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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classitigd) 16 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, May 20th, 1999
\jlThe Clitheroe
Advertiser and 1 imes rr^ Very concerned
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and disturbed I WAS very concerned and dis turbed to read Mr R. Parker’s let ter in last week's Clitheroe Adver tiser and Times under the heading "Sinister use ot ceremony." What proved to be a very
happy and memorable occasion, when 14 candidates were con firmed by the Bishop of Burnley on May 2nd, has boon soured and sullied by Mr Parker's unin formed, ungenerous and untruth
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welcome Mr Nigel Evans, MP for the Ribble Valley, and Coun. David Smith and Mrs Smith, the Mayor and Mayoress of the Rib ble Valley, to this service. The invitations were mine and I
was delighted when the elected representatives of the community, both at national and local level, were able to accept and attend the
service in church. As the established Church in
this country, the Church of Eng land has a very special place in the religious and secular affairs of the
nation. I am very happy to foster and
develop these close links between church and state because they are part of our rich Christian heritage, and our nation and people would be poorer without them. There was no "sinister misap propriation of a religious church
ceremony," Mr Parker. My ministry is to exercise a lov
ing and caring Christian role to all my parishioners, irrespective of
race, creed or colour. Mr Parker points out in his let
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ter that he was baptised at Christ Church, Chatburn. It would surc^ ly have been more appropriate if he had attended the .service in support of the candidates rather than criticise all that was good about the service, as these young people and older folk made their promises to God and affirmed their allegiance to Christ as they became adult members of the Church of England.
REV. WALTER DRAIN, Vicar of Clirisi Church, Challnirn.
Conspiracy?
Come off it! LAST week, one of your corre spondents seems to have alleged a conspiracy between the Church of England and the Conservative Party to influence the result of the local elections in Chatburn. Come off itl The electorate of Chatburn is far too sophisticated
to be swayed by the sight of Mr Nigel Evans MP in their congre
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also been invited to Chatburn Parish Church so as to provide political balance. 1 feel sure that he would have been made very welcome. Unfortunately, even if invited, he would have been unable to attend as he was other wise engaged. Immediately prior to the local elections and those for the Scottish Parliament and Welsh
A.ssembly, Mr Blair was in Kosova with attendant wife, press and television crows. Did Tony's pre-election posturings influence the manner in which your corre spondent voted for his local parish councillors'? I hardly think so.
R. I. SNOWDEN, Cliircmonl Avenue, Clitlieroe.
Children wander
at all times AS it is only a few weeks since a child was threatened with a knife, wo still sec children of varying ages wandering round at all times
and in school term. Is it because parents do not care
(I think not), or is it that the chil dren in question just do not return home when their parents tell them to? Or is it what they call peer pressure: "They can stay out until v/henever, so 1 have to."? Or is it just apathy? Well a bit
of discipline goes a long way, espe cially if it may mean the difference between your child coming home or not, or the call from the police tolling you your child is in trouble and can you pick them up at the
station. I know there is not a lot for chil
dren to do, well they think not, and they are the ones not doing it. What can be done, well 1 don't
have the answer to that one. But peer pressure or not, my
childen will be at home at a cer tain time and no later. They may give me grief but I can live with that, as I would like them to still be here to give me grief and not locked or worse.
CONCERNED PARENT.
HOWTO CONTACT US 0990 134 826 0870 608 6Q0Q
o r for advice call ^ tsivelhol idays for our readers How should our
children react? I AM writing with respect to the
police column on fighting crime and knowing where your children
their children are, but when they are told by adults to "got lost" and
A lot of parents do know where
"get to your own end of town", how are the children meant to
react? Well, my daughter did react.
She went to the council to ask who could play on the park by Brook- side School. According to the resi dents, it is theirs and no one else's, but after her visit to the council, she was told that it is a local park for youngsters aged 12 and under. So off she went back to the
park, where she was met by a load of bad language from a local resi dent. She stood and told him she could play there and that he could not stop her. He then called the police out to sort out the kids. Having lived in this area for
more than 20 years, and my chil dren for 15 years, there has never been a playground for them to go to. What are they meant to do? They are not allowed near the
castle because of drugs, or by Salthill because of the needl^ and glass all over the place, so, in my eyes, I do know where my children are, but they still end up in trou
ble. I went through this problem
when I was growing up in this area, but I thought something would have been done by now. The summer holidays are nearly here and all I think of is six weeks of hell, the police and the kids. Adults need to find them some
thing to do, a project that they can use for themselves. As for money, Clitheroe is certainly not
short of it. Wo should bo encouraging our
kids to do something positive for a change and, in return, they will respect not only the police and adults but take a little pride in where they live as well. Someone has in Sabden - now
watch the difference.
