinary talents of true home-grown amateur per­ formers in their recent offering of “Songs from the Shows” at Clitheroe


Parish Hall. Unlike your correspon­


dent’s critique in last week’s “Clitheroe Adver­


tiser and Times,” 1 have nothing but the highest


praise for the entire cast,


1 KNOW in our age of free speech we respect a cer­ tain amount of criticism to keep standards high, but I feel rudeness lias no place


at alt1 am referring to the article written in the “Clitheroe Advertiser and Times" last week about


who gave so much enjoy ment to their third suc­ cessive capacity audience __not to mention the gen­ erous sum of £2,000 raised fo r tw o d e s e r v in g


charities. From one who is com­


pletely devoid of any obvious talent myself, I can only remain in awe and envy at the high.stan­ dards which are consis­ tently displayed and in the context of this truly ama­ teur performance I find so-called “ professional”


criticism to be not only u n n e c e s s a r y , but


the dress rehearsal of “Songs from the Shows” performed by Clitheroe Parish Church Amateur Operatic and Dramatic


Society. Jud g ing f rom the


applause, cheers and standing ovations our local thespians received on the


AFTER reading vour report on “Songs from the Shows,” 1 feel so 'angry'


1 huvu lo make


L°0ur”'society has members of ages ranging from 13 years to over 73. How many groups can say ha a1(;v \


VIV0 such an age range/ We all get on \\ui together, the youngsters taking advice from the


°UWhen the society was formed in the early ’60s, I was a youngster and, if I had read such a report, similar* to the one in last week’s "Advertiser and Times,” I may not have gone on the stage again. Edmond is a real pro and it was hkc. ' >


extremely churlish. So far as Mr Edmond


.. .


Cambien is concerned, may I just say that some things in life are unique and, therefore, incompara- ble. His love of all things theatrical is there for everyone to see and we locals should be proud of his endearing characteris­ tics. He is genuinely entertaining and, indeed, entertainingly genuine.


Finally, you may be sur­


prised to learn that I am not a theatrical fanatic myself, rather preferring a


night I attended, I think mv feelings will be shared bv all who saw a perfor­ mance. It was an excellent show: musical, full of fun and relaxing, even after onlv 12 rehearsals! T. R. must remember


that these people display their talents for our plea­ sure. Thev are not paid, it is only a ‘hobby, therefore this type of st rong,


directed criticism is totally


uncalled for. We are lucky to have


such a good bunch of enthusiastic people to


bring some live entertain­ ment into our town — so whv squash their confi­ dence with such words? The lead female singer,


a duck’s back to him, but some of the youngsters


WUCweShad relied on your report to bring in our audiences, would we be giving £2,000 to local chnn-


tiCpm Mt'sayVng that our reports should be all ,


lirrVit__wo nre onlv amateurs who do


this'os'ahobby — but ask our audiences (by the way, full every night) what they thought of the show. I am certain 99% felt it was a good show.


•HCnr the record, our reporter was brought up in f j


, to Kibblcsdalc High School. She


w■ s r^'"viewing "Songs from the Shows” at he invt- ‘ .


f jL., ,»v<»nt’s onranisers, who hud turned


down*our initial sugResUon of a fiictual report, minosed to a critique. 1 cannot help feeling that our three writers have over-reacted.somewhat to what was, after all, one person’s view of a suc- ccssful show, honestly written and certainly with no desire to turn good young thespians into win


dais roaming our streets — editor. Councillors should


THERE have been a lot of letters in the “Advertiser and Times" about the way the councillors conduct the


business of the Ribble Val­ ley and Clitheroe councils.


make decisions obliged to tiie council leader if he would put m writing in the “Advertiser and Times" just what this executive has spent m the


it seems to me the exec­


utive of the Ribble Valley tells the councillors of both the councils what it, the executive, wants doing and the councillors imme­ diately conform to its


wants. fer an independent council, tome "lto my ij I personally would pie- it


electorate wants and not the“ what the executive tells it community.


t0I C'°would be very much ADMIN.


last five years or so on the Civic Hall, the old market, Roefteld and any other things they have spent the ratepayers money on, which have done nothing for rate­ payers or Clitheroe and th e Ribble V a l l e y


11 „,.n Partv politics should not „ anything in local


■ electorate. _


which would be in a post- ' ^ ' f ^ vo ed in to do tion to vote for what the tdlms are


WE recently received,


along with every house­ hold in the country, a booklet about the Chris­


tian faith entitled “Minus to plus.”


As a Christian, I object


to its use of the word “ logo” in connection with the cross on which Christ


was crucified. The meaning of the


word logo is a printed symbol, used by corpora­ tions and business com­ panies as their emblem.


A. DICKINSON, 27 Whittle Close,


Clitheroe.


20 King St, Clitheroe. Tel: 27136


Subject to i minimum jpending of £100 per penon I/SD EM / IH lIS 120 Years of Service


Sarah, and the cast of “Grease" are young people


making their own enter­


good match of cricket. However, 1 once had the privilege of seeing Sir Donald Bradman score a century at The Oval in 19-1S, only to be followed by a third-ball “duck” in his final test innings.


> nf nripl The point is, nobody is


perfect, not even the grea­ test of performers — it is the highlights which linger in the memory for one’s abiding pleasure.


PHILIP ROSE, “ Fourwinds,” 51 Fairfield Drive, Clitheroe.


tainment, a rarity these days. Mavbe your reporter prefers them to vandalise the town in their free t ime? Many of these youngsters are studying for important exams and do this for some fun. They are not looking to get their


name in lights. 1 do hope, editor, that


next year we can have a local writer who knows the people of Clitheroe and understands their feelings and a constructively writ­ ten article that doesn t offend vour readers and the friends who managed to raise £2,000 for charity


in just three nights! Congratulations to each


and every* one of you and thank you!


S. BYROM, Whullcv.


on bookings made between


Monday 25th April and Saturday 7th May with


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