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Change of name as ca re rs ' group se ts its sights on charity status


SUPPORT for carers of all ages in Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley is to increase when the Community Care Pro­ ject becomes an inde­ pendent charity in


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independent charity status is preceded by a new name, Carers Link. This was launched during Carers' Week in an organised ''Time Out" to give carers a day of treats and relax­ ation. Carers’ development


worker, Mrs Kathleen East- wood, of Carers Link, says the new organisation will be able to look for funding from other sources. At pre­


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Young website firm wins major contract


DOT.COM companies may set their sights on cyberspace for success, but are turning to a Bar­


row-based outfit for initial help. Founded less than two years ago by Mr Dan Massey,


sent it is wholly fund­ ed by Lancashire County Council Social Services Direc­ torate. She added: "The


new name signifies how this organisation can help carers and


young carers to form links with one anoth­ er, with support groups, and with the County Carers' Forum, so that they can help to shape the services they receive." Mrs Eastwood


added that the Time Out day, which the organisation had arranged last week, was an overwhelming success. More than 10 carers took advan­ tage of the chance to have lunch and some


time to themselves. Many were looking


after very ill relatives and found it impossi­ ble to relax. The Time Out day was a chance for them to be pampered for a change.


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about Carers Link can be obtained from Mrs Eastwood on 01200 12266-1. Pictured are carers


taking part in a makeover session dur­


ing Time Out day.


K ille r blow is on the way for traditional town hall


SOMETHING sinister is afoot. Democracy is about to take another battering. Modernising is about to deliver another killer blow to our tra- ditional town hall politics.


Politics is a funny game at the best of times. People feel remote from much that goes on in the politi­ cal arena. Spin doctoring has taken over from the bare truth in order that we can all think correct­ ly. Even something as normal as the birth of a child called Leo can put a few points on the poll ratings for a Government that is sinking faster than the value of the Euro.


PEOPLE do not know the names of their MEPs because the system has


changed.Nobody was allowed to vote for an individual candidate, for the first time in British political history. They had to vote for a party - and members of the party voted for the can-


Westminster with Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans


didates in order of popu­ larity within the party. This new system strained democracy to the limits.


THEN came reform of the House of Lords. At least their Lordship's house never argued that it was democratic. Hereditary peers who have sat in the Lords for generations by dint of their birth were ejected and replaced by nominees of the Prime Minister. Some have quaintly argued that under the old system God decided who sat in the Lords. But under this system it is a saint who decides - St Tony, that is.


WE have all enjoyed the spectacle of the control freaks getting a bloody nose in Wales and in London over the rigged election system to choose the leader of the Welsh Assembly and the Mayor of London. But there is much worse news on the horizon, which is not a laughing matter.


Under local government reform the Government now wishes to reform the way councils conduct


their affairs. Many of you will know that Blackburn with Darwen Council- has already announced that it will create a cabinet style structure, which will meet in private. Public scrutiny will be sacrificed on the altar of efficiency.


Preston Borough Council is under no overall control so we wait with bated breath to see what tran­ spires there. Hyndburn council under Peter Brit- cliffe has boasted that it will have an open style structure where the meetings will be in the open. The leader has even said he will intro­ duce a leader's question time therefore making sure he will be fully accountable. Three cheers for Hyndburn council!


Rible Valley Borough Council has yet to announce what structure it will operate under. One thing is for sure - Coun. Peter Redpath, its leader, has already slammed closed cabinet meetings and has stated that he wishes a clear and transparent system. Turnouts at local elections


are already very low and people feel let down by the system. They feel angry when their local councillors vote down a planning application, but which is then allowed by some official from Bristol who does not know the area.


If local democracy is to mean anything, it should mean that the people are notstarved of the infor­ mation that they need to judge fully what the councillors are up to in the name of the people.


THE local Press must also be able to have access to the decision-making process and they then must have the opportu­ nity to inform you, the electorate. Keeping them in the dark means that you will also be in the dark and the only way we will learn of the (led sion making process is from tho decision-maker: themselves through their spin-doctors.


Given the choice of getting information from th Clitheroc Advertiser and Times or a paid mouth piece of the council which would you choose? I rest my case.


website design company Readstone, which is based in Whalley Industrial Park, has just won a prestigious con­ tract with London-based publishing and exhibitions com­ pany Centaur Communications to add to its list of pri­


marily e-commerce clients. Already, the Barrow business has created 200 websites md Mr Massey, an engineering graduate and computer


expert, employs five people. Originally from Birmingham, Mr Massey now lives in Whalley Road, Simonstone, with his Ribble Valley-born wife, Catherine, who teaches Eng­


lish at Burnley's Towneley High School. Pictured, from the left, are Mr Massey, Readstone direc­


tor Miss Claire Smethurst and graphic designer Mr Scott Harrop.