A FED UP MUM, Clilhcroc.
Two sides to
this problem I read with great interest the "On the Beat" article regarding chil
dren and play. However, there are two sides to
this problem of so-called "unsavoury behaviour". I have two grandchildren living
in this area, and their nearest play area is the council-owned one at the top of Bright Street. Unfortunately, at least two
fathers on that particular estate deem it to be their children's pri
vate play area. My two grandchildren and
their friends arc made of sterner stuff and have stood up to these bullying fathers and their strong language, even reporting them to council officials and the police. "We've nowhere to play" has
always been a cry of the young sters and will never be resolved when new estates sprout up over night, with no provisions made for
play areas. Take a look at all those new
estates around Brookside School. Surely class sizes are going to increase to the detriment of both staff and children?
A VERY CONCERNED GRANDMOTHER.
Do something about car parking
HAVING road the letters and fol lowed the story in the Advertiser and Times about the possible clo sure of the Whalley Arms car park to the general public, I felt I had to write to express my concern over the lack of parking facilities
in Whalley. I have worked in Whalley for
the last two years, and, as I travel from Chatburn, 1 need a car. This has then to be parked up during the day in the vicinity of my employment. As I arrive at approximately 8-50 a.m., the streets are alive with mothers dropping off their children and this does not ease until after 9 a.m., at which time there are spaces free, but by then, I would be very late for work. I feel rude having to park my
car outside someone else’s house all day, expecting them to look at it from their front window, and I do try to refrain from doing this. The best thing to do is to park on a car park, not on the main road or down a side street where my vehicle could bo in the way of someone's access to their front
door. Unfortunately, the bus service
from Chatburn is very irregular and haphazard and, as my chil dren go to .school in Clithoroe, I would find all my pay cheque being spent on buses and most of my time spent waiting for them. Ribble Valley Borough Council
does not seem to grasp the fact that Whalley is a prosperous corn- munity, which needs a large public car park, whether for use by shop pers, employees who work in the many thriving businesses in Whalley, or day-tripping tourists, who spend their money in the vil lage and help complete the finan cial circle and keep people in work and the community thriving. The council does not seem to
have any contingency plans to help this community; nor does it seem to care that, without a car park which is available to every one, Whalley will become a ghost
town. People will not travel to places
where they are unable to park so, instead of saying 'let's go to Whal-
loy', it will be a case of 'no thank you, wo can never park so wo will go to such- and-such-a-placo where we may have to pay, but at least wo can park'. Surely the revenue generated by
a pay-and-display car park would cover the cost of any new initia tive, and I do have every sympa thy with the brewery. I'm sure no one would like every Tom, Dick and Harry parking on their land without permission and taking up spaces that their patrons could fill. Has the council asked if there
would be any chance of leasing the car park as an interim measure as this would surely alleviate the sit uation and placate the brewery? In the long-term, it is down to Ribble Valley Borough Council to pull its fingers out and look to the future. Whalley needs a car park. When are planning officers going to realise this and do something about it?
CAROL WAREING (MRS), St Chads Avenue, Chutburn.
Keep bus bay
clear of cars MAYBE the idea of a car park in the existing gardens in the centre of Whalley would be a good idea, especially if your correspondent could persuade his customers to
use it. This would allow bus passen
gers to board the bus from the bus bay outside his premises, rather than having to stand in the middle of a busy road in order to attract the attention of bus drivers.
NRV, Whiillcy.
Write to us with
your ideas THE Whalley Car Park Steering Group, set up to locate a much- needed, long-stay car park in Whalley, has drawn up various plans to use part of the bus station and, maybe, part of Vale Gardens. These plans have been present
ed to Whalley Parish Council. We are obviously aware of the concern in losing a "green" area within the village, and this has been the sub ject of much debate. However, a compromise is surely possible. Apparently, the parish council is
waiting for Lancashire County Council to adopt the land, incor porating the bus station, and does not wish to discuss the car parking plans until this has taken place. While the parish council is not
in a position to discuss this pro posal, if anyone knows of any other site which could be used for a car park, we would appreciate it if they would write to us, C/0 the Old Coach House, 2 Accrington Road, Whallcy.
WHALLEY CAR PARK STEERING GROUP.
Image need not
be affected IN response to the letter by Mr Farnsworth, may I add that my office window overlooks Vale House Gardens and 1 can confirm that the gardens are not regularly used by the residents of Whalley. I can also confirm that Stage-
other uses. Surely, therefore, it seems logi
cal that Vale House Gardens and part of the bus station be used for a car park, which the village des perately needs. I feel sure that the overall imago of the village need not bo affected, with the use of sympathetic landscaping incorpo rating some of the existing trees and bushes.
