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The BTO. su g g e s ts th a t 10 bird spe cies — th e ; t r e e sp a r row , ■:


the g re y p a r t r id g e , th e tu r t le dove, th e bullfinch, th e spot- . t e d f l y c a t c h e r , t h e s o n g , . th ru sh ; lapwing, re ed bunting,: sk y la rk and th e l in n e t .— have;:, declined in n um b e rs by 50 p e r -­


c e n t o r m o re in th e p a s t 25 y e a rs . I t is a truly- s ta g g e r in g s t a t i s t i c a n d o n e w h ic h a l l c o u n t ry s id e lo v e r s , f a rm e r s included, should view with th e u tm o s t concern.


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The t r u s t hopes to ra ise £ lm . to fin an c e 20 r e s e a r c h p ro je c ts . which would help th em tra c e , th e ro o t cause of th e problem ■ — a n d - d e v e l o p p o s s i b l e - solutions.


The t r u s t , q u ite rig h tly , points to intensification of ag r icu ltu re a s th e main cause of th e fall in b i rd , n um b e r s . I d o n ’t th in k an y o f u s w ithin th e farming community, would, o r should, a t tem p t to duck ou r sh a re o f . th e blame — although, I would su g g e s t th a t we in th e N o r th W e s t d e s e rv e le s s .o f i t th an those farm in g th e wide arable, ac re s on th e e a s te rn side of th e


; c o u n t ry . C le a r ly , d u r in g th e ’ ’70s and ’60s, th e increase in th e u se of pes tic ide s on arab le land o v e r th e re , combined with p o o r m a n a g em e n t o r lo s s of h e d g e r o w Or c o p s e , h a s k n o ck ed th e b i rd p o p u la t io n for six. And we’ve g ot to tak e i t on th e chin and admit th a t on


- th is side o f th e P en n in e s ,. t h e 1 ■ in te n s i f ic a t io n of:, g r a s s la n d .


.: m an ag em en t h as similarly, had;


look in to th e d e c l in e ' o f < b i r d n u m b e r s o n f am la n d .


- a s e r i o u s - e f f e c t ' o n b i r d numbers.


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B u t in sp i te of o u r obvious v ulner ­ a b i l i ty , th e BTO is r e f r e s h ­ ingly conciliatory to fa rm e rs .


: I t goes o u t of . i ts way in its : publicity m a te r ia l n o t to wag


: th e finger o f blame d irectly our way, b u t points to th e “unin-:


. - ten t io n a l” effects on bird num­ b e r s o f m o d e rn fa rm in g sy s ­ tem s — and calls upon us to help with th e fund-gathering. I t is in th a t sp ir i t that-1 com­ mend th e appeal to all within ■ th e fa rm in g com m u n ity and


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■'. hope th a t N FU members tak e a lead in g ro le in th e money-


- ra is in g efforts. Tak in g such a high profile stance . w i th in th e BTO c am p a ig n


. would underline th e real s tep s th e fa rm in g c om m u n i ty h a s


• a l r e a d y ta k e n o v e r th e p a s t five y e a r s in m eetin g th e habi­ ta t-c re a tio n aims of all n a tu re lo v e r s — fa c ts which n e v e r


' seem to catch th e media eye. T h e f a c t t h a t f a rm e r s h av e p la n te d o r r e s to r e d n e a r ly 2,000 miles of hedgerows over th e p a s t , 10 y e a r s ; th a t th ey have reduced pesticide use by


. o n e q u a r t e r o v e r th e sam e per io d ; and th a t th e farming community, th ro u g h th e N FU , is w o rk in g c lo s e ly w i th th e


; R S PB, to maximise the bene­ fits to farmland b ird s from set- as ide land.


I wish th e BTO campaign well and t r u s t th a t , in concentrat­ ing on th e impact of agricul-


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w i th J o h n F o rd , R e g io n a l P u b l ic R e la t io n s O f f ic e r o f th e N F U - tu r e ; - th e ‘o r g a n is a t io n also


- e x p l o r e s o t h e r p o t e n t i a l - : a v e n u e s wh ich could lead: to - - th e -u l tim a te cause of th is sad,.;


• i d e c l in e in b i rd n um b e r s — w h e th e r i t be farmland b ird s .. o r s o n g b i rd s a n d ^ p ro te c te d .


. b i rd s in g e n e r a l . B u t I feel t h a t - t h e B TO , w i th a l l i t s . r e s o u r c e s a n d i t s r e s e a r c h "g rav i ta s" would n ot d a re put a footstep down one p articular, avenue of investigation.


