10 , Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, September 14th, 1995 Letters


concern over the CCTV sys­ tem in Clitheroe town


WRITE again about my


that your newspaper is giving space to other people’s reserva­ tions about the system, I still feel that people are missing the point.


centre. Although I am pleased to see


Dearing believe th a t the real, answer to the problem of crime is greater resourcing of the police. This would be yet another ’’stick- • ing p la s te r” approach to the “problem” by tackling the outcome of the cause, not the cause itself. Anyway, who needs more police on the beat when their place can be taken by cameras which don’t require tea breaks, don’t request a pay rise year on year, never take ■ holidays and are never on leave through ill health, stress, etc? -


■ Firstly, both Mrs Marsh and Mr R a c i n g b i k e


A RACING bike, valued at £1600, was stolen from the back yard of a house in D o w n h am R o a d , Chatbum. The Roger Haydock rac­


H IN E S — C O W G IL L


ing cycle, nad a blue frame and chrome forks, and is believed to have been sto­ len sometime during the last three weeks.


£ 3 0 0 r a d i o g o n e


A TWO-WAY rad io , valued at £300, was stolen from the cab of a lorry parked at Salthill Indus­ trial Estate, Clitheroe, between 7-30 p.m. on Fri­ day and 6-30 a.m. on Saturday. Also taken in


the theft was a CB radio, valued at £50.


; P a i r o f s e m i s


TWO pairs of semi-de­ tached houses are to be built at Albermarle Street in Clitheroe.


Valley Council’s Planning Committee gave the go-a­ head to the scheme on a former allotment site.


Members of the Ribble _ T h i e v e s s t r i k e


A TWO-BERTH caravan, valued at £250, was stolen from Salthill Industrial E s t a t e , C l i th e r o e , between 7 and 11-15 p.m. on Thursday. The Trans-Continental


caravan was cream and brown m colour.


C h a tb u rn M e th o d is t Church was the setting for the wedding of staff nurse Miss Audrey Cowgill and computer programmer Mr David Frank Hines. The bride is the daugh­


ter of Mr and Mrs Philip Watson Cowgill, of Down- ham Road, Chatburn, and the bridegroom is the son of Mr and Mrs David Hines, Welbury Close, Earby. Given away by her


th o s e “ s t ic k in g p l a s t e r ” approaches to the “problem”. This


The CCTV system is another of


system is more of an attempt to legitimate the “problem”. The “problem”, as I see it, stems from


Sticking plaster approacji


instance, an attempt has been made to change whal/people find


acceptable. in: society. ‘For - exam­ ple, the “haves” have been allowed to opt out of their responsibilities to the “have nots” through lower taxation, private education, pri­ vate pension schemes, and so on. This has now become acceptable, sold to us as “freedom” (freedom to choose whether to opt out of our responsibilities). The concomitant unrest (the price of freedom for the “haves”) which manifests itself as crime, has to be tackled, but has to be made to seem acceptable to the “haves”. . .. ■.. Car crime (or the threat of it)


: renege on our duties to the disad- vantaged (the duty to support the


■ or'when, you are being watched. In other words; change the beha­ viour but not the mind. And,-for a small fee (the price of CCTV sys­ tems throughout the land), we can


: However, how do those of us who do not agree, with what is ’


welfare state). “Freedom” will prevail.


. happening do something about it? I don’t want my income tax or council tax spendmg on such a sys-


has become an acceptable way of life to everyone. How many people have a car alarm; steering wheel lock, immobiliser, or all, fitted to their vehicle? Totally acceptable today! However, we are now being “sold” CCTV. “Freedom” sells us everything!


: used for the propaganda used to justify the installation of CCTV (“Making it happen in Clitheroe — A safer town”). It appears that a majority of the


‘ tern, but it appears that it already has in Clitheroe. It has even been


W i l l C o u n . T h o m a s e x p l a i n p o s i t i o n ?


ul ^ V i N AS- •‘w s s •• sNs 'i “


I SHOULD like to state that r think it;, improper for Coun. Stan Thomas to remain .as a member of Ribble Valley Borough Council’s Recreation and Leisure Committee if he is to continue to work for. Mr Hitman as Commer­ cial Development Manager. Mrs P. Deardcn, Public . Perhaps Coun. Thomas,


Manager RVBC, in her letter of August 17th, says . that RVBC is proud of its


high standard of integrity and that it is guided by the National Code of Govern­ ment Conduct.


