Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) 6 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, August 5th, 1999
Education chief slams county councillors over school places
Accused of inflaming situation for political reasons
LANCASHIRE educa tion chairman County Coun. Hazel Harding has defended the author ity over the Ribble Val
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Chris Holtom, also a member of Ribble Valley Borough Council, for claims made in a press release about places at Ribblesdale High School, Clitheroe.
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Guests were at Waddington Fell's Moorcock Inn to wit ness the wedding of Miss Nadine Herd and Mr Darren
Mark Jackson. The bride, the daughter of Mr and Mrs R. G. Herd, of _ TT j c
Ilarrop Fold, was given away by her father. For the cere mony, she wore a gown which had an Helena-style bodice in gold and coffee charlotte fabric and an A-line skirt m ivory dupion silk. Her bouquet was of Singapore orchids,
stargazer lilies, roses and trailing ivy. She was attended by her sister, Miss Roberta Herd, and ,
Miss Amanda Mary Green, who wore princess-style dress es in red wine silk and carried hand-tied bouquets. The bridegroom, of Gisburn, is the son of Miss S. Jack-
son. The best man was Mr Andrew Birtwell. Following the reception, which was also held at the
Moorcock Inn, the couple left for a Lake District honey moon. On their return, they will live in Gisburn. Photo: Pye’s of Clitheroe.
Sisters given barn home go-ahead - by one vote
ONE vote allowed two sisters to create a new home at a barn in Stonygate Lane, Kno-
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Valley Borough Council P lanning Committee heard tha t sisters Mar garet and Joan Wallbank wanted to retire to the barn a f te r farming for nea rly 40 years. They were the fourth genera tion of the ir family to farm in the area and did
not wish to leave it. Officials recommended | the committee to keep to
its policies about new homes in the countryside. The barn was an isolated feature and, although the plan had been reduced in size from a previously refused one, there would be
visual harm. Photographs showing the
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degree of theft and damage at the barn were shown to committee members - half the roof slates had been stolen. Several councillors felt that allowing use as a home was a better option than leaving the bam to rot, although officers pointed out there could be other uses for it such as holiday homes or to house a coun tryside business. The application was allowed by 10 votes to nine.
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Loud music, noisy parties, drunken revelry and the like tend to become more frequent and these are typical of the complaints we receive.
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Another difficulty relates to farmers who tend to work until late in their fields to get the hay in. While it is only once a year, and a necessity for the fanners, some people feel the noise is excessive. A little appreciation for each other and under standing would solve most of these problems.
| THE behaviour of cattle has resulted in a number of problems to walkers in fields. Usually cattle are oblivious to walkers, but their attitude can change, especially if they have young calves and more so if the walkers have dogs with them. It is usually advisable to put the dog on a lead, although some cows find the dog more of a threat than the owner.
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Farmers advise us that in these circumstances, it is
I sometimes better, if con fronted, to allow the dog off the lead. The cow then tries to follow the dog, so allowing the owner to leave the field and recall the dog from a place of safety.
| If there is any doubt about your dog's temperament with regard to animals, it is advisable not to enter farmland where there is
livestock. If you are con cerned, a deviation round the livestock may be prudent. Cattle are not the only animals which can be a problem, as horses and goats can be less than friendly, as for that matter so can an
, irate goosel The question of bulls often
arises when this subject is under discussion, espe cially as to adult animals being in fields where there are public foot-
, paths. I The rule is that bulls which are not of a recognised dairy breed can be in such a field providing they have a number of heifers with them. This means in effect that the
©Hi tiliei A regular column to help fight crime
beef breeds are frequent ly seen with females of any breed.
RECENT criminal activity has been a litt le more varied than normal. An arrest in the Trough of Bowland revealed that visitors from the coast had been using binocu lars to watch people park their cars and store their personal possessions in the boot. I t was most helpful to them in choos ing which vehicles to hit!