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A r e c e n t U n iv e r s i ty of B r isto l s tu d y — a dm i t te d ly u n d e r - . tak en by a falconry body ( b u t , why should: th a t be an y less t r u s tw o r th y th a n a c o r r e ­ sponding anti-blood sp o r t su r ­ v ey ? ) — concluded th a t th e m a jo r i ty o f p r em a tu r e wild animal d e a th s — including wild b ird s an d so n g b ird s — were n ot th e re su l t of blood sp o r tin g a ctiv ities, pes ticides o r h a b i ta t d e s t ru c t io n ,— b u t through the actions of a voracious and vin­ dictive p red a to r . No — n ot the


; “Be a s t of Bodmin”, th e s to a t, th e fo x , th e m in k , n o r th e lo ath som e weasel: Y o u r p u r ­ r in g , cuddly h e a r th - ru g com­ panion and frien d (n o t mine, I m ight add) — th e domestic cat.


T h is odious c re a tu r e sn a ck s on


o u r native wildlife as if i t was a v a s t p a c k e t o f p o rk sc ra tch - ings. I f th is p ar t icu la r su rv ey is c o r re c t (and knowing, and h a t in g c a t s a s I d o, I ten d - to su sp ect th a t th ey a re n ’t far sh o r t of th e mark), th e know­ ledge th a t a solution to a su b ­ s t a n t i a l c a u s e o f so n g b i rd d e a th s is, simply, politically


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, an y o n e who loves o u r ,n ativ e wildlife.


‘ To th o se who a rg u e th a t a-wild


- . b ird d e a th a t th e hands of a cat - is n a tu r a l an d ; D a rw in ian —


1 w h ereas th e impact of man is u n n a tu ra l an d co n tr iv ed — I


‘ would say this. Have you ev e r watched a c at, i ts stomach dis- ten d ed by h alf a can o f “Kitty, Katto” mechanically-retrieved eq u in e o f fe u ts ,1 to y in g w i th a liv e b i rd i t h a s c au g h t?: N o t v e r y n ic e — n o t t e r r i b l y humane, and totally unn atu ral.


I f wc a r e re a l ly s e r io u s ab o u t p r o te c t in g o u r w i ld l ife , we


. should move to solve, th is p a r ­ t ic u la r p ro b lem im m ed ia te ly by im p o s in g a c u r few on all domestic cats . Seal up all th e c a t flaps. A h a rd -h i t t in g TV campaign should b e launched: a disembodied voice in te r ro ­ g a t in g a wor ried- looking cat owner: “Do you re a l ly know w h e r e y o u r T h o m a s i s to n ig h t? * ’ I n a d d i t io n , we should force th e c a t food manu­ fa c tu re rs to help us shame cat owners into making su re th a t th e i r l i t t le w h isk e red c re ep s b e h a v e th em s e lv e s b y r e - la b e l l in g th e t in s w i th th e fla v o u r th a t we know nine o ut of1 10 c a ts (who ex p res sed a p re f ­ erence) would p re fe r. “S kylark an d lemon” , “Blackbird .with t u n a ” , " L i n n e t S u r p r i s e ” , “S par row - and Sweetcorn’V and th e v a r ie ty p a c k ‘S o n g b i rd


Selection” .


B u t th a t ’s ju s t me dreaming. I h a te cats . I like dogs, though!”


Pupils meet ‘super brie B U I L D IN G -B R IC K S


t o o k o n a w h o l e n ew m e a n in g fo r th e s e W ad ­ d in g to n ' a n d W e s t B r a d ­


f o r d P r im a r y S c h o o l p u p i ls w h en th e y v isited B a l m o r a l P a r k , C l i th e ro e l


T h e y o u n g s t e r s w e r e


given a d em o n s tra t io n o f b r ic k la y in g by C l i th c ro e “ s u p e r b r ic k ie s ” Neil an d A n d rew iK ay . T h e te n a -


. c io u s p a i r h av e v i r tu a l ly s in g le -h an d ed ly b u i l t th e


p lu s h e x e c u t iv e d e v e l ­ o p m e n t , s i t u a t e d o f f R ib b lc sd a le Avenue.


T h e d e v e lo p e r s , B a r - i


r a t t M a n c h e s t e r L td , d e s c r i b e d t h e tw o a s ex trem e ly c om p e te n t an d in c l in e d to w o r k a t “ a v a s t r a te o f k n o ts ” .


A f te r th e d em o n s t r a ­


, -The cvcnt-was part of a - sch o o l pt-Ojcct o n '1 h o u se s •:


t i o n , t h e c h i l d r e n c em e n te d th e i r le a rn in g by sw a p p in g th e i r n o te ­ b o o k s f o r t r o w e l s a n d h a v in g a go th em se lv e s .