But for those who don’t “buy”, CCTV offers the solution. It alters people’s behaviour without having to change the way they think or feel. You might not agree with the


tfie growing social division in Brit­ ish society, between, increasingly, those who “have” (a permanent full-time job, an adequate, dispos­


able income, adequate housing, access to reliable transport, and so on) and those who “have not".


attempt to contain the effects of the “problem” by affecting self- discipline through a 24-hour threat of surveillance. In the f i r s t


What, in effect, CCTV does is


were Miss Tina Hines (bridegroom’s sister), Mrs Rosemary Acton and Miss Joanne Whittam, wearing buttermilk gold dresses of dupion silk, with short s leeves and c a rrying smaller versions of the bride’s bouquet. Mrs Tracey Whatley


father, the bride wore an ivory satin, full-length gown with long sleeves and gold embroidery on the bodice. She carried a shower bouquet of autum­ nal dowel's. The bride’s attendants


was one of the witnesses and best man was Mr Michael Landers. Ushers were Messrs David What­ ley, Frank Cnmi, Andrew Holt and Simon Busficld.


conducted by the Rev. erecep-


After the ceremony,


tion was helt Hotel, Burnley. pie, who are to live in Earby, left for a honey­ moon at Robin Hood’s Bay, North Yorkshire. P h o to : P y e ’ s of


Michael Fielding, a Id at thi


The cou- Oaks Clitheroe.


social divisions in society, but your unrest will not manifest itself as


. pie wise up to what is happemng, or has the “freedom" won the day?


crime if you don’t know whether, R. H. LAWRENCE P olice on scene in six minutes


• to Colne Police Station resulted in two Clitheroe-based policeman being on the scene in six minutes — alerted by Colne, but deployed from Clitheroe.


CLITHEROE RESIDENT


M e m o r i a l w o r t h y o f t h o s e w h o g a v e ‘ t h e i r a l l ’


MAY we, through your columns, be allowed to reply to some of the mis­ taken allegations and inferences made by Mr B. J . J . (Letters, August 21st) on our approach to the renovation of our war memorial in Slaidbum?


his skills, services and materials to this end and for this generosity we are very happy to record pub-


our part, were unable to empi0y professionals provide for so gallant a wh0 would offer us a com-


Unfortunately we, for that we had.no course but . , ,


individual, become obhga- tory and it will be seen


sive and it would have been irresponsible to have engaged such without being sure that we had the means to pay them.


Professionals are expen­ JEAN LAWSON,


Chairman, Slaidbum and Easington Parish Council.


captam a constant and p]ete package, reliable.crew worthy of his command (as we believe Mr J: had at his disposal f o r th e C l i t h e r o e memorial) and so could not take advantage of his much-appreciated kind-


Mr J. did indeed offer


within our own ranks, the various and necessary skills — stonemasons, metal workers, sand blas­ ters, scaffolders etc •— demanded by the project.


ness, time and experience. Nor could we find,


Add to this the fact that our memorial is sited in th e middle of a busy


thoroughfare and that var­ ious open-ended insurance


licly our th a n k s and policies, both public and indebtedness. IT „


our own intensive fund­ raising schemes and are, in fact, happv to announce that nearly naif the total sum has already been don­ ated by this means and that more is expected.


We have inaugurated


in having done i t our- selves”, but, without any


True, we cannot boast of what Mr J. calls “the pride


change of mind, we do now have a memorial profes­ sionally and immaculately restored and worthy of those in the Hodder Valley who, in the words of an adjacent and more appre­ ciative letter, “gave their all”.


IT may help to put Mrs Marsh’s mind to rest to know that when a neighbour’s burglar alarm went off in their absence, a telephone call


. of the justification of the outcome ' of “freedom”. When will the peo-


“haves” are quite willing to renege on their duties to the ‘‘have nots” through the embracing, for exam­ ple, of more and more tax cuts. Yet the increase in crime of which they complain is an outcome of this act. CCTV is merely another part


of this document. On page one, headed


I have obtained a copy


ment, which should not;be used for this purpose.


