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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) 14 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, July 15th, 1999 rihi; Cltlhawc rn^ Advertiser and 1 imes I Write t.n: The Editor. Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe BB72EWJ Figures published by the Home Office m Oh, no. I ’ve met the


conductor from hell! Y E T again I write, so sick to death of the treatment by First North Western conduc­


tors of paying customers. Yes - it's one of those letters again. In


September 23rd, 8 days £ 19 9 |P>: August 7th irw^ i m Liil October 23rcl


Nestling at the foot of the Dolomites, Lake Garda is the largest of Italy's lakes and has long been a favourite holiday haunt. Deep blue waters glisten against a backdrop of emerald green slopes lined with vineyards, and dramatic mountains rise majestically out of the lake. The temperate climate lends itscll to orange and lemon groves which fill fhe air with their scent and colourlul towns


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August 6th, 3 '^ 7 f-


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Visit two spcctacutiir .'infl contiiistinq proportius Y7ith foyni conik'ctions. ciitrontly


and in tlu; past. Loads Gastlo .and Buckingham Palace are two ol Jlio liiosl poiuiiar attractions in L.onfJori and the


South east and make a fascinating combination for a momoral)if3 bank holiday weekend break. Wo have


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December 30ch, 4 days Li ^


included pre-booketJ admission to Buckingliarn Palace, wfiero you can see the private and state apartments. Sometimes referred to as the world's loveliest castle. Leeds castle is set amidst 500 acres of patklanrl in Maidslofu; and was owned by Henry VIU. Tile Royal Horticultural


J U D ^ 'U 'D O Society’s showpiece Garden


at Wisicy is a treat for Gardeners and non gardeners alike, you will have free time


here to explore. The puce includes Transport throughout Accoinrnodation for two


niglils 3 star hotel Evening rheals and lull


English breakfasts ArlniissKjn to Leeds Castle, Buckinrjham Palace and


Wisley Gardens ThfYsorvicGS of a courier.


and villages hem the . shores of the infand sea. The price of the includes Transpod throughout Modern touring coach Channel crossings 2 nights accommodation


in France Accommodation for five


nights in Tignale Rooms with lake views and private facilities Evening meals and breakfasts in resort The services of a courier


this instance it is about customer care or, more appropriately here, non-customer care. For, in this day of multi-national com­ panies, what is customer care? As, seeming­ ly, large corporate companies appear to put profit before customers. Observation not


condemnation. Logic really. Cue snide letter from First North West­ Unfortunately travelling m, or at


that I am, quite clearly not had fallen vic­


tim to? Then what?


. , , The curse of the badly- suited employee


strikes again, that's what. To make matters worse this same person then partook in a bizarre ritual of deliberately lunging at me at one point as though to ask for my ticket again. Sadly, such people are ten-a-penny these days purely because they are inca­ pable of going throughout the day wi^out making someone else's life a misery. Get a


life I say. I gave in by showing him my ticket again . . . f naively thought, relative calm and the


peace of a nice, sunny day's tram journey, 1 became an unfortunate victim o f non-cus-


tomer care .


1 conductors of the then franchise holders not collecting fares and the


Three years ago I wrote a not dissimilar letter denigrating the obvious neglect of


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1 attitude of certain employees of that nrm towards already paying customers. A >aco


that was written about to excess at the 4*' o


1 employed to collect fares. Those standards appear to be slowly creeping m again after


desired about the standard of person becoming a victim, without rhyme or logi­


cal reason to it, last week. I haven't been to Manchester for a while


and I thought I'd take a trip there by tram as I do not have a car. Anyway, travelling on the 15.00 train from Manchester to


1 - 1 was approached by the conductor just


Clitheroe - which again had only riage and there was a very senous doubt as to whether the engine would actually stort


after leaving Bolton station. To make the journey go quickly I whiled


away the time playing a game on my mobile phone. Dimly I was aware of the conductor proceeding down the tram and, as ho had already seen my ticket, a cheap day return purchased on boarding at W hal- ley station, I quite naturally carried on with what 1 was doing. After all, he d seen my ticket so surely he wouldn't come to me


again. Would he? Wrongl 1 was about to fall victim to the conduc­


tor from beyond hell. Cue sinister music,


thunderclap, etc. For innocently, playing on my game, 1


IS not prepared for the sudden, sarcastic something to offer everyone. August 10th, 3 days s ^ ^ 4 August 27th. 2 days # 0 is'


