10 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, June 8th, 2000
Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified),
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rim.co.uk Festival safety is
a major concern I AM writing in response to last week's let ter from "A Clitheroe Young Person" and
for the music festival in the ( astlogrounds, we have sought advice from many organi sations and individuals some oi whom operate on a purely voluntary basis. V hile t he letter's comments were correct for some first-aid organisations, this was because of the limited resources available to them and the many events organised through the
the eoneerns which it raised. in providing tin1 correct level of safety
a ful ly-qual i f ied private medical company wit It previous experience of similar events throughout the N'nrth-\Yest. It may also be of interest t hat I lie :?li staff provided by the specialist crowd management company, a nai ional company operating at many high- profi le events such as the Cratid National at Aintreo. are all first-aid and fire-extin guisher t rained. While these personnel will be preoccu
required was somewhat exaggerated, for am.' similar event with an estimated atten dance of below 10.000 people, eight first- aid personnel and two ambulance person nel are required tier day. based on tlie 11,.nit h and Safety K.xecut ive's event safety guide. This requirement was to be met by us by
liliC's Music Live week. However, the number of first-aiders
crowds in and out of the festival, we have also looked at the running order, so that popular hands will perform during the mid dle of the concert, so as to stagger the arrival and departure of visitors. 1 must stress that the health and safety
cially-designated area for the Lancashire Air Ambulance, should it be required. In considering the movement of the
bearing in mind that both paramedics and fire services will be on site. We have also made provision in a spe
est, would make the same effort. These men and women make sure they pay their respects, not lest they forget, but lest we, the following generations, forget. They will never forget. They do not need reminding. It is the rest of us who need to remember their sacrifice and their contribution. We need the Waddington Memorial and
of all people attending, whether they be the general public or employees of Street Leisure, is a major concern to myself and my leant. It was because of this that I am happy to agree with the council and emer gency services with regard to their con cerns and we are currently working togeth er to ensure the safety of all. We have striven to make this festival a benchmark for all other such events on the
different timetables covering the nine ser vices which operate on this route: 70, 71, 203, 208, 209, 280, Co, C7 and C15. Surely Lancashire County Council can
every other local memorial like it, in order to remind us that Remembrance is not just for two minutes on one day in the year, but for each and every day that we are fortu nate to have.
.1. WOOD. Clithcroc.
Only one common
Castle field and are using professionally- qualified and highly-experienced contrac tors throughout the pitinning and prepara tion of the festival, including a well-quali fied health, safety and environmental con sultant. Many people are going to have reserva
sense car park site CONGRATULATIONS to Mr Paul W. Morley. of Whalley, on his letter last week;
Parish Council realise that there is only one obvious, common sense site for a car park in Whalley - Yale House Gardens, totally useless for nine months of the year at the
a voice of reason. When will the members of Whalley
pied with marshalling duties and their qualifications have not been included in any first-aid requirements, it is a comfort to know they will be on hand. With regard to the policing issue, a com
tions regarding the holding of such an event in the Castle grounds. I would like to assure all those people that we tit Street Leisure, with the co-operation of Kibble Valley Borough Council, are till working very hard to make this family music festi val a great success for Clitheroe and some thing which everyone can enjoy.
PHILIP KNIGHT, Director, Sired Leisure. Clilheroe.
parison between our festival and the Torch light Procession is no comparison. The health and safety risk involved in organis ing such an event must be quite lengthy, considering the number of lorries and peo ple involved. We have spent a considerable amount of
Find the money,
time considering the issues of traffic con- 'jestion. noise, crowd control and parking. II is underst and,able t hat t here will be some noise from the Castle field. However, we have been involved in the music industry for many years and are aware t hat the vol ume is no substitute for quality in respect of live music performances. Being a local business, we are more than
aware of t he parking problems in Clitheme. especially around the Cast le grounds.