MRS M . L . SWINDELLS, Whalley Old Road, Billington. ■ ■


“Public duty and privater interest”, paragraph seven f „ivinir me the oppor- states: “It is not enough tuni?y to* comment on a


• I AM grateful to you


for councillors to avoid reader’s letter suggesting actual impropriety; you th n t my work on th e should at all times avoid Rccreation and Leisure any occasion for suspicion Committee of Ribble Val-


and any appearance of improper conduct.”


graph nine, it says: “You should no t allow the impression that you are,' -


Also on page one, para­


rather than forwarding the general public interest.”


IN your leader of last week you record the seri­ ous shortfalls in school places in the Ribble Valley and, in the same issue, you announce outline planning approval is being sought for 400 dwellings plus other construction on the Calderstones site. The function of planning is to match resource with


M a t c h h o u s e s w i t h c i v i c a m e n i t i e s


glaringly apparentTactors.


requirement in the industrial sense and amenity with need in the public sector. It is clear that if the proposed development proceeds


as indicated, there will be an enormous mismatch of civic amenities with the need, local primary schooling, and appropriate highways and junctions being just two


status for the problem; that panacea is not available. However, if the function of a planning committee is


I t is useless to blame the lack of unitary authonty


to approve or deny applications — the option is clear! Refuse this application until an acceptable match


of amenities has been agreed by the authorities responsible. res this might be unorthodox! Yes it might cause delays! Yes it is courageous!


. .


Ribble Valley! Otherwise “Developers Rule OK” would seem to be the message for all to read.


■ Yes it will gam respect from the residents of the


ROBHINDLE, Whitcacrc Lane, Barrow


..


ley Borough Council; is incompatible with my job


or may be, using your; understand why this position to promote pri- should be so. So far as


v . . . . . .


as Commercial Devel­ o pm e n t M a n a g e r a t Brockhall Village. 1 am afraid that I do


vatc or personal interest, can recall, the committee has never had to discuss Brockhall Village and, if it has to in the future, I will declare an interest and with d raw in th e usual way.. If there is any impro­


priety, it seems to me that it is in your corre


Insiduous attack


LADIES beware — fol­ lowing a water attack to my head and face by four teenage schoolboys (what bravery!) last Tuesday afternoon at about 4 p.m. I t happened while I


walking past the council offices on my way to the library. I can’t help think­ ing that, although it might be considered these days to be a minor incident, it was really more msiduous than an attempted bag snatch, because there was absolutely no reason for their action, other than, perhaps, taking pleasure in ta u n t in g a senior citizen.


SENIOR CITIZEN


an in my work — STAN THOMAS.


Relations and Marketing through your pages, could explain his position, and


Clitheroe 22824 (E d ito ria l), 22828 (Advertising). B u rnley 422881 (Classified)


Actionurged to stop


leaks in Ribble Valley and the whole of Lancashire should be taken, according to the county council.


l i ^ e r l e a k s opn


urging the government ana the regulatory body, OFWAT, to take urgent action against water leaks, after- the problem was highlighted during this summer’s dry weather.


County councillors are


,not through : the RVBC public relations, depart­


that North-West .Water currently loses. 33% of all water supplied through its own distribution system, which is estimatea to be 792 million’litres every day. C o u n c i l lo r s h a v e


OFWAT has indicated


expressed concern at the introduction of water res trictions by North- West Water this year.


County Coun. Mrs' Louise EUman, said: “Water is a


The council leade r,


precious commodity and it is scandalous that a third of all water supplied is simply draining away.


through OFWAT, ensure t h a t su c h w a s te is stopped. Mandatory leak­ age targets are essential if we are to; conserve this natural resource.” V


“The Government must, B r i d g e c l u b


londcnt’s mind, rather and Mrs I. Park, Mr and Mrs Ward. On Thursday the win­


WINNERS at. Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday night were:, NS Mr T. W a ts o n arid Mr K. Gcddes, Mr and Mrs G. Pollard. EW Mr B. Guha


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