August 12th, 3 days i i.-ti


# C ILDREN l-I 7^ Tli(Ht^';'3 still lime to Ireal H io- September I 1th,8 days


fninily to a. Inp to [Jisneyland Petr- thi'4 lUiininer, end at ttv'so pnens it won I bK.-ak your bank Even if you don t go on one of Uio many rides at the thoriu> paik. there s stilt plenty ot nttraettons there to keep you urnusod ano onlerlained, your f-avninite etiafaclers fjioot you -as you enter, tliere s a d<uly parafJe vain music and flo.ilo and il nothiiiL] eL'O, tfie souvenir sbo[)s aie riin.u.ing. Ifs not jU'.l lor tiio litlle ones, Ui‘'-neyland Pans tiris


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^^'indignation quickly spread throughout my mind, wondering just what on earth was going on hero. Had I fallen into some weird parallel universe without noticing and fallen prey to some dark, sinteter force from the beginning or end of time. No, that wasn't it.


. What was occurring here.' Was it simply


t hat I dared occupy a seat on a train for which 1 had paid to travel on? Some simple law that 1. poor, innocent, naive person


The price includcb Transport from the local area Accommodation lor two nights


in a Paris Hotel All iranslers Full day pass to the theme


park Hypermarket/v;inc v/arehouse


visit.


"excuse me" issuing from this menacing individual. Rather shocked by this I had an inkling of what was coming next and told him he had seen my ticket. Clearly, though, this was the wrong response to give, oven though 1 knew beyond reason­ able doubt he had seen my ticket just min­ utes before. Maybe he had a short atten­ tion span, or perhaps he had been replaced by an evil twin brother or even a clone. Gazing at me as if I'd just crawled out


from under a rock, or had committed the most vilest crime imaginable, he respond­ ed- "So?", followed by "Oh, and where did you get on?" Maybe it was the fact that I have'a board - always dodgy you know, people with beards, give me a break, please! — am young looking, well for 31 anyway, and just a tad, only a little, mind, over- -.veight. Obviously criminal material. Maybe, even, it was because I was wearing


and he simply walked off as if everything was in order. No apology forthcoming. And, yes, I know they have to check tick­ ets, but checking the ticket of someone whom they have clearly seen already smacks of, I am sad to say, harassment. Not to mention the embarrassment caused to those passengers involved. I have also had the misfortune to witness similar inci­ dents, on several occasions previously, whereby passengers have been pestered by


idiotic conductors. What next? Axe-wielding conductors


wearing knuckle dusters? I wouldn't mind, but I'd already shown him the damn ticket


once so why ask me again except to throw . .


. .. . 1 __1 o i ifV ir tn if v o r n i in f l i After my encounter with the conductor


from beyond hell, er, sorry dhange that to person from beyond hell, my whole day


was ruined. , , So please First North Western, get your


act together on this. Start employing peo­ ple who at least know how to conduct themselves properly towards other human beings. It is, after all, my fare and everyone else's that keeps your company afloat and also pays the wages of the conductors. A HARASSED PASSENGER AND REGULAR PAYER OF FARES


Our pensioners are


feeling betrayed IT is always refreshing to witness such optimism as-your correspondent Mrs J. Franey has in believing that pressurising politicians will produce a desired justifiable


outcome. Unfortunately history does not support


such beliefs. The whole of the western world put pressure on Milosovic and the Serbian political parties in order to avert the disaster in Kosovo, but to absolutely no avail. What chance do the elderly of Lan­ cashire have in changing Lancashire Coun­ ty Council's Social Services Comrnittees decision to increase charges for domiciliary


It should also be made clear that the


elderly, with whom I have regular contact, do as Mrs Franey suggests, welcome refugees with humanity, even to the extent of supporting them through charitable donation, which they can sometimes ill


afford. , , , , It is also true that the feeling of ttese


very senior citizens with regard to their present situation is one of being betrayed rather than Mrs Franey's alleged sugges­ tion of being deprived or cheated. For the past 90 years successive govern-


they were encouraged to acquire. The situation is made even worse when


they see others from previously high income brackets, who have either never bothered to attempt to save or who have given most of their savings to their children in order to cheat the system. These people


have their needs provided tor at a much lower rate of charge. They never complain


