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Elderly welcome fight for cash to combat deadly cold winters
PENSIONERS in the Kibble V a lley are backing a move by the
MP of Preston to help in the deadly struggle with cold winters. Many have applauded
the move by Mrs Audrey Wise to sponsor a bill in Parliament designed to change the way cold
weather payments are calculated. The bill acknowledges,
for the first time, that other factors than tem pera tu re can have an effect on fuel costs. It takes the wind chill factor into account in triggering the benefit payment. The benefit of £8.50 is
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just the temperature —■ to play its part in measuring the weather. It is due to receive its
second reading in Parlia ment on January 17th and many pensioners in Clith eroe are calling on the Ribble Valley’s MP to give his support to the bill. Mr Arthur Garner, a
spends most of his time at Clitheroe’s Pendle Club, where he meets other pen sioners and helps with the paper collection. He does not eat regular
effects of the wind can be
felt, but I would want to look very carefully into the' costing of the bill. I will be making representations to the Government.” There was, however, a
meals because of the heat ing bills he must pay and
widower who lives in Brotherton Meadow, has asked MP Nigel Evans to back it. The former soldier, who
made to pensioners, the disabled and families with children aged under five, all who are on income sup port, when the weather drops to freezing point and stays there for seven con-
WIDOWER A r th u r Garner has asked MP Nigel Evans to back the battle
secutive days.
accepted, will allow the wind chill factor — not
T h e new b i l l , if -
served in the Royal Artil lery in North Africa, said: “It certainly would help with the bills. I have gas central heating but I very rarely use it. I manage to keep warm just by putting on the electric fire most of the time.” Mr Garner (76) lives on less than £85 per week. He
on this point he had some thing to say to the Prime Minister. He said: “I don’t expect he sits down two or three times a week and has a jam butty for his tea.” Nigel Evans has given
general approval of Mrs Wise’s bill at the Pendle Club. Mr Derek Grant (68), of Peel Park Avenue, said: “I think it’s an excel lent proposal and I hope they can pull it off” Widower Mr Wilfrid Holt (86), of John Wall
Court, agreed, saying: “As far as all pensioners are
his tacit approval of the bill, but requires more time to look into the knitty-gritty aspects of the proposal. He said: “I support the
concerned, it’s a good idea to tackle this benefit payment.” Mr Fred Watson (68), a
general thrust of the bill. There is a lot of merit in it. The weather here in the North can be particularly bad and I understand the
Asking for wind chill to be a factor
IP successful, Preston MP Audrey Wise’s Private Member’s Bill will have wide reper cussions for Ribble
ditherroe Advertiser & Times, January 2nd, 199 > 3 We’re
Valley’s pensioners. ■The Bill, which was pro
posed by Age Concern, calls into question the effectiveness of the cold weather payments sys tem, which is designed to help pensioners meet fuel bills.
married man who lives in George Street, said the benefit would certainly help him. “I’m not earning any
thing and it is difficult to meet bills. It would defini tely help,” he said.
take into, account the windchill factor, when triggering the benefits payment. Age Concern says wind
It asks Government to ............ OV^lncFT CL1TH
; tures outside can be above ! freezing. A payment of £8.50 is
chill steals warmth from people’s homes, particu larly badly insulated homes, while tempera-
t e p " I I
into glamour limelight
A DREAM came true for a Clitheroe teen ager at the Clothes Show spectacular in
Birmingham. She was selected from a
vast crowd to be a model for a day. Rachael Parkes, a sixth-
former at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, only expected to be viewing the stylish clothes being paraded at the prestigious fashion show, which is staged at the National Exhibition Centre. Then,-in a twinkling of
stand up and move places. Mrs Parkes believes BBC
catwalk. S ix te e n - y e a r - o ld Rachael, of Kemple View, was visiting the show with mum Val and sister Ste phanie (13). They had chosen the wrong seats and had to
an eye, the tables were turned and 3,000 pairs of eyes were upon her as she strutted her stuff up the
made to pensioners, disa bled people, families with under-fives, and all who are on income support when temperatures reach freezing point and stay there for seven consecu tive days. .. Although wind chill is
measured, it is not taken into account for the payments. . . .. Mrs Wise claims the
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those. She says it would only cost £12,000 to intro duce wind chill measuring equipment’ in. the .remain ing four.- • - She .also says that run ning costs are small, about £100 per station,: and it is not possible to forecast the overall costrto Govern ment if the-wind chill ele ment was added.; She cites the previous year’s two total payments; as :exam pies. In 1995-96 • the Government paid'out, £62 million in cold-weather payments,, whereas in 1994-95 it paid out just £77,000.
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“It won’t make a huge dif ference in total Govern ment spending, but it will make1 a huge difference in each person receiving an extra payment.” Her Bill, which has 11
and make-up artists gave good looking -and was.;an
2’s Clothes Show host Jeff Banks spotted her daugh ter while she was standing up and moving seats. She said: “When Jeff
Banks asked for a volun teer to come up on stage to be a model, Rachael hardly had her hand up, but he went straight to her.” “I couldn’t believe I was
her a make over. She was then dressed in one of this' year’s leading fashion out fits, a simple top and trouser set, before being led out on to the stage to a warm reception from the audience. A bunch of hunky male models and Blue Peter’s
chosen out of all those people,” said Rachael modestly. “It was unbe lievable. I was shaking like mad and I really can’t d e s c r ib e i t . I t was overwhelming.” She was taken back-
stage, where hair stylists designed a new hair-do
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but Rachael has not yet appeared on the popular BBC 2programme, which is shown on Sundays. Rachael, who stands 5ft. 9 '/An. tall, is stunningly
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