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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331^(Classified)^wyw^ 8 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, April 5th, 2001


Hotel proprietor is pleased to


be a ladies’ man


DEBONAIR hotelier Mr Malcolm Weaving is so much of a ladies' man that he even has a


certificate to prove itl Mr Weaving, who is co­


proprietor with wife Karen of Gisburn's Stirk House Hotel, has been presented with a "Woman Aware" award for making his hotel "female friendly". The independent award


has come from reservations company Expotel, which launched the "Woman Aware" campaign for its travelling female business clients. They detail places to stay which fulfil the ini­ tiative's criteria for safety, comfort and convenience. Among the campaign's


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as a wonderful surprise. We host many business confer­ ences and I would estimate that approximately 15% of delegates are lone females. I have always made the safe­ ty and security of all our guests a priority, but I believe they are especially important in relation to the


fair sex." Added Mr Weaving: "I


demands are well lit, secure car parking, room locks and door peepholes as standard, permanently lit corridors and, when room allocations are made, never assigning a ground floor room to a woman on her own. Said Mr Weaving: "I am


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feel that it cannot do any harm for as many hotels and guest houses as possible to become involved in this scheme. It is therefore my intention to now bring Expotel together with the North West Tourist Board, of which I am a commercial director and LANPAC, the Lancashire Partnership Against Crime, of which I am a board member, to encourage the initiative's instigation." Our photograph shows


delighted to have received this award, which has come


Mr Weaving with his award, toasted by local tourism officers Ms Kather­ ine O'Connor and Ms Jane Silvester.


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High monitoring costs of CCTV could


put scheme at risk


'Police should pay more’ of £1,350 a week needed to provide a 24-hour live service


THE £ 1 ,3 5 0 a week cost of monitoring any


| new CCTV scheme in Clitheroe and Whalley could jeopardise its


| very existencel Few people close to the


issue doubt this after an oh-so-polite but ever-so- pointed council meeting


last week. The relative failure of the


present scheme loomed large for some councillors, who were concerned th a t only £2,000 had been offered towards monitoring by the police. As briefly reported in the


Advertiser and Times, Rib- ble Valley Borough Council


| Policy and Finance Com­ mittee voted unanimously to support the crime and disorder partnership's final


bid for £690,000 to install


the scheme. But this vote was taken


after numerous reservations about who should pay for the 24-hour live monitoring which will get the best value out of the cameras' hi-, tech potential. More than half the capi­


police are reluctant to put moneyintomonitoring. l t ■


will save them time. Why are they so reluctant?" asked Coun. Jones. "I would have thought


ta l cost is for digging a fibre-optic cable trench between Clitheroe and Whalley. The 16-camera, high-quality, continuously- recording system would cover not only the two town centres, but the Roefield and Chester Avenue car parks, the Clitheroe Inter­ change, the castle grounds and the new enterprise park


at Barrow. Insp. Bob Ford, Sgnt.


Paul Elms and Mr Geoff Riding, a former Greater Manchester senior officer with long experience of CCTV, gave a presentation to the meeting. They showed videos and explained that the monitor­ ing costs would be about £67,000 a year. This figure was a subsidised one, for using a five-person Rem-, ploy staff team whose wages would be enhanced


by a grant. Mr Riding, who lives


locally and is chairman of the crime and disorder part­ nership CCTV sub-com­ mittee, emphasised th a t experience showed th a t crime was much reduced, not just "displaced" away from the field of view, in camera towns. During the debate, coun­


they should at least consid­ er 50-50.1 don't understand where this equation comes from. The financial implica­ tions are totally unsat- isafactory. No way can I agree that the police con­ tribute only £2,000." Coun. Alan Knox


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' Foster and Annie Parkinsol Paul Gilbraith, Russell KeiJ Butt, David Tattersall, YvB Sandra Taylor, Michael Bij Thomas, Michael Beckett ( Stanworth for their efforts. We raised £2,000 for the i


in our eight yet THROUGH the columns of J per, may I gratefully pass on i all who supported our recentl Night celebration at the Sidin Particular praise must go ttj Marathon mothers, Sue Brel


' Asthma Campaign, with ml after the marathon on Sundaj With respect to Mr MorleJ


(Clitheroe) thought the police should be stumping up most of the money, while Coun. Frank Dyson (Clitheroe) said that not a penny had come from tradespeople for the present scheme. The Mayor, Coun. Chris Holtom (Wilpshire), said th a t in some towns those traders who did not contribute were regarded as


pariahs. Conservative members


spoke of the need for cam­ eras, especially at weekend nights and the possible scope for obtaining moni­ toring cash help from alter­ native sources. Coun. Harry Backhouse


(Waddington) declared that Clitheroe members should be jumping for joy at the chance of more security in their town. Coun. Mrs Joyce Holgate .(Whalley) warned that the opportuni­ ty for cameras might not be offered again. "People should feel as secure as pos­ sible," she declared. O Insp. Ford says that


cil Chief Executive Mr Dave Morris continually emphasised that more work could be done in seeking monitoring costs and there was no commitment from


the council. Coun. Howel Jones


1 (Clitheroe) said th a t the idea was laudable, but the council was in a crime and disorder partnership heavi­ ly weighted against it. "The


cameras will increase the police workload by reveal­ ing situations which would be otherwise unseen and unchecked. "We welcome this, but will have to pay for resources to deal with it on top of our monitoring con­ tribution," pointed out the inspector. "We have already put in many hours of time on the scheme. Cameras are a whole-community effort and not a specifically police one."