August. 1998. showed that the number of asylum seekers coming into the U K had risen eightfold in the previous decade, from


4,000 in 1988 to 35,000 during 1997. The report went on to say that allh^gh


most would-be refugees are ‘-.etoed


Sion to stay - 80 per cent m few are actually removed from the


about such individuals, but ratter make „ u " ' : ‘Y;oVernment gave two amnesties to’ ■ note that they do exist. Nor do they com-


Then, true to form, after a previous , ^


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plain about the vast numbers of poop e i icganm^^g^^ Government caved m and ; , from abroad who are in receipt of


l-g gog


of benefits, having contributed little or nothing to the country's exchequer. They are happy that, as a wealthy Uhris-


tian nation, we should be able P gy“ '° for all our world's disadvantaged brothers


and sisters. They do, however, fool a genuine sorrow


and betrayal that they are not treated in the same way and they are upset and aggrieved at the attitude of the county councillors and tile finance managers of the Social Services, who appear to have lost sight of their role as "managers of people and have alternatively become "managers of provision systems for the needs of peo­


ple". MIKE ECCLES,


Dewhiirsl Road, Laiiglio. Few places still left


in cancer care run THERE arc just a few places left for the world's most-popular half marathon, the Bupa Great North Run to be held on Octo­


ber 10th, and UK cancer care charity, Macmillan Cancer Relief is looking for runners to take p-art and raise money at the


same time, through sponsorship. You would join the other 40,000 people


who will bo running the course from New­ castle to South Shields. Don't worry if you're not super-fit, with thou.sands of spoctators.lining the route, it is the perfect


race for runners of all abilities. If you have been quick off the mark and


already have your place, then why not run for Team Macmillan and raise money to


help people with cancer.' Every l e a " ’ Macmillan runner will receive a Macmillan running vest or T-shirt and, due to the gen­ erous support of United Biscuits Co Ahead brand, will be able to enjoy plenty of Go Ahead goodies in a special Macmil­ lan Marquee at the end of the race. In the UK, one in three people will get


cancer. Macmillan Cancer Relief is work­ ing towards the day when everyone will have equal and ready access to the best information, treatment and care for cancel. The charity funds specialist Macmillan nurses and doctors, buildings for cancer treatment and care and grants for patients in financial difficulties - sorvice.s which help make the lives of cancer iiatients and their families easier and reduce unneces­


sary levels of fear. To receive your Great North entry loi m


and to find out how to run for Team Macmillan please ring Craig Fordham on


0171887 8412 MACMILLAN CANCER RELILI


ments and all political parties have openly J ^ ’ g nollllCiailS WG FG fed up of not rGfiigGGS


Anchor House, London. . . .


proclaimed the virtue of thrift and ^^e ben- efits of savings and investments. Phose who were persuaded by such suggestions developed moderate tastes and resisted the expensive luxuries of tobacco, drink, gam­


bling and foreign holidays. They also accrued modest savings and a


pride in supporting their country through their own personal effort at investment in


the future of the nation. How disillusioned they now are, having


to pay full rates for all provisions for their needs and having to suffer outrageous increases in the cost of these provisions simply because of the extent of the savings


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TO write that there is "hostility" towards refugees locally was extremely unfair and uncalled for. It is the career politicians from Britain's three main parties with whom people, not just locally, are now fed up - confirmed by the very low turn-outs in recent local and European elections. As un overburdened tcixi)<iyer may 1


reply to Mrs M. .1. Franley who wrote, also wrongly, that there was also "a culture of hostility to refugees, wliicli starts willi the Immigration Service." (Letter, July 8lh.)


asylum-seekers and . illegal immigrant, includmg known


stors, to stay in Britain. It w ^ a disgrace­ ful and outrageous .surrender l^w-break-


ers, and their only "punishment w ^ being allowed to bring their faniihes into B r ito ^


In 1997, in London alone, 20,000 asy


lum-soekers wore costing local taxpayers -■ ,t2m. a week, with the appea s system is costing the taxpayer i;30m. in legal aid. Those are facts, Mrs Franley, not opin- ■


ions. DEMOCRAT. Cemfuel: the truth is


here, now act NOW it is in the open. Cemfuel is . . . acid , tars from the heat treatment of coal in making smokelo.ss fuel. . • uc'd tars from , , natural gas purification . . .


