18 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, January 11th, 1996


Problems with the security cameras


holidays. Mr Heap made it clear


this week that wiring did not pose a threat to the public, but claimed that it could have caused prob­ lems to anyone working on the cameras. Channel 6 (UK) Ltd has


the completion of the second phase’s seven cameras and the perma­ nent monitoring station, planned for the emergency centre in York Street, have been put on hold. Mr Heap said: “At the


carried out the appropri­ ate work to remedy the problems of the f irs t


phase’s seven cameras. They are currently rec­


ording and being partly monitored at CTitneroe Police Station.


ing, Coun. Frank Dyson (Clitheroe) said: “No more money should be spent until both the monitoring and the maintenance issues are sorted out and the system is proved to be working.” This block means that


have now blocked further spending on the scheme until certain issues are resolved. Speaking at the meet­


However, councillors


of the scheme, but council­ lors are cautious about the amount of money needed to do so.” The original bill for the


moment we have £8,000 left out of the original £79,000. We estimate that the provision for phase two and the installation of the monitoring station will cost £60,000.” This means an extra


fully explained. Speaking this week,


14 cameras was split five ways between the council (£23,135), the Rural Development Commission (£23,365), the Home Office (£28,500), Regional Rail­ ways North-West (£3,500) and Lancashire Constabu­ lary (£1,000).


£52,000 is needed before the scheme can be fully operational and capable of p ro v id in g e f fe c t iv e coverage of the town. Mr Heap said the coun­


cil would nave to pay it if the shortfall could not be recovered from Business Watch.


second phase could, there­ fore, depend on whether councillors decide to give their financial backing. Mr Heap commented:


The installation of the


“The committee are keen to see the full completion


Times” contacted Business Watch, but a spokesman for the firm said it had no comment to make. The Oldham-based company beat five other companies to win the contract for the scheme’s installation. Another issue raised in


The “Advertiser and Eartnership chairman Mr


role was to raise funds to pay for the scheme’s installation and running cost, a task which it would continue to do. The partnership, whose


'on Wilson said its main


members include the coun­ cil’s chief executive, Mr Ossie Hopkins, and party leaders Coun. Chris Hol- tom and Coun. Howel Jones, intends to raise funds through contribu­ tions from businesses covered by the cameras and from sponsorship. Talking about the latest


the controversial council meeting was the role of Ribble Valley Partner­ ship, the business partner­ ship charged with co-or­ dinating the scheme. Coun. Stephen Sutcliffe


for controversy


Vain bid to get public airing


A MOVE to air the CCTV controversy in public was blocked by bor­ ough councillors at a planning committee meeting — a move later defended by the council as prudent.


(Billington) told the meet­ ing that he had received a letter from the council’s Chief Executive, Mr Ossie Hopkins, directing the matter to be movea from part two of the agenda to part one. Part two items are those


Coun. Graham Sowter


discussed privately, but Mr Hopkins had stated in his letter that the matter should be discussed in public. The letter stated: “We


by Theresa Robson because of this, the matter --------------was best discussed in


the CCTV issue and that, Referring to the letter,


CCT^is beingpaidSfor0by ter behind closed doors public money, so the pub- and claimed nothing had lie has a right to know been said that could not


Coun. Sowter commented: “This ought to be a matter for public discussion.


what is goin| on, particu- have been sald ln Pubh<\ larly in fight of this letter A spokesman for the from the council's Chief Ribble Valley Council Executive.”


strongly believe th at whatever debate there is on the issue should be public, since we have nothing to hide. What we will do on the evening therefore is have a cross­ party agreement to move the item on to the public agenda.”


reigned after it became were occasions when it apparent that not all coun­ cillors were aware of the le t te r and they ruled


However, confusion decision and said there


against its advice. The council's Director of


Central Services, Mr Paul Timson, also told council­ lors that possible legal action might arise from


YOUR LOCAL ESTATE AGENTS ARE SELLING HOUSES


defended the committee’s


was not prudent to con­ duct business in public and this had been one of them. The spokesman said:


“Due to the nature of the ex em p t in fo rm a t io n


included in the report and possible legal implications, councillors were advised to treat the item as a part two item. “The final decision rests


private. An angry Coun. Sowter


afterwards attacked the decision to keep the mat-


setbacks, Mr Wilson com­ mented: “We are disap­ pointed that the money, which has been raised through the agencies of the partnership, has not achieved the desired results. “The cameras are work­


(Clitheroe) said the part­ nership’s role in the scheme had never been


ing quite well and they are being monitored by the


police on a casual basis. Working with the council,


we hope in three or four weeks that the cameras will be monitoring 24 hours day on a continuous basis throughout the year. “The partnership would


Playgroup appeal


like to apologise to all its sponsors who gave money and would assure them, and future sponsors, that the partnership will help to put the scheme right.” It is planned that the


emergency centre, in York Street, will be the moni­ toring station in the long term, but the partnership,