HENRY R. SHEPHERD Maureen Cooksoii Ltd, Whalley.
Well-balanced
journalism MAY I congratulate Tim Procter on last week's article "As I See It", which was a well-balanced piece of quality journalism. Tim clearly understands the constraints under which local government officers and councillors alike have to oper ate.
Unfortunately, it is a fact of life
that the pleasures and sport which the majority of us enjoy have to be paid for (very few things in life are free). These costs sometimes reflect the quality of a particular sport; the better the quality the more one would expect to have to
p a y - All organisations have to be run ,
on a business footing. If not, they would soon face bankruptcy and liquidation and a loss for all mem bers. Angling clubs are not out to make money, but to provide sport and pleasure for the members of their club. The annual subscrip tions are set by the officials and committee, taken on the advice of the club's treasurer. These sub scriptions cover all the outgoing yearly expenses incurred by the club and are kept at a minimum for the benefit of the members. Ribblesdale Angling Associa
tion of Clitheroe provides its members with access along more than 25 miles of excellent fishing on the rivers Ribble, Hodder, Calder and Lune, plus two local reservoirs, at a cost of 24p per day. This represents excellent value to enjoy one's chosen sport. The members have the opportunity to pay their annual subscriptions either by a one-off payment or by monthly direct debit. I am sure the word greed does not apply
herel Using the word "local", when
making a strong criticism, as Mr Pearce did when he accused one angler of killing and selling 10 salmon for profit, may lead to peo ple believing that it is local to Clitheroe. I can assure anyone that this criticism does not apply to the members of Ribblesdale AA, who are still sportsmen and return far more salmon than they actually take. They are strictly limited to a daily and a seasonal catch limit of salmon, and the sell ing of any fish is not allowed. Any member breaching these rules would automatically be expelled from this association. Unfortu nately, in angling, we have the odd fishmonger who is prepared to fish for profit, but thankfully all the angling clubs are trying to outlaw these people and are working together to achieve this. If Mr Pearce cares to divulge to me the name of this person, I can assure him that action will be taken against him to protect the good name of all anglers and sports-
men. I endorse Mr Pearce's concern
coach (Ribble) has agreed to ___ reduce the area used by its buses prepared to work for this impor to increase the area available for tant and necessary cause. Th<
on pollution in our rivers and becks and all angling clubs, and many individual anglers, are working hard to improve the habi tat, which will benefit not just fish but all wildlife. The decline of salmon stocks is due to many problems, far too many to men tion in a short letter, but the future of salmon as a species depends on the work being carried out on the rivers and becks by the angling clubs, with the assistance and advice from the Environment Agency. A trust has been set up called The Ribble Catchment Conservation Trust and, along with Ribble Fisheries Association, it will, I am sure, welcome Mr Pearce as a member, as this organ isation requires anglers who are
he
angler is the protector of the salmon and wo are the people who care more and pay more towards the salmon's future.
FRED HICHAM, Chairman, Ribble-sdale Angling
As.socialion, Clillieroe.
Thanks for help with refugees
HAVING just returned from four weeks in Macedonia, I felt I must write to express my thanks to all Clitheroe Advertiser and Tiines readers, who have been supporting UNICEF's appeal for the children
of Kosovo. 1 spent much of my time in
He outlines many of the prob
lems in a clear and concise way. I just wonder whether he has any real chance of puncturing the armourplate of self-interest, nega tivity, greed, apathy and compla cency so well illustrated, both in your typical letter page, and by low percentage turn-out figures in the recent elections. Finally, to be positive, why not
a few in-depth studios of some of the more contentious local govern- ment issues? Tim would tackle such matters well. Shorn of shock- horror hype from local bigotry and concentrating on the factual, it is even possible your circulation figures will move in the right direction. Perhaps I should place an order in anticipation!
COUN. J. SUTCLIFFE, Slmy.s Drive, Clidicroe.
O We would he pleased to have
Coun. Sutcliffe as a regular reader - even though our circulation Figure is going up! Lust year, our sales were up two per cent and, on a recent week, we showed a three per cent rise on the same week last year -
Editor. Clubs need to
cover costs 1 FEEL that I must reply to Mr Pearce's letter on the subject of salmon fishing and the greed of angling clubs in charging what he calls "outrageous fees".
Macedonia working in both the refugee camps and local communi ties. which have taken in refugee families. I am pleased to report that we have been able to make a real impact on the welfare of chil dren, all of whom have suffered terribly in the crisis. In particular, UNICEF has
moment of crisis. Your continued support would be most welcome, and donations will be gratefully received at UNICEF, Room SB, 53 Lyme Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Cheshire SK7 6LH. Please make any cheques payable to UNICEF.
