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1 Write to: The Editor, Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe BB72EW We need a modicum
of common sense AFTER trying for at least 20 years, through the Letters Page, to make some impression on councillors to show a mod icum of common sense, business acumen and appreciation of public money, and close the so-called Civic Hall, I did feel at last my efforts had been rewarded. Alas, there's always a fly in the ointment
en handshake? For goodness sake, councillors be realis
- this time, Coun. Graham Sowter! He uses the oft-quoted reason to keep open this ancient, loss-making mausoleum by say ing: "I have been approached by cinema enthusiasts" - that's a joke in this town - "to create an arts cinema" - whatever that is - "provided the commitment would not
be too severe." What does he consider a not too severe
financial commitment? The town should have no such charge any longer. The esti mate for 1999 is a £42,000 loss. Would he consider half that amount not too severe? I suppose that would be deemed acceptable in his sacrificial world of finance. As for Jigsaw, if the group wants to use the facili ty can it make sure a great deal of cash is available? Saying that claim grants are available is wishful thinking. Any body considering an application has only to study the Civic Hall accounts, if available, over the last decade or more and, in my opinion, it would be very unwise even to consider a grant. As for Coun. F. Dyson's classic remark
tic, admit , as many of you must do, the place is, and has boon for many years, a millstone around the neck of the town. Get something right for once. Do the job you were elected for and redeem some respect in the eyes of the electorate, after the fias cos of the security cameras, and the abstentions of 17 of you resulting in park ing charges here. I do believe many of you would welcome closure. So, why should one man, Coun. Graham Sowter, stand in the way? I can't call it progress, but at least it will save a lot of money and may, therefore, help to keep the lights shining. The annoying feature of our present
enough, was a further article of supreme irony. This was headed, "Angry residents await tonight's decision in 'too tali' houses
row". The first sentence stated: "A total abuse
of the planning system is alleged by resi dents over the building of two semi detached houses in Chatburn". I wish them success in their endeavours,
but the planning system allows the chim neys of Castle Cement to exist. I don't hold out much hope for their complaint that the colour of the houses draws the unwilling eye to the properties, emphasising their
height. Finally, I am aware as Mr Anthony
administration is that the town and its requirements are controlled by councillors most of us would not even recognise — their own small communities may, perhaps. This position is not peculiar to Clitheroe, but I believe we suffer considerably by these peo ple imposing their own personal policies, as in this case, and disregarding the majority of public opinion. I am afraid the elections in May will sec little change, due to public apathy and the fact that most of the elect ed members are sitting on a sinecure.
GFOIT
SAIN.SBURY, Beverley Drive, Clitheroe.
Wrong accusation
that "it would be the height of folly to rush into anything", that's a typical parish councillor's view of the situation,or is it a political alienation with Coun. Sowter? Would another 10 years be enough to allow for a feasibility study as he suggests? I sug gest the two could conduct a very rapid
study - public opinion! To close the place on March 31st should
not "require political courage" as Coun. Redpath suggests, but mere common sense and regard for public monies, though he and Coun. Lowe are to be highly com mended for advocating closure, along with the other supporting councillors. Money has been wasted for years - I believe at least £30,000 for dressing rooms, hardly ever used, but the prize folly of all, a gov ernment-funded bunker for councillors in case of nuclear attack . . . cinema included,
nessmen of the borough, off-loaded the then Grand Cinema on to the council (which then became the Civic Hall), the council applied to the Government (no Lottery in those days) for a grant of £4,000 for repairs to the roof, I believe. A small notice appeared in this paper advis ing that any objections be sent to White hall. Guess who objected? The council was told to use money from its own funds. Since then, many thousands of pounds have been spent on the structure and it is still a ancient eyesore. What happened to the scheme by a high-ranking Ribble Valley official to create a group of volunteers, Friends of the Grand Cinema, which would help refurbish, decorate and patronise the place? We've never heard a word since. I wonder how many people stepped forward? Obviously very few. The prize remark of all time comes at
I suppose. In 1973 when the then directors, all busi
against company READERS of the Advertiser and Times might come to the wrong conclusion if I were to allow Mrs Mortimer's letter to go
unchallenged. Mrs Mortimer wrongly accuses Castle
Cement of publishing "misleading propa ganda". The company had no right, she claims, to say that it had withdrawn Corn- fuel from kiln seven in 1994 as a goodwill gesture. It was Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution (IIMIP) that stopped Castle Cement from burning Cemfuel, she says. Those statements are completely untrue. Castle Cement did voluntarily withdraw
Wood reminded us in his letter in the same issue that the company, at present named Castle Cement, has been around a long time - so too have neglect, pain, sickness and disease. But that doesn't mean that we don't try to alleviate them, or eradicate
them. The same gentleman also underlined
that fact, and I don't think that anyone would dispute it, that local people need jobs and Castle Cement fulfils this need. So it does, but at what cost? Do we really know? If some miracle happened and Castle
these people have been allowed to place in the countryside what they wish, but I would appeal to those who put this cross there to take it away. If I can't be allowed to view the beautiful
stone cross that the gentleman so carefully carved, then I do not want to view the one which is in the countryside now. Am I to be allowed to choose? Probably not. They insisted he removed the stone cross and I have no doubt they will insist their cross remains, but it does seem so very, very unfair.