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• a r id v h om e s ; e x p l a in e d M r s ’C a r o l J o n e s , w h o -


te a c h e s a t W a d d in g to n • a n d 'W e s t B r a d f o r d


.School.] " , : S h e c om m e n te d : “ T h e . c h i ld r e n w a n te d to se e


; f i r s t - h a n d h ow h o u s e s w e re b u i l t . ' T h ey h a d a n e x c e l l e n t d a y ; a n d t h o r o u g h l y e n j o y e d


’th em s e lv e s .’.’ O u r p h o to g ra p h s show


th e c h i ld r e n o n th e i r v is i t to B a lm o r a l ; P a r k a n d ( i n s e t ) s u p e r b r i c k i e s


.N e i l a n d A n d r ew K a y ( r ig h t ) w i th fellow b r ick - •’ la y e r M a r t in S h c r l ik c r . ,


Roy ale treat for members of the camera club


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T H E w o r ld o f th e audio v i s u a l s l id e sh ow c am e u n d e r th e focus of Ribbles- dale Came ra Club. - Mr Colin Balls, of Chor-


ley, p re sen ted th e “Royale S h ow ” w h ic h lo o k e d - a t h ow h e s e t u p h is own b u s in e s s to m a n u fa c tu re twin lens p ro je c to r s . :


Copies o f magic lantern, »


O P E N E V E R Y D A Y F O R V I E W I N G C O N T A C T R O S I E G R E E N


o f R . u n l i r l t l C a n ^ l i n c h o n O N S I T E • £ 3 5 p e r w e e k fo r a m o r tg a g e o n „


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n '• -Y ® i l i l g g i m m m . _ I t k - l / m ■ > ■ .* -if . •"* '’•'YL •" X i T ' ’ hltftJ Lwcr■ fU > Cli.itInim ■ .•’.■' Uiiuriiieu u i u ie iiieoauuca.


P reviously " th e committee h a s c om - 'j . - 'T h e r e p o r t w en t : o n , to .explain, nSMn/1' fltnf nlono: nn f nrivo Anniicrli:^. thfi COSt .01 rth e861 DlCMOr fiS ■ WOUlu. P6 ,y. t im e an d in informing ag en ts -.


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=J S’Jo h h MacKolc’s r e p o r t said plans s h o u l d ^ ^ ^ r r e d j ^ b u tT e q u e s t e d th e mS- ‘.igiveinfo’rm a t io n re la t in g .to .th e lo c a t io n iSB h o u ld a d o p t - a - to u g h e r a p p ro a c h to j-,


-. . Dev elo pm en t: C o n tro l M an ag e r M r : / r e c o g n i s e d ^ th e measu rea could. n ot h J ' * o f application s i te s to n e a rb y houses.^ - f , y ^ . ^ K a P P h c a t io n s . ^ ^ i— , S’)} !T’day!aerial' Instaliatlo'n’a n d WPS-I?


M E A S U R E S to im p r o v e : q u a l i ty o f ’.planning ap p lic a tio n s


su bm i tted to - th e b o ro u r f i council■? ^ep h en o -a h


“V am>’ V - y . t T ' I •r .t :> ’( | 'Subject to evallablljty-;. Wix z i - i Jy^C hatbum ’- Road/aj^


E - S ^ I t C l l t h e r o e B M l ; .......... •


■ T h e u l j i lm a t e C h r i s t m a s G i f t ,


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slides, which gave, th e illu­ s io n o f m o v em en t ,.-w e re shown th ro u g h a s tan d a rd Royale pro jecto r. The dis­ p l a y w a s p r e s e n t e d th ro u g h th e eyes of Rev. W i l l i a m - -W i c k h a m / a Wigan clergyman living a t t h e e n d o f t h e ' l a s t c en tu ry .


■The p ro je c to r and. show


can be se en a t th e Wigan P ie r M u s e um .-T h e show g o e s on to d e s c r ib e th e


o r ig in s of th e w a reh o u se com p lex a n d ’ t e x t i l e : mill w h ic h a r e n ow u s e d a s museum buildings. : . Mr Balls’ o th e r slide and m u s ic s e q u e n c e s w e r e M e p h is tom a n ia , a s to r y a b o u t s t r e e t t h e a t r e in F ra n c e ,' and P o r t r a i t of an Au th o r , a s to ry ab o u t lost


and found love. • , Mr B a lls .h a s .w o n th re e ’.


g o ld m e d a ls a t th e la s t th r e e in te rn a t io n a l audio v i s u a l f e s t iv a l s , for. ,h is work. ■ •