.. Cemfuel is organo metallic wood preser- ^


vativo waste . . . carbon from chlorine pro- , duction (crushed filters?) Cemfuel is still bottoms and reaction


residues from the manufacture of organic pesticides. pl:istie.s. synthetic rubber, etc. _ Cemfuel is wastes from the incineration


of municipal, industrial and institutional, wastes, which are trapped in the activated carbon fillers in the chimneys. Six years ago, Peter del Strother, works


manager at Castle Cement, said that they were burning a "new, light fuel oil', which did not contain dioxins or toxic fumes. images 15 to 17 of the draft decision doc­


ument contain approximately 100 cate­ gories of hazardous wastes that can be burnt in any of the kilns. Many are not sol­ vents, but iiighly toxic wastes.


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I. and others, liave spent six years trying to get the truth into the open. Now there is


no excuse for anyone. Head tcaeliors, governors, elected repre­


sentatives, clergy, doctors. Now is the lime


. . . over to you. MARY V. HORNER,


HeiglUs Fanil, BolUm-by-Bo'vlaml.


Thank you for a


wonderful party CONGRATULATIONS to the staff, par­ ents and friends of Bolton-by-Bowland CE Primary School, who held celebrations last Saturday for 125 years of their school. This was my school loo. The happiest


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days of my life were there. 1 adored it and Mrs Wignall. who was my first teacher. . 'I’ho then head teacher, Mrs Metcalfe, taught a group to play violin and executed


lierinission for us to play for the services on some Sunday evenings in the church. A grou[) of us who met up on Saturday


couldn't stop laughing, while recalling memories of those fantastic years at Boltoii-by-Bowland. We didn't want to part, but we made a date for a future gol-


logether. A number of years ago, the education


authority tried to close this school, but were not sueee.ssful. Thank goodness. So to Bolton-by-Bowlaiid parents and friends, 1 say a very big thank-you and if a closure is


mcntioueii again, don't let it happen. RUTH COLLINSON (nee Wolfenden), Peiulleloii Kniicl, Wiswell.


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Charity evening boosts hospice fund


A 'VERY successful charity whist and domino drive look place in West Bradford Village Hall to help raise funds


and .suiiport the East I.aneashire 1 lospico. Representatives of the hospice were present to accept a


-du. September 3th,5 days J /


August 6th. 3 days / i s f ^


Join us on a throe day break which combines a lull d.iy in beautiful Giugoo wilh time, lor shoppinfj and sighlse(.*ing in


September 25th. 2 days ----------


I s October 2iid, 8 day.^


Lille the eapilai ol Flanders, Lille IS a city rich m hislory and wonderful arcliiloctuie and is also home of th*'3 tascinctting Wa/emmes Sunday rruirKca. where llotisL. and Iishmongerb ('Ompete willi «intu(ue dcaioro for trafle. Bruges, with its tranfiuil can<jL.., eolibltd streets delK|hlful shopping and of course fhosn rnouthwafering ftand made cfujCfiltitt.-,.;. is suiely one of the prettiest cities


in Europe. The price includfr-


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Transport throughout Channel crossings Accommodation lor two nights


in Lillo Conlinontal broaklasts


A lull day in Bruges Visit to Wazommes Sunday


Market Tht! services ol a courier.


eheriue for the magnificent sum of ,L350 raised during the


^''lllere were 32 tables in phiy and many villagers and local businesses marie donations of prizes, baked cakes for the supper and gave generously of their lime to ensure a very worthwhile event.


, , Whist winners were: Ladies - M. Fallon, M. Jackson,


M. CoulLherd, J. .Snowden, J. Holden, F. Thwailc, L. Underwood. Gents - FI. Neil. .1. Criwperlhwaite M. Grainger, J. Campbell, G. Adamson. M. Parker, D. Bris-


Dominoes: .1. Chew, W. Wilson, 14 Turner. E. Aspin, D.