Hearing this in mind, we have negotiated additional parking facilities for any festi val-goers wlio will he travelling from out of town. It is unlikely that 2-3.(100 cars will descend on the town. As a guideline for car occupancy, it is
suggested that the figure of 2.1 he used. Keen if half our capacity audience brings a car. tile number of them is unlikely to be uncontrollable. It is of paramount impor tance that any emergency service vehicles can have swift and direct access to the Cas- t le grounds and we have prepared blue routes through the town for these vehicles.
lest we forget I WRITE with reference to your article concerning the Waddington War Memori al. I must admit that I was surprised at. the proposed cost of repair but, despite this cost, we somehow must ensure that work on the memorial is prioritised so that it is preserved, in memory of the men and women who died serving their country. For the past year, I have been working
present. Speaking of common sense, Cl,000 on a
chain of office! N eed I say more?
.1. G. FARNSWORTH, King Street. Whalley.
Big Haugh Wood
clean up success THE dead sheep and plastic bottles saga has reached a satisfactory conclusion. At 10 a.m. this morning, a group of
about a dozen or so people from around Ribchester gathered in Haugh Wood on the Kibble Way. They were armed with plastic gloves and lots of bags to begin the big clean-up operation. A kind soul had parked a tractor and
young people in academic pursuits. Are our schools to be regimented as militaristic
tary combat in the tragic event of war. Our schools should be encouraging
make its bus services more user-friendly by providing a simpler system of timetables, or better still, one consolidated timetable? If we have to search through seven differ ent timetables to find the time of the next bus, it may seem easier to some of us to go by car or perhaps even to walk.
EDWIN GRETTON. Old Hall, West Bradford.
Consult the town’s
finest-ever map I WAS fascinated to read the reply to Mr Cambien, who inquired about the castel lated tower at the bottom of Candle Mak ers Court as to its use. So, it was not, as I was led to believe, a summer house or folly to match the other one at the entrance to Stanley House (demolished in the mid-’70s, I believe). But it was used to hang venison
Youth, Brownshirts) to coerce or cajole the subservient into uniforms. Soviet Communism, fearful of the free
establishments? It was the practice of Fascism (Hitler
will of dissent, imposed conformity, unifor mity of political creed on the subjects of
the state. There are no uniforms in continental
state schools, where achievements are high er than ours. I can offer illustrations. Pupils and teachers attend schools in
tancy, the AZIZ Corporation. Its findings were that, despite a wealtli of business experience, S2% of directors surveyed said thev felt nervous about conducting a TV interview, and 67% were worried about delivering a corporate presentation to City
anxious when talking to employees. In our experience at the ASC, it is not that British industry neglects to spend on
bankers. Perhaps, less surprisingly, only 7% were
training for public speaking, it is that no provision is made for continuing practice in
public speaking. In the ASC, we practise public speaking
whatever dress they choose. There is only one perspective - achievement. Not only academic achievement from students, but professional commitment from teachers. When our young people are treated as
imbecilic juveniles denied even the integri ty of choosing their own manner of dress and hairstyle, no wonder there is a con stantly raging conflict and confrontation in our mostly miserable secondary schools.
R. PARKER.
- from its own deer park, no doubt, proba bly the field in front. May I respectfully suggest that anyone
St Chad's Avenue. Chathurn.
interested in local history should consult the finest map of the town: the first edition Ordnance Survey map of the town, 1844- 46 (60in. to one mile map of Clitheroe on three sheets), as it will be very enlighten ing. 1 believe that a condition of the develop
ment of Candle Makers Court was that this tower had to be maintained by the developer.
R. TOWNSON, Fellmongers Cottage. Khawbridgc Street,
Clitheroe. Shame and distress
trailer at the entrance to the woods. Two hours later the trailer was completely filled, with another pile being gathered and awaiting collection. The rubbish collected was mainly plastic
women, to remember family and comrades wlto were lost, is absolute. They are not as young ;is they once were. Many of them are not in the best of health. Yet they go to great lengths to pay their respects. 1 have asked each one of them, why do you con tinue to do it? The simple and straightfor ward answer is til ways the same - "Lest we forget". I wonder how many of us, if we are hon
on research into the significance of the Fes tival of Remembrance ceremonies. During that time I have spoken to and correspond ed with more than 300 ex-Sorvicemcn and women, all of whom regularly attend the Remembrance Service at Whitehall or their own local memorial. The commitment of these men and
at parking ticket AS a Clitheronian, 1 read with shame and a sense of distress about the treatment of Mr Hargreaves, of Bristol, who was given a ticket for parking near the Ethos Gallery. If indeed the sign indicating parking
bottles and containers of every description mixed with pieces of polystyrene. Many thanks to Lesley Cryer and her
DOREEN HA I,SHAW. Neddy Lane, Billington.
