Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, April 29th, 1999 15 Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Mayor recognises community s unsung heroesJj
THE amount of unrecognised commu nity effort put in by local people has impressed Ribble Val ley Mayor Coun.
David Smith. So much so th a t he
invited community vol unteers to the council chamber to receive spe cial certificates of appre
ciation. Some recipients work for
a particular charity or vol untary organisation, others have put in long service on parish councils or similar organisations. Two people who were on
the list decided they wished to remain anony
mous. The Mayor gave a spe
cial reception to make the presentations, and the guest speaker was natural ist and historian Mr Ron Freethy, who spoke about the Ribble Valley. One of the certificates
went to an evenihg newspa per colleague of the speak er, M r John Barry - him self a local historian, lec turer and previously a pho tographer for this newspa per for many years. Other award-winners
included John T. Wilkin son, of Clitheroe; John Roberts, Clitheroe; John and P a t Bailey, of Clitheroe; Doreen Het- herington, Clitheroe; Marjorie Hetherington, Clitheroe; Rose Lambert, Clitheroe; Val Parker, Clitheroe; Olwen Keogh,
Shippon is to be converted into two dwellings
A PROPOSED conversion of a shippon into two dwellings at High Trapp Farm in Simonstone has
been given the all-clear. T h e a p p l ic a t io n is to
convert the single-storey shippon building into two t r a d i t io n a l s to n e -b u i l t properties on th e former farm complex in T ra p p Lane, access to which is g a in e d v ia th e H ig h e r T r a p p C o u n t ry H o u se Hotel c ar p ark. Consent had also been granted in th e p a s t for th e conver sion of the attached barn to the original farmhouse to form tw o dw e llin g s , also w i th access v ia th e present hotel grounds. One le t te r of objection
had been received from a nearby business, stating a number of concerns, includ ing th a t the applicant, Mr F. Latham, has disregarded planning stip u la tio n s by not constructing a usable drive, th a t the new stable
block is now in use and built for 20 horses rather th an th e an tic ip a ted 12, and th a t traffic continues to use the entrance to the hotel without consent. I t is also claimed that the drains have been constructed and diverted, which affect the complainants' property and th a t i t is only a matter of time before the use of the entrance through their car p a rk re su l ts in someone being injured. I t has also been said th a t the appli cant has erected a further structure on his land with
out consent. Members of the Ribble
Valley Borough Council Planning and Development Committee agreed to the officer's recommendations to grant planning permis sion, subject to a number of conditions.
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Wilpshire; Norman Atty, Whalley; James Furlong, Chipping; Edward Rich,
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Chipping; Winnie Simp son, Longridge; Margaret Eccles, Longridge; Danny
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Lovett, Longridge. Now the Mayor is hop ing th a t his successors
will follow the idea on and make such awards annually.
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Residents’ ‘serious harm’ fears over dairy farm development
They sav livestock unit will affect homes It
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RESIDENTS living around the proposed site of a controversial modern dairy farming development have issued a statement spelling out their con
cerns. As reported last week, a
meeting a t Mitton Village Hall about a proposed dairy farming complex a t With- gill farm, with a potential capacity for nearly 1,000 cows, was attended by 70 local residents and farmers. In the aftermath of the
meeting, residents against the proposed development met to formulate a formal
response to arguments put forward by the applicants,
the Barnes family. In the s ta tem en t, resi
d en ts of Withgill Fold neighbouring the Barnes' farm wrote: "Withgill is located some 300 metres from the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding N a t ural Beauty within the Rib ble Valley, and 54 residents, including 17 children, live as close as 70 metres from Withgill Farm. We have enjoyed an excellent rela tionship with the Barneses and their staff and we are keen to retain this in the
future. "However, the proposal is
contrary to the policies in
the recently-adopted Ribble Valley local plan for two
reasons. "Firstly, a development
of this scale will adversely affect the visual appearance of th e landscape to the detriment of all those who live, work or v is i t the
region. "Secondly, the proximity
of such a large, intensive livestock u n it to existing houses will seriously harm residential amenity due to noise and smell both day and n ig h t . These issues have been brought to the attention of the Ribble yal- ley Borough Plan n in g
Council Office." Mrs Mary Barnes vigor
Countryside campaigners will m a k e their point at race event
LOCAL countryside campaigners will be hoping to break into a canter as they make their point a t th e Pendle Forest and Craven Harriers' Point to Point rac
ing meet on Saturday. The Mid-Pennine Countryside Alliance
Action Group, some members of which come from the Ribble Valley, are taking over the manning of the th e regional group's stall a t the popular racing event. They plan to have static and hands-on dis plays to attract members of the public to come to talk to them about their work. Speaking on behalf of the group, chair
man and Newton land agent Mr William McClintock Bunbury said: "We are so pleased that the joint masters of the hunt
have made this site available to us and we intend to talk and listen to everyone who comes to see us. We plan to have animals and birds on our stand and lots of experts who know a great deal about the country side and the country way of life. We'd love to meet everyone at this annual event and show them how much we care for conserva-
tl0Rcgional Director Mr Tom Fell added he was happy to be able to hand over the reins to the group for the day. He said: "So much is at stake in conserving the country side th a t we all know and love and this enthusiastic group have been splendid in making sure our ideas are effectively pro
moted."
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MAY is the month when WIs get down to dis- cussing the resolutions due to be raised at the National Federation AGM, to be held this year m the Royal Albert Hall, London. The resolutions | are concerned with the decline in the agricultural industry, women's rights, genetically modified foods and tests for ovarian cancer - all topics ol
interest to women. ItlmtogtmAvi - Resolutions, plus holiday films with Mr
and Mrs J. Knapp. BoUrni-by-Bowlnncl WI - "Life of Gracie Fields", by Mr j
^Slaidburn WI - Cookery demonstration by Mrs Audrey
SPCl'dpping WI - Chiropody and footcare, by Mrs E. Pye. Milton WI - Resolutions, plus handicraft demonstration
by Miss M. Bottomly. G bib urn WI - Resolutions , plus "Reflexology
Explained", by Mrs Shirley Dolittle. Simlnsfonc will. Read WI - Choir spring concert in St
John's Church, Read, a t 7-30 p.m. Admission £3, to
include light refreshments. Claylon-le-Daie WI-Resolutions discussion. Sahden WI - Resolutions discussion plus "Hearing Dogs
for the Deaf", by Mrs M. Cresscy.
MAY 11TH: Waddinglon WI - Resolutions discussion. MAY 12TH:
Dunsop Bridge WI - Crossroads Carers, by Mrs fa. faid- „ dall. , Q Q-,
MAY 13TII* Thornley-with-Wheatley WI - "One of Many Countries
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MAY 17TII: Billington and Langlio WI - Resolutions discussion.
Pendlelon WI - "Fawlty Towers", by Mrs Ann Scargill.
MAY 19TII: Milton WI - Evening ramble.
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MAY 26TII: Whalley WI - Resolutions discussion 1
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ously defended the plans at the meeting, claiming the development would provide a much-needed boost to the local dairy farming indus try and the Ribble Valley economy as a whole. At the meeting she said: "British dairy farming is suffering from its worst depression for 70 years and this is our a t tem p t to become more efficient, to safeguard the jobs of our present work force and create much-need ed agricultural employment in the area. In order to com pete, dairy farmers must become more efficient and conform with ever higher welfare and hygiene stan dards." (200499/17/25)
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