BERYL TAYLOR, Highmoor Park, Clitlicroc.
‘Mentally challenged’
Cement disappeared in a puff of its own smoke, surely some less noxious company could take its place and provide work, rev enue and restore pride in our beautiful area simply by being less intrusive and more environmentally friendly. I would hope sol
MARGARET JEAN ENTWISTLE,
Glendale Drive, Mellor.
Unfair removal of
Cemfuel from kiln seven in 1994 - a fact that was acknowledged at the time by IlMIP. A month after Castle's decision, IIMIP issued a press release saying: "The company has voluntarily stopped burning Cemfucl and the variation notice contains amendments to reflect this position." It is Mrs Mortimer, not Castle Cement,
IAN SUTHERAN, General Manager, Ribblesdale Works.
Please mention blot
on landscape I WISH to draw attention to an article fea tured in your newspaper on January 7th headed: "Two new guides are set to bring tourists flocking to the Valley in lead up to
the Millenium". Alongside was a photograph of one of
these guides, entitled "Ribble Valley Explorer 1999", featuring a costumed town crier with an inn in the background - an
the conclusion of the report of the Com munity Committee's proceedings: "Offi cials are now negotiating with the cinema's managers about a new contract, provided they wish to carry on." Negotiating what? A more lucrative salary, better working conditions? What is there to negotiate? As Coun. Sowter seems to have little regard for public money, why not negotiate a gold
attractive setting. However, from so many beautiful areas
surrounding Clithcroc, the Castle Cement complex can clearly be seen, together with the kiln stack emissions, everlastingly soil ing the sky - so surely the guides should feature this on the cover, so that visitors do not feel cheated by a failure to mention this literal "blot on the landscape". Also, on page 13 of the same issue, oddly
beautiful stone cross IN the not too distant past, I am not sure when it was actually, but a story was fea tured in the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. . . there was a gentleman who care fully and painstakingly hand-carved a beautiful stone cross, which was placed by the side of the country road between Clitheroe and Whalley. I remember seeing this cross as I jour
that is guilty of issuing erroneous state ments.
was placed. However, if my memory serves me right,
danger drivers REGARDING the report "Schemes to improve road safety" (Advertiser and Times" January 14 th), the first two para graphs of your article used the terms "being considered", "it is hoped", and "some might" - all often used and very frustrat ing terms, leaving the reader in a state of mental limbo somewhere between opti mism and resignation. Last year, I petitioned Lancashire Coun
ty Council (more that 400 signature were collected in the Henthorn Road area) for small "sleeping policemen" to be laid in Ilenthorn Road to try to reduce or prevent any more serious accident occurring. The reply received was that traffic calm
Witty man who was well known on social scene
A VETERAN servant of Brockhall Hospital whose wartime experiences included being torpe
doed has died aged 81. A keen sportsman with a
ready wit and a fund of sto ries, Mr Tom Warden was born at Langho and lived in the area all his life, apart from his war service. As a sick berth atten
dant, he was present at one of maritime history’s great est events, the chase to find and sink the Bismarck. After later being torpe
Sponsors are needed for Wall of
China trek
A LOCAL business-, women is swopping walks in the Ribble Val ley hills for a sponsored , trek along parts of the
Great Wall of China. The Children's Society will benefit from the efforts
of Ms Janet Brown, propri etor of Dusters Cleaning Agency and Abacus Proper ty Management. Now she is appealing for sponsors to help her raise a minimum of £2,000 for the trip, at the end of May. Well over £1,000 of this
doed in the Mediterranean, Mr Warden became a com mando, helped storm Nor mandy in the invasion and served in the drive through Germany. Resuming his pre-war
career at Brockhall, he became a nursing officer, spending the later’years of working life part-time. A member of Clitheroc
will go to the society but naturally Ms Brown would like to make it more. A keen traveller, she saw
Golf Club for more than 30 years, he had earlier turned out for a variety of local and service teams at several sports. lie was still playing bowls for Langho in his late 70s.
ing measures are very expensive and, there fore, must be installed sparingly. Surely, it cannot cost much to lay several strips of Tarmac, as has been done very successfully
in Taylor Street. In my experience, the only effective
speed reducer is "sleeping policemen" to slow down the "mentally challenged boy racers" who roar up and down the road at ridiculous speeds. I am convinced that they will kill either
CONCERNED PARENT, Clithcroc.
