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Clitheroe 422324. (Editorial), 422328 (Advertising). Burnley 422831 (Classified) Letters


Being sacrificed needlessly


BILL FLEMING’S recent letter asserts that the 11 redundancies at Kibble Val­ ley Borough Council last year were caused by mas­ sive overspending by the new council in the first six months following the May


1995 elections! Is Bill saying the Conservative


administration that succeeded his own was at fault or was it senior management just acting as a law unto itself?


spend that turned out at just under £90,000. ; This isn’t so much big, more


Certainly there was an over­


irresponsible. Bill will remember the days when we had a borough treasurer and overspends were unheard of; quite the contrary, in fact. Bill will also recall the days when we had a deputy town clerk (administration), who did all things necessary to augment the borough treasurer’s financial expertise, as well as running sports, arts and tourism devel­


opment w ith a hands -on approach. Now such tasks are dealt with by more than the one individual at a cost of one-and-a- half (plus) times the salary of the existing chief executive. For the current budget, over


£400,000 savings had to be found.Now it is £200,000 for the 1997/98 budget. Whatever the cause, remedies


review” — is that it addresses the Indians’ salaries (down­ wards) while ignoring the Chiefs’ because, over the past couple of years, their contracts have become as tight# fixed as to be set in concrete for at least the next few years. It appears that, once again,


the workforce is being sacrificed needlessly and here, I would imagine, that Bill and I agree. ■


need to be found. The trouble with the latest solution — the “establishment


BRUCE DOWLES, Whalley Road, Clitheroe.


Any wonder we Anger over my fine get annoyed?


PARKING policy in Clitheroe has caused much resentment and discus­


I WRITE in response to your recent article about the parking charges being an “out­ stan d in g success” . They may be for the people in the counting nouse counting all the money. I am a resident of York.


the'new system a fair crack of the whip — I even bought m,v £25 permit.


Street and I have given


But, when I drive past my house every day and am forced to leave my car on a near-deserted car park, while visitors to the town


‘electorate caused by unnecessarily quick fining of Ribble Valley rate­ payers, especially if this is used to boost the published figures to justify the new car parking charges.


sion recently and I would be interested to know the cost in the goodwill of the


enjoy at least two hours’ free parking outside mine and many other residents’


houses, is it any wonder we get annoyed? If this is success, I hope


we never fail.


J S P. York Street, Clitheroe.


Show will live up to past successes


•HAVING attended numerous rehearsals, l am convinced that this year’s Clitheroe Parish Church Operatic and: Dramatic Society show, the Broadway version of “The Pirates of Pen­ zance”, will live up to the society’s successes of the past.


tor, Alan Miller, has set­ tled in well with the com­ pany. With his:enthusiasm and experience, I am sure he ,will have a hit on his hands. Also the new musi­ cal director, Mick Dawson, of Burnley, again very experienced in the ama­ teur theatre, is making a big impression ..with the


ex p e r ien c e with the society;- I know that Alan and Mick .both realise how lucky they are working with a very experienced production team, from accompanist Philip Dob­ son, choreographer Ann


cast. F r g m m y ow n


props, staging, lighting, iront-of-house, make-up and backstage. Over 100 people are working on this


Grogan,; through' every department — wardrobe,


ful and lively and full of action and comedy. It is suitable for all ages, with sword fights and lookalike Keystone Cops, and it will be performed by a very experienced cast. The society’s new direc­


The show is very colour­


production. The main problem for


the society is the cost of producing an amateur


musical. This year’s show


February 8th to 15th and. booking opens on January '21st at 2 p.m. in the Par­ ish Church Hall, Church Street. Please come and sup­


support the society, as the people of Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley have always done in the past. You will see a very professional production at the reason­ able cost of £5 for the first night and the matinee on February -15th and £6 for all other performances. The show runs from


will cost approximately £12,000, covering ward­ robe, orchestra, lighting, props, performing rights, hall rental and numerous other costs. Please come along and


penalty notice and would be obliged if you would then pass this letter to who­ ever deals with official complaints regarding parking. “While I am quite aware that I was


to the Clerk to Justices. “I enclose cheque for £20 as per fixed


This is a copy of a letter I have sent :


parked illegally for all of three or four minutes, while dashing into a shop to buy milk for a vulnerable client, leav­ ing my briefcase on the passenger seat and my keys in the ignition in my haste, I feel that the zeal and speed of


Wishtes for- speedy


recovery


BEING a sentimentalist — and then reading your back page story about Miss Edie Chew — made me peep into my postcards of Bolton-by-Bowland and its past residents. And there it is — a beautiful postcard of 12 of the 13 Chew family, who lived p ar t of their lives at Carters Farm. But how did mother do the laundry for ten girls with long hair in ribbons, all dressed in lo n g - s le e v e d w h ite dresses, and the two boys,


whoever plonked the notice on my windscreen and cleared off, with what appears to be little creative thought, calls into question the calibre of person and management style of those who purport to uphold the law in Clitheroe


these days. “I am not quibbling about paying the


fine, although £20 just after Christmas to a single parent of two teenagers and small grandchild has cut a hole in Jan­ uary’s housekeeping, but I would like to register the anger and hostility I feel towards the thoughtlessness of people who fine without question. “I can now understand why people


are antagonistic and unco-operative towards people in uniform; sad to say,


because of this incident, my attitude will most probably be the same from now on.” DISAPPOINTED, Clitheroe Resident.