-. , N e x t w e ek , club mem­


b e r Mr Alan Marsden will b e p r e s e n t in g “G e t y o u r own b ack on Alan.” T h e n e x t t r a v e l m e e t ­ ing, s ta r t in g a t 7-30 p.ni.,


i s o n N o v em b e r 30th',' w h e n M i s s B a r b a r a


-B in g h am w ill ta lk , ab o u t .th e Y em e n .'; '-


PLANNING IN THE PIPELINE


PLA N S for th e diversion of a high voltage overhead line a t Masons F a rm , - Clitheroe Road, Bashall E av e s (number 0716) a re among th e la te s t applications lodged w i t h 'R ib b l e V a l le y B o ro u g h C o u n c i l P la n n in g


D ep a r tm en t .


gle-storey building for storage of agricultural machinery and undercover area for livestock (re-submission) a t Woodpntes Farm, Fiddlers Lane (0725). Clitheroe: Change of use of


O th e r plans include: Chipping:-Erection of sin­


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ground floor rooms from for­ mer hairdres se rs into self- contained f la t a t ; 17 York


Street (0711).’ Change of use of ground


floor, from former hairdressers into self-contained flat (appli­


cation for listed building con­ sent) at 17 York Street (0712). Private overhead line at 6


R a ilw a y View Road and C l i th c ro e He a l th C e n tre , Railway View Road (0713). . , C h a n g e o f u s e ' f rom


shop/bakery/living accommo- dation/store to dwelling house at 1 St Mary’s Street (0714).' Development of d erelict cottages into offices.at build-


ings adjacent to Lee Carter Health Studio, off Lowergate


■ D u t to n : E x te n s io n to boarding kennels and amend access proposals, previously approved, (re-submission) at Moorgame Hall Farm, Old Clitheroe Road (0722)., , -. .


(072G). - - - -


vide utility room a t Pcndle C o t ta g e , W h in s A v en u e


(0721)..


..Wes t Bradford: Alteration and;extension to living room, bedroom and. utility room at Stable Cottage, Linton Croft, Waddington Road (0724).-


; Sabden: Extension to pro­


• system'only: £ 1 8 9


Maspro : ^ satellite


• system only’; £ 2 3 9


Grundig^j satellite ,. <


^ G a m b r i d g ^ '- satellite


siystem only; £ 9 9 "


r fR e c o h d i t io n e c ... - s a t e l l i t e s y s t em . , • f rom


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J u s t l o o k w h a t ’s o n o f f e r , -r 6 MONTHS FR E E S K Y SPORTS*


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say ‘no’ to map-maker


A COM PU T E R ISED sy s tem to c r e a te , maps o f th e Ribble Valley , will n o t be on. th e .co u n - . cil’s : sh o p p in g list- a f te r councillors h e a rd i t would c o s t £ 2 0 ,0 0 0 . - : -


1 However, sev era l mem- ;th e cost of th e system, b e r s of th e borough coun-


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m a p p in g s y s tem in th e fu tu re.


T h e d i g i t a l s y s t e m improves th e quality of th e


m ap s b y u s in g ad v an ced c om p u te r h a r d w a r e ' an d


sof tware. . , , C o u n c i l l o r s w e r e


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oil’s P la n n in g ’and. D ev el- ; :^ in g Officer. M r S tew a r t opment Committee did n o t ,. Bailey said th e re would be ru le o u t buying th e digital; l im i te d o p p o r tu n i t ie s to


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ra ise revenue. • He added th a t th e sy s ­


tem would h ave long-term b en e f i ts . Mr Bailey said: “ In th e long te rm , tn e sy s ­ tem would mean long-term re tr iev a l happening more


im p re s s e d w i th th e sy s - bu' “ th e 'Y 'y s te 'rn . C o u n . te rn , b u t w e re concerned c h fcs Hoit*m (Wilpshire)


quickly.” In re je c t in g th e plan to


a b o u t th e co s t to council s a id th e c o u n c i l sh o u ld ta x p a y e r s .


(Gisburn an d Rimington) said: “While i t is des irable, I don’t believe i t is suffi- c e n t ly e s s e n t ia l to p e r ­ s u a d e t h e c o u n c i l t a x p a y e r s to b u y i t t h i s


p ° u n - y e a r .” - . T h is w a s a v iew su p ­


p o r te d b y o th e r council­ lo rs . Coun. S te p h e n H o lt (Clitheroe) said: " I t is th e r ig h t way forward, b u t i t is th e co s t.” O n e s u g g e s t i o n p u t


forward by Coun. Graham S o w te r . (b i l l in g to n ) w as


th a t th e council could sell copies-of maps to pay for


K i e s W a l le r SySt em ;n th e fu tu re. Bike stolen


T H IE V E S s to l e a _G T T e l a r a m o u n ta in b ik e ,


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