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Stalkers alert is reminder of the need for vigilance at all times at our local schools


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NEWS in last week's Advertiser and Times of a police alert over a possible risk to children from stalkers is yet another reminder of the need for vigilance at all


times. As this advice was based on


sketchy information, the police advised schools that there was no need for widespread alarm or con­ cern as long as normal care was


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Not a bunch of weirdos damning the valley The co-operation of members of co-operation mem ers i q uiu u y •


YOUR willingness to promote free speech does you the utmost credit, Mr Editor, as the letters on the 15th and 22nd January clearly confirm. As we all know, a free Press is the first casualty in


any conflictl I t would be hard to


conceive of such insensi­ tive and uninformed attacks as those by Mr Sainsbury on Mrs Mary Homer, although he may have perhaps given the best clue as to the sound­ ness of his views, when he told us of the lady who


thought his le tte rs "a


good laugh”. I t would he surprising if


his claim to speak for Clitheroe did not provoke more angry responses, such as those from "Still Con­ cerned" and "Annoyed". To clear up one point, "Cemfuel" is all to do with money. Castle Cement has admitted to being paid to bum those chemical wastes which are too far gone to be reclaimed, which gives you some idea of what might be in them, and in us, and why Castle's Cement’s profits have soared.


pare the findings of the Wollongong Health Inquiry, a copy of which has been placed in Clitheroe Reference Library, with the situation here. This inquiry was commissioned by the peo­ ple of an Australian steel town whose children have been dying of cancer and leukaemia since 1989, in spite of the authorities' claims that there was no problem. Having "returned from


Cement is encouraged to do what, they do in a valley whose topography often renders it incapable of self­


cleansing. Professor Connett told


us th a t of the 72,000 papers on the incineration of waste worldwide up to the end of 1994, just one addressed the health of the communities. So far as I know,Wollongong makes


Anyone with an hour to spare might like to com­


Australia", Mr Sainsbury may be well aware of its finding, but, if not, it might help him to gain some insight as to why it is tha t the likes of Castle


that two, both of which were commissioned by those directly affected, finally despairing of the cover-ups and the flow of disinformation they were being fed by the "protect­ ing" agenciesl It was only when their young people


were dying and babies born with severe defects that they challenged the Establishment and uncov­ ered the truth. And that's what this is


all about, Mr Sainsbury; not the exercise of some misplaced ego, or a bunch of weirdos'damning the valley, as you seem to sug­ gest, hut the concern of many of us to prevent this wonderful place from hous­ ing the country's biggest hazardous waste incinera-


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J. D. MORTIMER, Green Drive, Clitheroe.


the public can greatly assist schools in exercising this duty of


care.


premises and grounds are private property. Any member of the pub­ lic entering school grounds for whatever reason should immedi­ ately report to the school office. In a security-conscious age,


Please remember that school , , , ,


the police.Good schools, despite these con­ cerns, want to remain welcoming places and have no interest in becoming isolated fortress^ They work hard a t building


dren. however, as well as the po


many schools now have systems in place which enable them to moni­ tor an unauthorised presence very quickly and, if necessary, contact .


community links. Our own links here in Billington range from spe­ cial concerts and lunches for local senior citizens through to the use, after hours, of our facilities for authorised games and other activ­


ities. The need to protect our chil­ . . .


dren, however, as well as the poten­ tial risk of theft, vandalism and dog fouling by anti-social elements in the community, means th a t unless the use of school grounds has been approved beforehand, they must, regrettably, remain "out-of-bounds".


ANTHONY McNAMARA, Head Teacher, St Augustine's R.C. High School, Biliinglon.


Where did our


clean town go?


I AGREE with last week's ' letter regarding traffic, planning and danger aris- ;


ingin Castle View. This has been our plight


for 10 years. During this , time, we have seen the dis- , mantling of the gas site, . relaying and cleansing of < soils, flats built on the site, ; Castle View housing built, ; alterations to the station, , the building of the Kirk- moor Close complex, new , houses by the station and , beyond, and 10 houses , being erected a t Back ■;


Commons. All building equipment ,


is via Castle View, which ; leaves our road filthy with stone, brick and mud. The council depot only ■


yards away means tha t council vehicles drive up and down all day, appar­ ently ignorant of dirt and ■


rubbish. Extra cars, lorries and


ment.


noise have completely > transformed our environ- ■


planning and cleanliness of Clitheroe?