Pendle Club is alive, kicking and thriving, chairman emphasises


THERE are many hidden strengths at Clitheroe's Pendle Club, says chairman Mr Brian


Haig in his annual report. He was very concerned newer and different actm-


th a t the closure of the waste paper operation had led to some people thinking the club had followed it, but that was far from the case, emphasises Mr Haig. "The club is alive and


ties. The most recent, line dancing, has proved to be most successful." The luncheon club served


kicking and thriving, and hopefully will celebrate its 100th birthday in 49 years'


I time." ■ The hidden strengths


were being seen, among other ways, in running extra events to make up the £5,000 annual income lost from waste paper income. The fund-raiser had been


hit by lack of helpers after selling about 10,000 tonnes of waste paper over the past 40 years. "Hopefully local busi­


2,600 meals last year, but more cooks, reserve cooks, servers and drivers were needed. Mr Haig said: "Please ask


- - However, I do wonder whe j any other residents in Whalll


. posed QE2 playing fields car I go ahead, I would suggest ini risk 10-space facility to see ij its main purpose. If it is a f consideration could be given it. If it isn't, then the QE2 tl purchase it and repay the cc| payer. Alternatively, and subject!


settle for being potentially f five and a half hours at mod charitable event once every | rest my case on this point.,


in last week's edition, I apolod" who found the noise level to I able. This was never our intf assured by our contracted enl were not operating at full vo| concluded proceedings befoif rised Ribble Valley Borough ( | tainment licence 2 a.m. deacT The event was the first to b | Sidings Business Park since| March 15th, 1993, some 2,92| March 17th, 2001.


would consider a similar art the Sidings, which is potent j the village centre. We would construct it a!


and the parish council coull us for, say, £1 per annum f<| when the effect of the Cald| opment will be more clear. If the car park is a succesj


commercial terms are introT failure, then parish council guarantees are called in to cl Any takers from the counci j


ANDREW RONNAN, The Arches, Whallcy, Clithcroe.


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Whalley villa) AS I was born and have! Whalley for a long time, if by your correspondent P. I which raised some very sel


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yourselves how you can assist our worthwhile club. I hope that we can continue to serve the 55 and over population of Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley in every


way possible." The club had more than


nesses, churches and volun­ tary organisations which support us will continue to do so," says Mr Haig. He again appealed for the


350 members and kept as up-to-date as it could. Line dancing was a good exam­ ple and a course entitled "Computers for the terri­ fied" was planned after Easter. But there was more room also for patrons of whist, bridge, keep fit, snooker, dancing, the lun­ cheon club and other activi­


club to be better used, espe­ cially in view of recent refu- bishments. "We need to look at ways of increasing membership by looking at


ties. Everyone is invited to the


annual meeting at the club on Monday evening April 30th.


Greek odyssey for the camera club


AFTER the excitement of the annual competi­ tion, members of Rib- blesdale Camera Club were pleased to sit back and enjoy an unash­


amed travel show. This was "Greece" by senior member and trustee


Mr Denis Coward. He has travelled exten­


sively both on the Greek- mainland and on the islands. He compiled an odyssey moving from place to place and commenting on the wonderful scenery and ancient buildings with his characteristic dry


I humour.


I The journey started in Athens, travelling south to


• Corinth and the Saronic


' bers, who had perhaps for­ gotten that Corfu was once a British colony. The final stage of the


Islands, then to Delphi, Meteora and Thessalonica to Corfu. The sight of peo­ ple playing cricket in the central Corfu Town sur­ prised a number of mem-


journey covered Rhodes, Kefalonia, Crete and the Greek p a r t of Cyprus. Good photographs and a wonderful change from the current British weather. Next week is the club's


AGM and the .week follow­ ing is described as "a peek into the different kind of photo club.”


Clitheroe Bridge Club winners


WINNERS at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday were: N/S Mr and Mrs Holden, Mr J. Mortimer and Mrs B. Wil­ son. E/W Mr and Mrs Green, Mr Pawlicki and Mr Ren­ ton. On Thursday, winners were: N/S. equal 1st Mr and Mrs Ward and Mr Renton and Mrs B. Wilson. E/W Mrs Lawley and Mrs B. Pollard, Mrs Park and Mr Ormand.E.O.


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