(Classified) 14 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 7th, 1996
Young dance stars raise cash for
‘Jimmy’s’
SHOWBUSINESS came to the Coach
and Horses, Bolton-by-Bowland, when a group of friends got together
hospital. Local boy James
Comthwaite has been
and raised more than £300 for a famous
treated at St James Hospital, Leeds, known to millions of television
idea while they were having a drink at the Coach and Horses and, in the true tradition of entertainment, decided
to do the show right Letterstters Clitheroe 2232b (Editorial), 22323
Characteristics of disinteres and general lunacy
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LAST week your corre spondent, J. Broughton, asked: “What is wrong with Ribble Valley Borough Council’s Planning Commit tee?” A good question. Not only is there the mon
Protection of Rural England said that urgent action is needed to protect the tranquillity of the Kibble Valley and numerous complaints have been made that the very character of the town is under threat. But no one listens.
viewers simply as “Jimmy’s”. The party of friends came up with the
have approved of anything tacky!”
■iraiai—
there. The half-hour routine
£215 on the evening, but Organisers collected
was described by one spectator as “a tasteful Chippendales” and was enthusiastically received. One organiser said: “I brought my mother and she loved the show. I can tell you, she wouldn’t
there is another £100 to come from sponsors after some members of the group had their heads shaved and one had his back waxed. A raffle was held and a pool competition enjoyed. Joanne Shears, one of
the group who put on the event, said: “We’re very grateful to everyone who helped to make it such a success. Anneli Yates was brilliant helping teach the team their dance routines and Sharon Rawson was very generous with prizes and made sure that the back waxing was professionally done.” Our picture shows the
stars of the evening and some of the people who helped make it possible. In our picture, the dancers are, from the left, David Cunningham, Richard Lambert, Mark Towler and Ben Ferguson. On the front row, also from the left, are Joanne Shears, Jennifer Towler, Rachel Weare and Sharon Rawson.
strosity of the Edisford tennis court and the possibility of mush rooming windmills, but also the way the town has been allowed to sprawl in all directions with out forward planning, thus stretching the town’s services beyond capacity, as I wrote in a letter last year. L a s t November i t was reported in the Advertiser and Times that
the Council for the
wrong is that the planning com mittee has no sensitivity about preserving what is good in the area. Although it was reported in the Advertiser and Times in November that tourists had
I would suggest that what is
industry. This shows that certain characteristics of disinterest and general lunacy prevail.
_ . . -i. b One could write a long f
teeth on edge, but, with space at a premium, here are a few: 1. Thousands of pounds wasted on consultancies over the new
lunders which have put people s
market. 2. Thousands of P°y n“ s
flocked to the area during the summer, the council talks about closing the Tourist Information Centre and withdrawing finan cial support
from the tourist thrown down the drain on faulty
security cameras, with more money still to be found for this disaster. 3. Diggers and workmen dis-
t to the dismay of the traders. o the dismay oi tne %• •*•** i n f n n A
trupting the market in the busy pre-Christmas shopping season
j
p • The local police station now ractically “ ^ n c t (county
xT he roads in the town h 5- J hniit without thought
acked a*50Uto j v:ce __ points
and P,r0BfL„ letter writers last week and^ateo in your front page
failing us at every turn.
MBS JOAN MARSH, Lancaster Drive, Clitheroe.
ssaggfig T T C < X T '
Councillors should APPALLING A B u bL AT a recent council meeting, Coun. Chris Hoi-
tom, the Conservative leader of Ribble Valley Borough Council, once again used the inaccu rate term when referring to compulsory redundancies of “first time ever”.
!
Designer wear which w ill not break the bank
WITH spr ing jus t round the comer, it is certainly time to con s ide r giving your weary winter ward robe a well-deserved facel ift. The good news is that it need
throw out our old stand
not cost the earth. We would all like to
bys, brought out of moth balls year after year, and
start again, but cost often prohibits such drastic action. Satisfied customers at
one Clitheroe shop have already discovered the solution. The A n n e -L o u is e
Designer Dress Agency has been open in town for three years. Due to its success, the agency has expanded into larg e r premises. Proprietor Anne-Louise Gregory (pictured) has
weeks . to me, acknowledging my
of the fact. . . never had to make compulsory redundancies in the past”), it is quite obvious that my
prou
compulsory redundancy st
five years ago now stands
Nigel Evans and Peter Pike over the supply oi n Indonesia.