Knight, J. F’ ishor, C. Wiseman, K FIdmondson. Raffle" W. Brown, Mrs Berry, Mrs Hartley, E. Under­


wood, 14 Turner, B. Hartley, G. Capstick, II. Ainsworth, Mrs Robinson, 14. Ireland, J. Pye, J. Campbell. Ticliired from the left are: Mrs F. Pye, Mr D. Bristol,


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Councillors to visit treatnieiit works which have been ‘reclaimed by nature


August 1st October 9th, 3 days K-' January 22nd. Manchester


Join us for the annual curtain raiser to Ihe now football season, as treble winners, Manchester United (ace double winners Arsenal in a rernalch of last seasons spectacular Wembley fixture - on that occasion United were 1 aside by a


b^jjshed I


spectacular Arsenal performance. Our tickets


for Ihe match are situated in the Manchester United


area of the stadium, however we are able to supply tickets for Arsenal supporters too. The price includes Transport direct from the local area Private coach Guaranteed match ticket The services of a courier.


BO ROU G11 councillors are to visit a redundant sewage treatment plant at Brock- hall Village which has been "reclaimed by nature" before deciding whether to grant planning permission to build a single dwelling on


the site. The former sewage treat­


ment plant lies to the north-western corner of the


hospital grounds, close to Blackburn Rovers' training ground, and is surrounded by woodland and classed as a biological heritage site. It is also covered by a tree preservation order. Speaking at a meeting of


Ribble Valley Borough Council's Planning and Development Committee,


),V Ex c l us i ve h o l i d a y s fo r o u r r e a d e r s


1 Coun. Graham Sowter (Billington) said the site had a beautiful sotting, which "puts the brock into Brockhall" and that the works had been reclaimed


by nature. He added that any new development would be "intrusive of the


countryside". A report submitted to the


meeting stated: "The exist­ ing planning permission does not provide for the restoration of the sewage works site and, on this basis, it is felt that the pro­ vision of a single dwelling on this plot will help avoid dereliction and can there­


fore be justified." ■Coun. Sowter also asked


planning officers whether there were any conditions that could be imposed to stop the developers putting in a future application to build more than one dwelling on the site. Direc­ tor of Legal Services Mr Paul Timson responded by saying thht if there was any change in terms of num­ bers, the' council would require another planning


application, but Coun. Sowter called this a "fairly flimsy defence" and recom­ mended that councillors visit the site for themselves. Committee members


have visited the site before, but the Mayor of the Rib­ ble Valley, Coun. Brian Col- lis (Ribchesler), pointed out that newly-elected councillors would not have


done so. Chief planning officer


Stewart Btiilcy tusked meni- bers to support tlie officers' recommendations instead


of insisting on a site visit, but Coun. Howel Jones (Clitlieroe) said: "I oliject to having to make a decision under duress, as is happen­


ing hero." An accompanied site visit


is now expected to take (ilacc in the near future.


Police warning to drivers


POLICE in Clitlieroe have again warned drivers to take valuables with them when they leave


The aopeal has gone out following anolhoi .spate o " r sn-.io of


thefts from parked cars in the area, pn between 2-15 p.m. and 4-15 p.m., thieve.s broke mlo a Cit


roen A X parked at Lower Hodder Bridge, Hurst Green and took a cheque book, a Vit« credit card and a sliouldei


bag, with a combined value of LIUt. ,, 9^ Escort parked in West Bradford. 4 A S'" 1 ' - r " A 4 ^ IW --- -rr-- ' ^ " r~ -7— rryp-rr" "'-'-;- ; Ji".\; 7 .'j ' '7 ' J A X ; i f f l 'v A A '- , ' r t - r 5. Again on Sunday afternoon, between 3-20 P-m- ^


20 pm., a black leather handbag, i)ur.se, c.ush and keys with a combined value of .£10(1, were stolen from a 1 old


SUMMER^SA'UEI lE E z a r a ^


Mr G Clarkson and Mrs 14. Clarkson (Hospice Appea chairmen for the Ribble Valley), Mrs J. Robimson and chairman of West Bradford Playing Field Mr D. Sharp.


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