A CLITHEROE play­ group has seen its num­ bers swell after an appeal for more children was fea­ tured in the “Advertiser and Times.” Trinity Playgroup’s


succeeds


along with the police and council, were yesterday, due to discuss using a pri­ vate firm in Accrington to carry out the monitoring for the next 12 months. At the meeting, Coun.


numbers had dropped sig­ nificantly back in October, but an appeal in the paper soon rectified the matter. Around a dozen more


children now attend the group at Trinity Methodist Church. A Christmas party was


Sutcliffe also claimed that, last year, he had pressed for answers about the scheme, but felt the infor­ mation he had been given w a s m is le a d- ing.


presents. T h e p l a y g r o u p


ley Borough Council owes an apology to the people of Clitheroe over its perfor­ mance to date on the C C TV s c h em e in


He added: “Ribble Val­


by Coun. Derek Waller (Gisburn), the committee agreed th a t a further report, including a total review of the business case for CCTV, u needed. It also agreed to support the decision to allow Chan­


Clitheroe.” In response to a motion


with the committee and a full debate took place in private. The council will continue to keep the num­ ber of items in private to the absolute minimum.”


held for the children, at which a magician per­


formed tricks and Father Christmas handed out


expressed its thanks to Rectella International for donating £100 for the party.


R1BBLESDALE CAMERA CLUB’S first exhibition at Clitheroe’s Platform Gallery has been voted a resounding hit.


stration of the talent that exists among the club's membership.


The 150 prints on show are an exciting demon­


of local scenes — some of them unrepeatable because of recent building developments — to* exotic foreign travel locations. Portraits of all kinds are beautiful or touching or funny, and sometimes all three at once. Members of the club demonstrate a range of


The photographs range from memorable studies


techniques, both in terms of the equipment used and in printing methods. The camera club's membership is between 30 and


40 and new members are always welcome for the weekly meetings at their premises on Ribble Lane,


Chatbum. The club rooms were once the local tele­ phone exchange and members refer to the building as the Tardis because it looks smaller from the outside than it actually is in the inside. Anyone interested in joining can ring club secre­


County schools escape cuts in spending


SPENDING on Lancashire schools has been protected in the latest round of proposed edu­


cation cuts.


tary Mr Trevor Marklew on 01200 445681 or visit the meeting on January 25th which is open to non­ members and features an exhibition of photo­ graphs of China. Our picture by Clitheroe Advertiser and Times


photographer John Barry, who is a member of the club shows, from the left: arts officer Heather Fox and part-time assistant Helen Bolton.


THE owners of a controversial Ribble Valley quarry may fund a £10,000 road scheme in a nearby village.


nel 6 (UK) Ltd to carry out the remedial work; support the decision to recover any final shortfall cost from Business Watch; and to hold discussions with the Chamber of Trade and other interested parties.


Council’s Highways and Transportation Committee heard that negotiations were underway with the owners of Waddington Fell Quarry for a substan­ tial contribution to a proposed speed- control scheme in Waddington.


Members of Lancashire County


development of the quarry for a further 10 years, despite the concern of Wad­ dington residents that it would lead to prolonged lorry movements through


The county council had approved the village.


H o p e s fo r v i l la g e sp e ed c o n tr o l Complaints were received on a regu­


lar basis concerning the speed and numbers of HGVs, the meeting heard, but the county surveyor felt the firm had a satisfactory accident record and that further development of the quarry would not lead to increased traffic. The meeting was told that Wadding­


ton had been designated appropriate for a speed-control scheme and that such a scheme was currently being drawn up by the county surveyor. Preliminary discussions had been


Authority’s Resources and Planning Committee on Tuesday recommended that the total education budget for 1996/7 should be £583m. A 5.1% increase in spending on schools, but a £6.430m. reduction on education spending as a whole, was recommended.


Lancashire Education


have still to be ratified by the Education Committee later this month.


The recommendations


member of the Education A u th o r i ty , Mr Ron Pickup, described the recommendations as a


Clitheroe’s co-opted


held with the owners of the quarry, who had requested further details, and the county surveyor felt it was appro­ priate that they fund the scheme or contribute to it substantially, council­ lors heard.


Party last week for pre­ dicting cuts in primary and secondary school funding of £25.2m. “These figures were ridiculous," he said. “The controlling Labour group has protected school budgets and is also con­ cerned that there has been a price to pay."


education.” He criticised the Tory


extension plans for Bar- row Controlled School, Clitheroe St James’s CE School, Ribblesdale High School, and one other Clitheroe primary school, still to be named, were firm commitments in the capital works programme and would not he affected by budget cuts.


He pointed out th a t


means of “ p ro te c tin g staff, schools at the expense of o th e r s e c t i o n s of


affecting other services financed by the Education Authority include £266,000 for adult education and £698,000 for youth and community se rv ic e s , which could mean job losses for 29 full-time


The recommended cuts


other disappointments were the recommenda­ tions to discontinue fund­ ing of post-graduate edu­ cation and cuts in nursery school spending.


Mr Pickup said th a t


the Ribble Valley would be the proposal to cut free bus travel for secondary school pupils.


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