Seven timetables
for nine buses OCCASIONALLY I travel between West Bradford and Clitheroe by bus, a journey of one and a half miles. To find out the time of the next bus I have to refer to seven
Kibble Valley Initiative team for burying the sheep, also to Mitton WI and everyone involved for this great effort.
VERY CONCERNED No wonder there is
constant conflict PLEASE may I take issue with the com ments of Mr Nightingale in last week's
issue. Isn't it time we English crawled out of
the mire of our medieval mediocrity? I too once wore, and proudly, the uni
form of the Royal Air Force. The RAF is a military organisation, and like the other armed forces trains for mili
restrictions is so worn as to be almost invis ible, I hope Mr Hargreaves will take up the matter with the appropriate authorities.
Talent needed for
children’s future AS president of Clitheroe Speakers' Club, I am happy to report that, at bust, the ability to speak in public is being given the promi nence in our children’s education it so rich ly deserves. The Secretary of State for Education.
JOHN ADEY, President, Clithcroc Speakers' Club.
No self respect in
the Britain of today LATELY, there has been an excessive amount of publicity - mainly brought about by media hysteria - on the subject of whether children should be allowed to have mobile phones on health grounds. It seems the prospect of having "microwaved” children does not appeal to
David Blunkott, has announced that, as part of the new citizenship classes in all state schools, pupils will be tusked to deliver speeches and defend themselves against interrogation by their classmates. This is intended to boost self-confidence and improve performance at job and university
same self-confidence for all the other occa sions when this talent is so desperately needed in their future careers. That this initiative will succeed is almost
interviews. It will do all of that, and also deliver the
guaranteed because, in the school environ ment, not only will instruction be given in public speaking, but the most vital ingredi ent of all will be present, the children will be able to practise public speaking in front of their classmates. In the Association of Speakers' Clubs
ser oils issue should lie debated. On princi ple. 1 do not think that children should be allowed to have them. Why? Well, imma turity for one. Many children have proved they can lie irresponsible with them as, well let's face it, they are children not adults. It, is really just an open invitation to
mu ly. think, though, that another far more
abuse, attention seeking etc. I have also heard of children phoning their parents because a teacher has told them off! Children will always act irresponsibly
with such technology because it is an inbuilt nature of a child to act mischie vously. And it is also a novelty in the same way
PlayStations are - except mobile plumes arc not games, yet are being handed out
like candy. I also think it disgraceful that parents
are inlying them for their children. After all. for what reason does a child need one? They are clearly not toys, but are being
(ASC), we have long recognised that, "practice makes perfect" when it comes to public speaking, and at the Clitheroe Speakers' Club fortnightly meetings you are assured of a warm and friendly audi ence to support you when your turn comes
to speak. That this initiative has not come a
moment too soon is all too clear when, even as recently as Monday this week, the Daily Telegraph carried an article headed, "Directors scared of public speaking”. The report was by a communications consul
primarily because we enjoy it. If you think we can help yon, drop me an E-mail, or call 01200 429346 or 427870.
presented to children in the same context. Is it for the parent's sake, or to show off to other children? Okay, you may argue it is because parents feel that, in an emergency situation, their children can contact them. But, that would only work if a mobile is SIM-locked ii.e. restricted) and limited to only certain numbers etc. Presently, to my knowledge, they are not. Children and mobile phones do not mix,
PIIONEAI.ONK.
but these comments will probably come under staunch fire now hecause we no longer seem to have any self-respect or rea son in Britain any more.
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