The incident really shows that taking your proper ty with you is the only way.
model numbers and the like - photographs are always useful if anything unusual is stolen. Jew ellery is hard to describe, but you would be sur prised at the good results which can be obtained by photocopying it. Records are not only useful for police inquiries into any ■ theft, but valuable for negotations about insur ance values.
HAVE you got friends or relatives living in shel tered accommodation and, if so, do they keep their doors unlocked? Many of our senior citi
Incidentally, power washers are always a "must steal" and several have gone missing recently.
Once again, items that you may well consider to be beyond the attention of the thief have been tar geted, begging the ques tion: "Is anything safe from a determined crimi nal?" Numerous garden plants were taken from one garden, stone orna mental post tops from another and fencing posts from another.
The ingenuity of the thief knows no bounds and he is prepared to put effort in as well. Earlier on in the year, we asked you to look out for "white van man", driving a Transit sized van with a yellow light on the roof. I t is usually seen in rural areas, with the driver on the lookout for anything he can lay his hands on. He may very well be out and about in the early hours, so please keep a look out and let us know at once if you see him.
HAVE you bought any new
electrical items or other | goods of value suitable for security marking? If you have and would like your postcode put on the | property, can we remind you that a kit for doing it yourself, is available from the library and can be |
' loaned out. We are told that it is not being used to its f ullest extent.;
Can we also at the same time encourage you to make a list of all your items of value, dates of purchase, cost, serial and
zens do so, especially in those complexes which have communal halls. Unfortunately,
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means that anyone can have access to the whole place and can pop into the individual flats. Yet many residents are hard of hearing, or can even be asleep and unaware of their presence. Spread the word . . . keep doors locked at all times, look out for strangers and look after each other. We must stop the thief who is making a habit of stealing from vulnerable elderly people in this way.
TESTING the water, more than 200 Clitheroe youngsters created waves when they descended on Rib
blesdale Pool. Buoyed by an electric
atmosphere, they were there for the annual Clitheroe Primary Schools' Swimming Gala, which for the second year in succes
sion was won by a team’ l l from Pendle County Pri-' V mary School (pictured!.. ..\ The victorious swimmers
were presented with a tro- ■ phy by Leisure Facilities '. Manager Mr Colin Under wood; who with teachers and pool staff helped to co- ordinate'and referee the event. (090799/5/13A)
Property visit
A NEIGHBOUR'S "loss of light" objection led to defer ment of an extension plan for a house in Beechthorpe Avenue, Waddington. Members of Ribble Val
ley Borough Council Plan ning Committee agreed to visit the property. Coun. Harry Backhouse said that it was a very large extension and there would be loss of light. Officials pointed out that, if the square meterage had been about ten per cent less, planning permission would not even have been needed.
County Coun. Harding has
written to County Coun. Holtom about her concerns and has for warded the letter to the Advertis
er and Times. She writes: "I believe that you
and Coun. Thompson issued a press release following last week's county council meeting. "In it, you were quoted as saying
that 200 pupils were initially refused places at Ribblesdale School, but were miraculously allowed to enter after an outcry by
parents." Coun Harding said this state
ment was not true and she was sorry the situation had been mis
represented in this way. She continued: "The facts are
that there were 296 first preferences for the school and officially 240 places were offered. Of the 56 first preferences who were turned down, many did not live in the priority area and some were not resident in the Ribble Valley. All other first preferences were met for schools in Ribble Valley and Hyndbum. "Given the hard work and effort
put in by officers of the council to try and ease the situation for your constituents, I find it regrettable that you have tried to inflame the
situation for what I can assume are party political purposes."
The press release explained that
Coun. Holtom proposed a motion, tabled by the Conservatives, calling for a meeting between county coun cil officials and the Secretary of State for Education to discuss pro posals of significant extensions to local secondary schools to avoid a repeat of this year’s problems. The
motion was passed.. Coun. Holtom presented a peti
tion with more than 1,000 signa tures requesting urgent action by the county council to avoid a repeat
of this year's problems. Pendle pupils pull off a second swim win
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