SALLY BURNHEIM, UK Commiltcc for UNICEF.
Questions for
caring Labour COULD someone please explain to me why this so-called caring Labour Government is spending millions of our taxes on waging war on a third world country, which has never been approved by the people who pay these taxes? Here in England, we have I.5m.
registered unemployed and possi bly, another 1.5m., who, due to regulations, are non-registered unemployed; another 0.5m. with out proper housing and another 25m. who earn poverty line wages. Schools and hospitals are short of funds and over-crowded. We, the taxpayers, also have to
pay for thousands of refugees at a cost of millions of pounds, which again comes out of the pockets of the common folk, who, by the way, are the highest taxed people of
Europe. In the year of 1815, the final
battle against France and Napoleon was fought. In 1965, some 150 years later, the final pay ment for the money borrowed to pay for this war was paid. The cost of the First World War is still being paid, as is the cost of the Second World War, the Korean, Falklands and Gulf Wars. Now the English taxpayer is
lumbered with the Serbian War and, at this rate, the taxpayer - you, I and our offspring - will be paying until the year 2149 and all for the sake of some politicians'
egos. CONCERNED CHRISTIAN, Clitheroe.
Regressive ideas
on boundaries IT was interesting to read "Sawley Resident's" well-argued letter. However, surely the basic idea
underpinning it is regressive: that because something has always been so historically, it should remain for evermore. If this idea wore to be followed
through fairly, then chaos would abound. For example, Calais, which used to bo English (indeed Mary I said its name would be inscribed in her heart even after her death) should display a sign welcoming visitors to England. Perhaps the French Post Office
could bo prevailed upon to oblige? This is one small example; oth
ers pertain throughout the world. Closer to home, would it be possi ble for the Italian flag to be dis played in parts of England, after all, the Romans did occupy it for
a very long time. Again, appropriate post offices
might be approached. As an aside. For one so con
cerned about names, why does "Sawley Resident" shelter behind
a nom de plume?
MAIREAD MAHON, Siiwlcy.
Watch out for
glaucoma AS in past years, we would like to make readers of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times aware of the eye condition glaucoma, which accounts, wholly or in part, for 13% of those on the blind register. Yet this loss of sight is usually pre ventable if the disease is detected early and treated. During our annual campaign,
been playing a, key role in provid ing essential health care for chil dren, establishing education pro grammes, assisting with family tracing for unaccompanied chil dren, and developing trauma- counselling sessions. In Macedonia and Albania,
UNICEF has vaccinated more than 37,000 children against dis eases such as measles and polio. Around the main refugee camps in Albania, the entire drinking water supply has been purified by UNICEF. In Macedonia, we have set up
and equipped over eight schools in refugee camps for more than 2,000 children. Work is now underway to open similar schools in Albania. We continue to work with other agencies to help distribute essen tial supplies; have provided Polaroid cameras to assist with re uniting lost children; and in Alba nia, we now have a team of trained counsellors, working with children to overcome the trauma of their exiieriences. Wo have achieved all this only
with the support of local people, who have responded with over whelming generosity. As I write, however, thousands more refugees are fleeing the horrors of Kosovo and the demands upon us contin ue to increase. My sincere thanks to everyone
who has supported UNICEF, and enabled us to help children at this
FROG week (from the initial let ters of the words "for relief of glau coma”) we are seeking publicity in order to alert as many people as possible to the fact that, in its most common chronic form, this condition gives no warning symp toms. It is essential therefore, that everyone over the age of 40, or ear lier if there is glaucoma in the family, "OPT" for all three glauco ma tests next time they visit the optician (optometrist) for a sight test. They are ophthalmoscopy (viewing the optic disc with a spe cial torch). Perimetry (assessing the field of vision) and Tonometry (measuring the eye pressure) - OPT. The inclusion of all three tests has been shown to increase the detection rate by four times when compared with ophthal moscopy alone. FROG week is from June 14th
to 20th, and there will be a free meeting on Juno 10th at 6:30 p.m. at the Solihull Hospital Education Centro, Lode Lane, Solihull, B91 2JL Anyone wishing to know more
about glaucoma or glaucoma tests should send a 9-inch x 7-inch 39p SAE to International Glaucoma Association, King's College Hospi tal, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS.
DAVID WRIGHT, M. S. A. E. Chief Executive, Inlernnliuniil Glaucoma Associa tion.
® MAY we again point out to cor
respondents wishing to use a pseu donym that names, addresses and signatures must be enclosed, in confidence, with their letters as a gesture of good faith. "A Very Satis fied Shopper, Waddington Village" is the latest writer we need to remind about this - Editor.
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