neyed to and from my place of work in Pre ston and I admired his handiwork. It was a lovely cross and to me it fitted in well with the natural stone setting in which it
he was forcibly made to remove this cross because of some people in Whalley who objected to his beautiful cross in its natural base. Why they objected didn't seem appropriate to me at the time, but the cross was moved away and, sadly, the site has remained empty. That is until now, because, a few weeks
Some baby born in a
palace cloakroom ONE of my favourite Christmas presents was a book called "Facts and Trivia". It has 504 pages, so I am going to be quite
busy! This item caught my eye . . . "Winston
ago, a concrete/stone base appeared by the side of the road and this base was there on its own for a while. Then, one day, I noticed that this concrete/stone now contained what appears to be a wooden cross, placed by the side of the road, not more than a few yards away from where once proudly stood the beautiful stone cross. What I want to know is who on earth has been allowed to put a concrete/stone base and a wooden
cross at the roadside? It is not to be admired, is quite unat
tractive and doesn’t look "natural". Please, please, can the beautiful stone
cross carved by that gentleman all that time ago be put back in the natural base, and can this new one be removed? It is my countryside as much as anyone else's. It is a natural environment. As a traveller on this road every working day, 1 cannot control what I see because
Churchill was born in the ladies' cloakroom in the ancestral home - Blenheim Palace. His mother was attending a dance there when she prematurely delivered." I didn't know this - did you? Some baby!
EDMOND CAMBIEN, Holland Prospect.
Clithcroc. Expressing my own
personal opinion REGARDING Mr M. A. Pollard's letter to the editor (January 14th), I am aware of Mr Pollard's facts, but may I point out that I was expressing a personal opinion on the present issue about housing when I suggested that a few more houses now would not make much difference to an area already spoilt by private housing develop ments.
JUDITH CUNLIFFE, Waddinglon Road, Chthcroe.
over 70 years. At one time he was an altar boy at the now-demolished church next to a farm at Dinckley. Mr and Mrs Warden have also attended English Mar tyrs' RC Church, Whalley. Mr Warden had been ill
ure on the social scene and was a long-standing mem ber of Billington Brass Band Club. Mr Warden's connection
He was a well-known fig
with St Mary’s RC Church, Langho, wont back well
for several years and the family has expressed special thanks to everyone at Clitheroe Hospital for .their care. The funeral was at St
the trip advertised and decided to take the oppor
tunity. There will five days of
walking the varied surface of the wall. "It has a lot of steps although the path is quite good in most places," says Ms Brown. "But it sems that even so we will be aiming at only 13 or so miles a day." The route takes in vari
ous portions of the wall, ending at Bejing. Ms Brown spends a lot of
Mary's, Langho, followed by interment at Whalley and Wiswell Cemetery. Mr Warden leaves his wife, three sons and eight grand children.
Garden club AGM turnout disappointing
themselves or some innocent pedestrian in the very near future.
THE annual meeting of the Clitheroe Garden Club attracted the lowest atten dance in its history of over 20 years. This was probably mainly due to the change of evening - even allowing for that the chairman, Mr Geoff Sainsbury, felt this was a most disappointing effort by the members. Due to illness, the trea
through the mountains of Peru, a country little known to most people.- One of the few areas of
surer, Mrs D. Green, was unable to present the finan cial report, but the chair man assured members of the club's sound financial position. "Peruvian Adventure"
presented by the speaker, Dr Steuart Kellington, assisted by his wife, dis played with slides and
excellent narrative awe inspiring views of their trek
the world unchanged for thousands of years, the colourful dross, the taming of the most inhospitable terrain and the ability of the Inca to build immense structures by hand, defy the imagination. Garden Club members
are asked to note that future meetings will be on the first Wednesday of the month. The next one is on February 3rd and the sub ject will be roses. On March 3rd it will be fuchsias. The sales shed will re
open on Sunday, February 21st, 10 a. m. to noon. Subs are now due.
Years in Solomon Isles recalled MEMBERS of the Pendle Club heard an interesting talk by Mrs W. Bridgcman on her years in the Solomon Isles,
where she taught English. She showed some of her souvenirs of those days includ
ing string bags used to carry sweet potatoes on women's backs. Mrs Bridgeman described how women carry wood on their head and children in a sling. Christmas is non commercial and there are sports, carols and a meal. Mrs E. McGowan thanked the speaker, and tea and bis
cuits were served. The speaker at today's meeting is Mrs S. Karimulla of the social services, and the time has been changed to 2 p.m.
lies. She is already stepping
spare time walking in the area from her Grindleton home with her border col
up her schedule in prepara tion for the trip. Son Martin and daughter Laura are helping her raise the spon sor money. Anyone who would like to
contribute can contact Ms Brown on 01200 440243.