What happened to the


M. WRIGHT, Castle View, Clitheroe.


Concern has always been prosperity of our valley


AT the risk of the comment "not that man again", I will endeavour to be as brief as possible replying to the two


anonymous defenders of Mary Homer. I have never entered into the debate as to whether Cas­


tle Cement is injuring the health of the area. My concern has always been the continued prosperity


of the Ribhle Valley, people's livelihoods and criticising the questionable methods being employed by the protesters. .


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T h e re are three points I would like to make arising from last week’s letters. Firstly, I am not over 80, nor am I


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anticipating an early demise, despite "Annoyed" inform- • ing me that my life is nearly over-many thanksl >


My letter refers to 20 years of writing and reading. It


should really be 50 years. How often do we hear or read the remark "I am sure the


majority of people will agree with me". At least I have proof of the number of telephone calls and people approaching me to support my comments.


a democracy.


since the use of Cemfuel remains to be substantiated by medical evidence.


not help. As for "Still Concerned's" remark, the not so green , ■ - ___ -


was merely a twist of the book title "How Green was my Valley" and in no way refers to what, to me, is one of the most beautiful and healthy areas of England. With that, IH shut up - 'till next time!


G. SAINSBURY, Beverley Drive, Clitheroe.


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MAY I ask Mr Sainsbury how many letters are published in this newspaper supporting his point of view - minori­ ties are not always the most vociferous, as he suggests. As he is almost 80,1 am still rather surprised that he


I people to pack their bags if they do not like it? (where 1 have I heard this before?) If, as he suggests, our valley is not so green, then I say more power to the people striving


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Headline conveyed a different impression to what I intended


MAY I be allowed to point out to your readers and espe- cially your correspondent, "Annoyed" of Clitheroe, that the writers of letters to your newspaper do not choose


their own headlines. In my letter about the plumes from the cement works


chimneys, I chose my words very carefully. I wrote that "usually the plumes are white because they are mostly steam." The headline read,"usually just steam," which conveys an altogether different impression and resulted, if I may say so, from some editorial carelessness. Conse­ quently "Annoyed" was prompted to ask the question, "If


it is only steam, why does it smell?", followed by a desenp- tion of what was, undoubtedly, plume-grounding. Finally,


the hope was expressed that "one day someone will listen. n


ronment Agency and the company have listened, with the result that a new £5m. plant is currently being installed to alleviate the problem on the kiln which I presume was the cause of discomfort to your correspondent. I am sure that "Annoyed" will join me in wishing the


The knowledge is in the public domain that the Envi­


Pimlico Road, Clitheroe.


Charity shop plea for stock


ONE of Clitheroe's charity shops has put out a plea for more stock, adding that donated items are currently at an all-time low. Mrs Val Ryan, manager­


in Clitheroe. "It may be one of a num­


ess of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund shop, in Cas­


tle Street, says that it may be coincidental, but since the


-premises have gone down,; with less items donated,, resulting in the worse time in1


furore over the number o f ; charity shops operating in ; the town, stocks at ICRF's;


"the shop's 10-ycar presence;


ber of things," says Mrs Ryan. "There are more char­ ity shops in town now, the weather has been bad and people have been staying in." In a bid to boost goods


Whether there is an increase in asthma and Ul-nealtn , . '


I admit there are people with a different opinion- that s i


...


ma, catarrh and, rheumatic complaints. .Whether this is/ above average, I have no idea, but our damp climate does


In my view, this area has always been subject to asth-, . n.; * = >


new plant (the first in the UK cement industry) every success. F.BRAITHWAITE,


. feed a "donations window;" to draw attention to the fact


donated, Mrs Ryan and vol­ unteers at the shop organ-


• that the shop is currently running low on clothes, shoes, books and general bric-a-brac.


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