The abuse of human rights is far too serious a
distress at his comment on , concerned about issues of human ngnts ana your front page some ____3 ago (“we are proud
jocal job3 to override his conscience. since its invasion of East Timor 20 yearo ago is well The appalling abuse of human rights by
known and well documented andhasbeien aeen°n o own TV screens. A Foreign Office demalof the evi-
for nothing. Indeed he did pression of East Thmor followed admit as to not being, of their presence by a reputable journitat. Condemna ............................ tion of atrocity cannot be selective — Iraq or IKA Daa,
dence for the use of Hawks in the
personally involved in the matter! So may I indulge Coun. Holtom as to the realities of the dozen or so compulsory redundancies his party now intends. The current 1995/96
Indonesia good, to paraphrase Orwell.
budget is estimated to be o v e r s p e n t (n e t) by £88,000. The anticipated savings required on the 1996/97 b u d g e t a re £440,000. This is over half- a-million pounds to be found on an annual budget of just over four million pounds. The comment of the chief financial officer is hardly reassuring — “re educating the staff of the importance of sound bud- getry control. . . need to examine critically all new initiatives that are pro posed to ensure that all
after the invasions of the Falklands and Kuwait, have we still to learn the folly of helping to arm cor rupt, ruthless and irresponsbile dictatorships? If such regimes use their arms and armies for repression disappearances, torture, rape imdtmirder—sliould we continue to assist them? If, at last, some pohtieians, of whatever party, decide it is time to end this tony, this should be the opportunity for serious discussion rather than the inter-party squabbling of which we are all so very tired and which can only weaken our own democracy. It is time to set aside ideological de ferences and concentrate on developing legitimate trades and markets for the energy and expertise of British industry. HELEN MCKINLAY, Shawbridge Street, Clitheroe.
Even if we set aside the question of human rights,
understand fully the finan cial implications of a course of action”. That sounds to me like a
moved the shop to 13 Moor Lane, where an even bet ter service to customers, old and new, is being offered within the elegant and spacious premises. The new shop, with its
An advertising feature by Marcia Morris
ning wear and darling lit- dresses, skirts, blouses Escada_,__Frank ^Usher, Vert and Joseph Ribcoff
tie cocktail d re s se s , and suits. Smart casual together with clothes for wear is also a popular fea- work and everyday. A ture of the stock.
double-fronted windows, has much more space to display a large collection of designer-labelled fashions. Two light and airy chang ing rooms make trying-on a pleasure. To coincide with the
elarge selection, to. suit
of the main features of the new v e n tu re and i t includes separates, coats,
opening of her new prem ise s, Anne-Louise is expanding her business to include a range of the cur rent season’s completely new designer wear, fea turing well-known labels, usually only available from shops in large cities. In Clitheroe, they are on sale at a fraction of the city price. The rails in the new-to-
very shape and size is one
Gerry Weber, Jacques — ■ ' * ’ "in
London, Paris and Rome are represented, with labels such as Armani, Betty Barclay, Basler,
The fashion houses of
displayed. where else could you
see such a magnificent range of designer wear all in one place — and at a fraction of the cost you
would expect to pay in city
situation out of control. If Coun. Holtom checks
stores? To help you complete
that special outfit, the shop is adorned with won- dernil hats suitable for a wedding or, perhaps, a day at the races, together with fashionable shoes for daytime and evening wear. Handbags and a choice of jewellery add the final touches.
Discretion is the by-word
FOR those who are a little hesitant in stepping over the threshhold of a designer dress agency for the first time, the message is — don’t be.
you section contain outfits for every occasion — ele gant ones suitable for a wedding, beautiful eve-
on hand to give you a warm and friendly welcome and discretion is a by-word at Clitheroe’s pres tigious designer dress agency. In these modern times, there is
Proprietor Anne-Louise will be
no stigma in choosing a designer dress agency to renew or replenish your wardrobe. It makes sense to call in and look at the good quality, up-to-the-minute fashions, which are in mint condition and on offer at a price to suit every pocket.
come to browse round and have a cup of coffee. You will be sure to find something to suit you, what ever your age, at the new Moor Lane premises.
Young and old alike are wel
cessful business means collecting stock from discerning customers who deposit items which are less than two years old and have fashionable, designer labels. All these items must also have been cleaned before arriving on the rails of the shop. Anne-Louise also pro vides a discreet collection-from-
Of course, to create such a suc
home service. Opening hours are Monday to
Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the telephone number is 01200 442770.
Designer Dress Agency HAS MOVED TO
13 MOOR LANE, CLITHEROE Tel: 01200 442770
K for our £12.00
back, to before the present chief executive tookup his post some half-a-dozen years ago, he will find a history of significant annual savings. It is not staff at fault,
Shame on us for supporting a murderous regime
but a spend, spend, spend mentality emanating from the
top.Councillors have no con trol because it is out of control. While financial probity
Advertiser and Times, February 29th).
the poulation, some 200,000 people, have died. That is roughly equivalent to 20 million people from Great
ness to support the arms trade in the face of interna tional concern for human rights.
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dancy required. Already th e opposition p a r ty alludes to it.