Bridge winners
WINNERS at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday were:- NS: Mrs .1. Martin- dale and Mr J. Higson, with Mr and Mrs G. Pollard in second place. EW: Mr and Mrs R. Ward, Mrs F. Wil son and Mrs M. Allan. On Thursday evening,
the winners were NS: Mrs J. Martindale and Mr J. 11 ig- son, Mrs J. Howarth and Mrs L. Wilkinson. EW: Mrs K. Higson and Mrs 1. Park, Mr A. and Mr W. Norris. New members and visi
tors are welcome. Further information can be obtained from the club's honorary secretary on 01200 4 28764.
Inquest opens
AN inquest was opened into the death of former coal miner Ernest George Moon (G6), of Peel Street, Clitheroe. Adjourning the inquest
until March 19th, Coroner Andre Rebello said Mr Moon had worked in coal mines in Wales, and at Cas tle Cement, and there was a possibility his death had been caused by pneumoco niosis.
Programme for 1999 FEBRUARY
hi hi
6th 12th
Dublin's Fair City, 2 days..................................£49 Snowcoach to Austria, 7 days..................... ....£129 London Theatre Weekend, 2 days............... .£79.50 Edinburgh & Borderlands, 3 days................ ..... £59
12lh Royal Yacht Britannia, 3 days.................... £109.50 13lh Valentines in Amsterdam, 3 days................. ..... £79
MARCH
5th 8th
5 ' Amsterdam, 4 days..... Amsterdam Cruise, 5 days
....£169 ......£89
11th Scotland's Scenic Railways, 5 days............. ....£169 12th Mothers Day weekend in Paris, 3 days....... .....£65 13th Crufts, 2 days............................................. .£59.95 18th Champagne, Chocolates & Paris, 5 days.... ....£139
APRIL 2nd
2nd Golfing & Touring in Ireland, 4 days ............. ....£199 2nd 3rd
Easter in Paris, 4 days.....
9th 9th
20th Highland Railways, 6 days 24th
1st
2nd 8th
14th
Easier in Dornoch, 4 days........................... ....£129 .......£99
Easier in Disneyland Paris, 3 days............. .......£99 Geoff Homillon's Barnsdale, 2 days............. .....£65 The Gardens of Galloway, 3 days............... ..... £75
.....£209
Provence & The French Riviera, 8 days..... .....£199 MAY
Spalding's Famous Flower Festival, 2 days. ...£79.75 International Classic Motor Show, 1 day..... .£29.95
Lucerne, Montreux & Swiss Alps, 8 days.... .....£149 Paris the city ol light, 4 days...................... .....£124
2 hi Monels Garden, 4 days... 22nd
....£115 London Theatre Weekend, 2 days.............. .......£99
29th Disneyland Paris, 3 days.................................£109’ JUNE
4th 4th 4th
12th 17th
Scotland's National Gardening Show, 4 day-s ..£129 The Heart of Scotland 3 days.................... .......£89 The 1999 Derby, 2 days............................. ..... £110
11th Walking for Soflies in the Cotswolds, 3 days.£99.95 12th All Saints Concert, l day........................... ..£27.50
Sorrenlo & The Isle of Capri, 9 days................£299 Tuscany & Lake Garda, 10 days.................. £559
Disneyland Paris - throughout 1999 call for the brochure
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CLIFF RICHARD
IN CONCERT July 16th, 2 days -£115
Sir Clilf Richard is live in concert in Hyde Park in July 1999. Sir Cliff is one of only a select few artists who have been invited to appear at this
unique venue. In a fabulous all-seated, open-air arena, it's the perfect place to spend a summer evening (British weather allowing!)
fantastic anniversary concerts at the Royal Albert Hall and will give his many devoted fans the
The concert comes close on the heels of his
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The price includes transport throughout, accommodation in a 4 star hotel in London,
seated ticket for the concert (value £35), free time for shopping/sightseeing and the services of a courier.
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Jersey is ;i delightful place to spend a few days in early spring. The weather is just that little hit milder than at home and the scenery is just beautiful all year round. Our hotel is in the heart o f the island’s capital St Helier with easy access to all the islands many attractions. The island is small enough to explore on a short break but there’s plenty to do and see during your stay. Or lor ^ those o f you who want to pul your feet up a n d % ^ ^ T § ; f ^ r
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BALLYKISSANGEL & THE WICKLOW MOUNTAINS
May 4th or September 7th 3 days From £99
We arc delighted to be able to offer you this
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The price includes flights from Manchester, hotel transfers,
LEGOLAND WINDSOR - EASTER BREAK April 4th, 2 days
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