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article in the Clitheroe Advertiser about the elu­ sive bittern. About six years ago, I


READ with interest the


was walking by the River Eden, near Carlisle, when I saw a bird I hadn’t seen


before. It was standing near the water’s edge, as if to


IN last week’s paper, it was suggested that Gisburn Festival Hall may close if it is not used


Our is


more.


attention, but with quite a sultry look. I was sorry I didn’t have


that this is inaccurate and the hall is, in fact, used a great deal by local organisations and others, many of


The management committee would like to confirm _


these on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Money from fund-raising efforts and assistance from


my camera with me. It was quiet and seemed tame and had five rings on its legs. I came home ever so


Gisburn Parish Council have made it possible to under­ take considerable work to upgrade the hall into a modern facility suitable for use by the community. A disabled toilet has also been installed with grant assistance..


excited and searched my bird books, but couldn’t find it. It must have been some


18 months later when I came across a picture of a bittern in an old bird book I had had given to me. I am still quite excited


■ Recently, it was discovered that our roof was in a much worse state than we had previously been advised and we are currently seeking grant assis­ tance to help with replacement costs. The hall is a useful facility and many people over


at having seen a bittern so close up — it was just lovely. I was sorry to read that


there are only about 20 pairs left in this country. My daughter lives in


MRS ANNIE BELL, Stainton Road, Etterby Village, Carlisle, Cumbria.


Love and peace


TONY CLIFF is right — we have problems in Clith­ teroe, but most of our


have been with the mother and father of the 21-year- old soldier shot dead by the IRA. You don’t need O-levels


Low Moor and she sent me the cutting from the Clith­ eroe Advertiser.


I HAVE to say that I was totally dismayed at reading the narrow-minded opinions of “Taxem” , writing in the Advertiser on February 6th, with the suggestion that “poop scoops” represent no real aid to hygiene and that the dog licence should be re-introduced and linked, not only to the size of the dog


Time something was done


I FELT I had to put pen to paper regarding irre­ sponsible dog owners. It is about time the authori­ ties did something about the way many dog owners behave.


up Parson Lane, when he let his dog foulthc middle, of the pavement.


One afternoon I was following a man and his dog ,


, . . , •


know that I had seen what his dog had done. But, ot t course, he just ignored me, knowing full well that


I.was so enraged that I ran up to him and let him here was nothing I could do about it.


VERY ANGRY, Clitheroe.


to know this killing could stop, if only the religious l e a d e r s would look forwards and not back­ wards and get together with love and peace in their hearts — this is the only way!


A. DICKINSON, Whittle Close, Clithcroe.


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I READ with interest the letter from Mrs Jackson in last week’s edition and do agree that the Barrow


k I would like to point out, tion Ranged o b t a i n , . . houghts last week would it, so come on councillors get your thinking caps on. Well, it’s about time that \yc did something about


Clitheroe.


(Editorial)


hall safe


•the years have worked hard to maintain it. It m not Ukely either now or in the future that its exis


T a l i l * v m a s e » m * , 1 * 5 < * a wide section of the community and,


valued asset.


At the last management committee meeting decided to revise current hire charges to reiie


__mPeting it was


increases in general running “ ^ '" ^ u r a n c e remain Fixed recurring expenses, such as msuranc ,


ings have been down on usual.


GISBURN FESTIVAL HALL MANAGEMENT .


COMMITTEE. i Poop scoops are catching on


concerned, but also to third party insurance. j I do agree that dog mess which is not cleared up by


accordingly. “Poop scoops”, in my opinion, are a great neip to


.. .


owners does represent something of a problem l vi the commonly-used areas of many of °uf ,°^Lnc,s _anw


llages, but an increasing number of owners now acknowledge this fact and are beginning, to act


hygiene if used regularly and conscientiously and it is preposterous even to attempt , to liken their use to that of a scraper in cleaning^ crockery - ™ many of “Taxem’s” acquaintances, I wonder, consume their meals from the pavement.


owner of two lovely dogs: and from their ownership have derived a great deal of pleasure and satislac- tion, not to mention having received an unstinting


I havefor the past four years been the very proud


and overwhelming degree of companionship, loyalty and affection from the dogs themselves.


society and should be appreciated as,such — not least because they refrain from preferring quite biased opin­ ions which, if taken seriously, would have a profoundly detrimental effect upon the quality of life ot innu­ merable folk from all avenues. ;


Responsibly-owned dogs, in my .view, are an asset to . MAN’S BEST FRIEND. Culprit behind print works ‘hostilities’


held in December, 1995, arranged by the parish


Print Works site could bring a tot of trade to The businesses in Barrow, many of which have become very s u c c e s s fu l .______ ____---------_


the so-called “hostilities” village, in order to be ab e were caused by the deve- to build further larg^-sca e L loper, Pilot Properties housing developments


nwDVpr that in mv view srsas of land around tne


td / th e t r u s te e s of the west side of Whalley LB ARBS, themselves. Road.


I believe that they tried This became evident to get the land classifies- -during the public meeting


.


A FEW weeks ago, I sent in an article about the film “Whistle Down the Wind”, and said that Lloyd-Webber had written a new musical on the story.


counci l , whi ch was attended by a very large number of village resir dents, the developer and representatives of Ribble Valley Borough Council.' After much discussion


to be built in Barrow. I would hope the deve­


at the meeting,* it became abundantly clear that a large majority of village residents did not want any further large-scale housing


No business like show business “There’s! no business like show busi-,


actors and musicians are contracted and would want their money.


tour and then planned to open on Broad­ way. Things must have gone wrong, but : the whole , idea has been scrapped.. These big musicals take such a lot of money to produce.