Are you entertaining?


: local amateur entertainers in . the Rib­ ble Valley to help a very deserving group of people? British Theatre for the Disabled. (BTFD) is a registered charity founded in 1983, with the distinguished actress, Dame Judi Dench, as its president. BTFD encourages and helps dramatic or musical societies and other amateur entertainers to give occasional perfor­ mances in local homes for disabled peo­ ple. BTFD has already arranged over 1,200 performances in 65 homes in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales and expects to reach 2,000 perfor­ mances by the year 2000. This gener-. ous nation-wide effort'by amateur per­ formers has given great pleasure and encouragement to intelligent, sensi­ tive,. physically-handicapped men and women, most of whom are in wheel­ chairs, with many too frail to seek


MAY I, through your columns, ask


lively and appreciative audience for the right sort of entertainment. Perfor­


Clitheroe. The residents of Abbeyfield will be a


port your only local musi­ cal comedy society. Thank you in anticipa­ tion of your support.


JOHN TURNER, Railway View Road, Clitheroe.


Cheshire or Sue Ryder homes or homes run by SCOPE (formerly the Spastics’ Society). We have now been asked by several Abbeyfield Homes for Elderly People to arrange live entertainment for their residents. One of the first homes to contact us was the Abbeyfield house in Union Street, Low Moor,


entertainment outside their homes. Hitherto BTFD has served Leonard


mances could be of many types — con­ certs (by small groups or full choirs), concert parties, variety (old-time or modem), extracts from musicals, mon­ ologues- or sketches, sing-a-longs, songs from the shows, dancers (chil­ dren will give special delight to the residents), etc. The ideal length of show is 45 minutes. Small informal groups of entertainers will be welcome, as well as performers from established societies. . However good the home — and Clitheroe’s Abbeyfield is a magnificent one — residents can sometimes yearn for earlier days and can miss lost family and friends. Any entertainment will bring new faces and different ages into the home and will give the residents something to anticipate and talk over afterwards, as well as the pleasure of the show itself. Friends from other nearby Abbeyfield homes could make each performance a social reunion for the residents, with a “full house” for the performers. Groups willing to perform at Abbey-


in white shirts with huge, lady-like square collars? My late mother, Amy


Elizabeth Wolfenden, nee Parkinson, lived at Bolton- by-Bowland and knew .all the Chew family. Bessie, who is Mrs June Weaver’s mother and how resides in Whalley, was my mother’s very bes t friend and bridesmaid. ‘


ters page, wish Miss Chew a very speedy recovery


May I, through your let­


and a healthy and happy New Year?


RUTH COLLINSON, Bellman.


UPHILL TASK


NO matter how hard T. C. and Aquarius t ry to


enlighten us on the work­ ings of local government, they have an uphill task. Recently I asked three people who bought the Advertiser and Times who T. C. and Aguarius were They had no idea, but they knew how many goals Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United had scored.


sport to dominate their lives, there will never be good government. Unless, of course, women take up the gauntlet — then we


will h a v e b e t t e r housekeeping!


A. WILKINSON, Whittle Close, Clitheroe.


field should contact house manager Mrs Georgina Marsden, Abbeyfield House, Union Street, Low Moor, Clitheroe BB7 2NH (tel. 01200 442550). If fur­ ther information is required, please contact me at 21 Sedbergh Drive, Ken­ dal LA9 6BJ (tel. 01539 727092).


KEN HOWSE, Hon. Secretary, British Theatre for the Disabled.


Give horses wide berth


WHOEVER said that ignorance is bliss couldn’t


relative you had nearly


have been further from the truth. Ignorance is dangerous when i t involves horse riders and fast-moving vehicles. Roadwork is the tradi­


tional way to get horses fit early on in tneir training pr o g r amme , mainly because it strengthens their legs, and it is far more interesting than marching round a field in circles for hours on end. . Unless horsey people


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hit? Large vehicles, such as


trucks and buses, and motor cycles cause the majority of problems. I have encountered truck drivers who have refused to slow down until my horse, backing off in fear, has blocked both sides of the road and is on the verge of galloping in the opposite direction. Need­ less to say, I had a few choice words to say to those concerned! There is a severe lack of


their horses over the foot­ ball pitches. This now means that you have to ride along a very busy main road out of the town centre to get to a side s tre e t which joins the bridleway. So, drivers, please be


sensible when you meet horses on the roads. • Slow down, but keep


well back as a vehicle creeping up behind a horse can cause it to spin round to see what is benind it. • Overtake wide and


are considerate when it comes to passing horses on the roads. Yet there are still too many ignorant and impatient drivers who do not understand the flighty nature of the horse. What if it had been your child or


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AN attempt at forcing the boot of a red Ford Fiesta car parked in Wilson Street, Clitheroe, failed. The incident occurred between 6 p.m. on Friday an cl 11-80 a.m. on Saturday.


Unsuccessful


equine friends being so unpredictable, I would stress to. drivers that it is essential to slow down and give horses a wide berth. If you just career past — even if you are on the other side of the road — you’re not going to be able to stop should the horse suddenly shy and jump sideways across the road, are you? The majority of drivers


bridleways in the North- West and those which do exist are only accessible after hacking along roads; I used to ride a bridleway behind a large sports centre. However, the road through the complex, which I had ridden along for six years, is now closed to horses after some incon­ siderate riders galloped


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