Architect and his ‘pot5 churches subject of talk


THE speaker at Whal­ ley and District Histor­ ical and Archaelogical Society's meeting was Mr John Hughes, who chose as his subject, Edmund Sharpe and


the "pot" churches. Sharpe was a talented


architect and engineer. He was a childhood playmate, Knutsford, of Mrs


Gaskell. He later estab­ lished an architect's practice in Lancaster. Local exam­ ples of his churches are St Mark's, Blackburn, and Christ Church, Chatburn. Some of his early church­


es were made of terra cotta, the material for flower pots, hence the name "pot". Hav­ ing been responsible for many churches in Lan­ cashire, he then concentrat­ ed on the engineering aspect


of architecture, and designed many of the bridges and viaducts of the Preston to Lancaster rail­ way. He was very interested in


local government. He served as Lancaster Mayor and, because of his interest in public health, he was responsible for building sew­ ers and waterpipes in Lan­ caster, many of which are still in use today. The society has arranged


a summer outing to Brow- sholme Hall on Thursday, June 22nd, followed by sup­ per at the Red Pump, Bashall Eaves. More infor­ mation is available from M. Panikkar, tel. 01254 248437. The winter season of


meetings starts at Whalley Abbey on Thursday. Sep­ tember 7th.


Buyer sought for dyed yarn firm A BUYER is being sought for a specialist Ribble


Valley dyed yarn company. Receivers were called in last week to Real Indigo on the


Simonstone Business Park. It made a profit of £90,000 on a turnover of £3m. in its


hist trading year. But a sudden downturn in orders and the


strong pound has caused problems. Real Indigo's market is dependant on the whims of fash­ ion, and on customers wanting specially dyed yarn, or pro­


viding their own wool for the firm to process. A spokesman for receivers KPMG Corporate Recovery


emphasised that the five-year-old company operates in a small and specialist market. But it is being advertised as a


going concern. Our man scores when it comes to flair


THE action, the emo­ tions, the sheer weight of all the pressures. . . Eng­ land's footballers have nothing on the Ribble Valley's young netball players. Nor have the World Cup


cameramen any greater flair than our own, in this case Colin Horne. His 500th-of-a-second image captures a slice of local sporting history just as vividly as the daily Press records football. There is even an anxious face on the


sidelines! The picture was taken at


the Ribble Valley Large Schools Netball Tourna­ ment, held at St James's School, Clitheroe. Organiser Miss Fiona


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Robinson presented the trophy to winning school Brookside. Its girls, some of whom are in the Ribble Valley squad and three of whom train with the coun­ ty, won all their six match- es, and were already league victors. Pendle Primary School was second with five victories. (C090600/4/74)


Big questionnaire will a sk villagers for views on community is su e s


Whnlley committee hoping for good response to its survey


RESIDENTS in one Ribble Valley village are to be quizzed about issues which


affect their lives. Over the next few weeks, 250


questionnaires will be circulated to various homes by members of Whalley Village Appraisal Com­


mittee. The aim of the group's fact-find­


ing mission is to gather opinions from local residents which will help paint a picture of village life, and


resulting statistics could also be used to help various members of the community secure assistance from outside bodies or organisa­ tions offering financial support or grants. A pilot questionnaire was tested


just around Easter and, as a result of the feedback received, a revised document has now been prepared. Committee chairman the Rev.


Chris Sterry explained that the questionnaires will be delivered personally wherever possible, and a


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fortnight later committee members will return to collect the completed forms. By calling in person, com­ mittee members will be able to give help, if it is needed, to the various respondents. Over the summer months, com­


mittee members will then process the information and hopes are high that by the end of September a public meeting will be held to reveal the results. "We are hoping for a minimum 60% return," said Mr Sterry.


"Some places have had higher, but we need a 60 % minimum for the appraisal to be credible. We are urg­ ing everyone to do their best to sup­ port this." The street where questionnaires


will be delivered are: Abbots Croft, Hayhurst Close, Hayhurst Road, Kingsmill Avenue, part of Mitton Road, Queen Street, Riddings Lane, Whittam Crescent, Whittam Road, Wiswell Lane, Woodfield View and Woodland Park.


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