I t was being presented on a short


I t also seems that “Sunset Boulevard” is possibly being taken off in London and Broadway. ' >


“Theatre” faces an uncertain future.


The folding up of a musical in America could cost the company a huge amount;


ness,” especially when you consider the things that could go wrong. , I am sure that our local productions


....


are well done and ;our audiences get. more pleasure watching people they


know on stage. . ; • ■ ., • / •; We are amateur “players” and that


word alone means “doing it for the pleasure”..


EDMOND CAMBIEN, Bolland Prospect, Clitheroe.


They’ve no thought...


I AM riUrrusted bv the selfishness of children waiting for the bus who are t parents'who transport their children


ings and leave their engine running V, nirKTN^ON to keep their child warm unt.Hhe bus ^ ™ e


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THERE was a much larger


More bulls available at mart


entry of cattle at Clitheroe Auction Mart than of late, with nearly 80 cattle penned, although a few remained unsold at the end of the day.


reached 115p to average 108.5kg. There were many more


Good continental s te e rs


bulls available, with Continen­ tals down somewhat on last week’s trade, while the best Friesians nudged lOOp. A spokesman said it was generally disappointing to find that the


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Young Continental bulls: Light made to 113.50p (average 103.89p), medium to 114.50p (105.16p), heavy to 83.25p, overall to 114.50p (82.50p); Native Bulls: Light made to


• made to 105.50p (102.59p), heavy to 114.50p (111.40p), verall to 114.50p (108.4Gp).


Continental steers: Medium


75.50p, medium to 97.50p (92.52p), heavy to 100.50p (92.8Gp), overall to 100.50p (91.24p).


Native steers: Light made to


made to 119.50p (104.04p), medium to 112.50p (102,99p),


Continental heifers: Light


heavy to 112.50p (102.99p), overall to 119.50p (103.83p). Native heifers: Light to


.loggs available with 400 penned on Monday and the best bring­ ing the same price as the previ­ ous week. The overall average was reduced by 2.5p per kg. The best lambs were at £22 above weight for S. Wrathall and Son ana were bought by Mr Alan Moorhouse.


to 97.50p (88.32p). There were some healthy


Hoggs: Light made to 142,G2p (136.09p), standard to 157.53p (141.85p), medium to 153.75p (139.95p), heavy to 140.22p (123.39p), overweight to 123.58p (118.50p), overall to 157.58p (135.80p). There were over 350 ewes on


offer, with trade good. Ewes made to £85 (£50.54p), rams to £86.50p (£64.78p).


LATE NIGHT THURSDAY TIL-8pm


90.50p (87.02p), medium to 98.60p (92.03p), heavy to 90p


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loper is still open to discus­ sion regarding a pedes­ trian-only access to the site, which is what local people ‘Would like and which, in c id en ta lly , w h e th e r r ig h t ly or wrongly, has been used for many years by local people with little problem untd fairly recently. . : After all, .with the vast


to encourage wider usage of the hall to p P these costs: We hope this clarifies the matter.


Therefore the management comm t t eew


the same regardless of how many people use tne nai , butreTenUy.due to factors beyond our control, book­


... would like “ j


Trying to trace lis roots


A FORMER Clitheroman


nnw living m Canada, is K i n g for information about h


M Sis childhood home- . r I. Ashley Macdonald


is the son of Pr - • m 1 donald who joined Or. A. 2


Lancaster as his assistant , at Lowfield House, Rail


wav View Avenue, Clitn , e ro i in 1927, .later tetang . i


over the practice. Mr Mac donald lives in Brampton . Ontario, and ^ as. made (


several visits, to his ?ia , home town, the last being ,


this year, but is anxious to l


hear from anyone who knows the whereabouts of records of previous owners of the land in advance of


^MY^Macdonald would


also be interested to hear from anyone who knows of nrevious residents ot tne town with the surname Clitheroe, particularly any who may have, emigrated to Canada. His addrss is 88 Hillside Drive, Bramp- ton, Ontario L6S 1A6,


Canada.


‘Monsterln _ pretty fur’


YOU may think the grey squirrel at the bottom^ ot vour garden is a charming little animal — but mem­ bers of the Country Land- ow n e rs ’ A s so c ia tio n


disagree.The regional secretary for the area said: “This


animal is a pest and a mon­ ster in a pretty fur skin. Mr Jolyon Dodgson told


to return ’


townspeople not to be “softies” and to go to war. The grey squirrel was not the “gentle: cheeky chap­ pie” they thought he was. . In an appeal to the.pub­ lic, Mr Dodgson warned that unless people changed their attitudes the red squirrel would be seen only in books. And he said the grey;


squirrel was also a. threat to bird-life; as it raided


nests.


“The message is simple — • don’t feed him and think •


Mr Dodgson added: • red, not grey!”


Our magic market


• industrial site devel­ opment for the company


amount of revenue which has been created by the large housing development already built and with the building of the


•I’concerned, I.would..hope nhey. will.'do the: “right thing”, which is usual with developers these days, and put something back into the community. •


MRS JEAN A. BROWN, Chorlton Terrace, Barrow.


CLITHEROE market fea­ tures in a new glossy bro­ chure, “The Magic of the Markets in Lancashire”. The brochure; published-


of the brochure have been, distributed to to u r is t information centres, tour-- ism exhibitions and the Lancashire Roadshow.. The brochure highly


More than 50,000 copies


recommends Clitheroe market to discerning shop­ pers-


by Lancashire County Council, features markets., throughout the county. . ■


_ U » G E ‘ .S IZ E T


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