BRUCE DOWLES, Whalley Road, Clitheroe.
used for the violent repression of the people of East Timor and we should be ashamed that, as the worid wakes up to the horrors of events in East Timor, Brit ish skill and engineering expertise is being used for the benefit of the murderous Indonesian regime.
There can be little doubt that these aircraft win be
LUCY LEONI, Eshton Terrace, Ciithoroe.
Step into real world, Nigel
SO Nigel Evans MP thinks that the Scott Report exonerates the two ministers, William Waldegrave and Sir Nicholas Lyell. Perhaps he should be reminded that, in Parlia ment, 319 voters agreed with him and 319 voters disagreed with him. This is hardly a result to suggest
that his comments are reliable (Advertiser and Times, February
29th). The Tories do not need to have mud thrown at them because they
attract it by their own actions and I predict that they will be buried at the next election, if their general conduct does not change. Come on, Nigel, step into the real
TREVOR E. MITCHELL,
Tunstead, Eastham Street, Clitheroe.
world, where you cannot pull the wool over our eyes all tne time while you ram tripe down our throats.
is one of their prime tasks and the basis on which they were elected, it counts for nothing until such time that they grasp the nettle and exert the authority that is theirs. There is only one redun
JClQ Jo ilIlULIILl CAUIII|/1C *'***“>/% fnnn n f ln tom Cl -
nesia for many years ana the deal to supply 24 Hawk “ lets is another example of this Government s willing-
Britain dying as the direct result of a foreign invasion. Britain has been a major supplier of arms to Indo
ou?t
Having already replied matter to be used for party political point scoring, j have alwaya understood Nigel Evans to te pro
that he has allowed his concern for
grasp the nettle Qp HUMAN RIGHTS I AM saddend by your report °n February 29th of
^ r a f t to
Blissful day free of visual
pollution
IT is 7-30 a.m. and I have just gone for a walk with
the dog before work. I t is cold, clear and
frosty and the sun is peep ing over the brow of Pen- die Hill, throwing an orange glow over the Rib
ble Valley. How fortunate we are to
live in such a beautiful area. What makes today extra-special is that I can actually see over Clitheroe to Longridge Fell without two emissions coming from the chimneys at Castle Cement. This last week has been blissfully free from such visual pollution. Congratulations to Mr
Peter del Strother for whatever he has put into place to bring about this change. I hope it is perma nent. A great many local
folk will be extremely unhappy should th is merely be a temporary improvement. Castle Cement must
visual pollution. I shall keep a mental
surely appreciate by now that people really do care for their environment, including air quality and
I WAS angered though n o ts u p r is e d b y the ^ f ^ S m ^ i f i c l n t comments made by Nigel Evans legal ding the y,;s al.ea ls w,-y, clean air sale of Hawk j e t s to Indonesia (Clitneroe an(j g00Ci visibility.
A j HOWAT (Dr),
Indonesia has been illegally occupying East Timor chatburn!^°U since 1975, during which time an estimated one third ot
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I HOPE one of your jour nalists had the pleasure to report on the Friends of Chatburn School’s produc tion of “The Magical Musi cal Teapot”.
occasion
duction and a pleasure to l watch. I am sure the vil
It was an excellent pro
agers who were able to obtain tickets had a very enjoyable evening. Many people were involved and, on behalf of
all my family and the resi dents of C ha tburn, I would like to thank them
community, I felt very proud to be associated with such a professional production, even if it was j u s t a s p a r t of th e audience. I now hope this community spirit has been well and truly stirred and that it may long continue. H e re ’s to th e next
for their time and effort. As a member of a small
production.
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GAYNOR HARTNELL (letters column last week) may well be right about the relative' amount of energy required to make a wind turbine generator — “the energy balance”.
required to replace just one, very efficient 1,600 megawatt, combined cycle gas turbine station?
But can she tell us how many wind turbines would be
covered with wind farms? Are we prepared to see Pendle Hill, Waddington Fell, Longridge Fell and much more transformed into an unsightly forest of matchstick windmills?
How many acres, how many hillsides would be
balance”. Our beautiful countryside, which gives employment and pleasure, both mental and physical, to so many, must be weighed against a minimal contri bution to our energy requirements. There is no doubt which side of the balance carries most weight
The "energy balance” is also an “environment
F. R. HONEYWELL, Salthiil Road, Clilheroe.
/ Tops for discrimination
I WAS more than interested in the Advertiser and Times article about the recruitment drive for police
positiom°U ^ °Ver 50 years old’ d0 "ot "PPly for thil It appears that the Lancashire Police Authority is up
there at the top when it comes to discrimination.7 P CmZEN)0. (READY F 0R THR SCRAPHEAP
specials and how the good folk of the Ribble Valiev can help in combating the ever-increasing crimewave. What the article failed to mention, or point out is
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