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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, June 7th, 2001 Inews.co.uk-, iKl Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Adve r t is in g )^ ^ - A


Post-election huge cull is d e n i e d b y M A F F


.Q u e s t i o n s p o sed a t th e


|h e ones th a t ; j away.


']


lor suspiciousi Lout locally, or I anywhere who t [red a machine,


had bikes are, fculture as well"


I — people offer-, Jr sale could be) [mere who have) |em now, or whOj heed money." c« has been offered [tion leading to-


c h e c k : [ s t e p i n ;


jL p a i g n llASM is run-: [after the f i r s t ’ J meeting to-. I th e quality of j litheroe" to o k | 1 [n the year, 150 J [eked into thei


—press briefing held a t th e new M A F F o p e ra t io n s c e n tre a t K '- k vW iy ie n i iv jL e a x i iy '- jR u .yM . i Gisburn reflect th e worries of


neople in th e R ib b le V alley L ^ J O h l l 1 U m e r „ „ ___„_j,spread of foot and


ab o u t th e .spread of foot an d


mouth disease. When asked if a huge cull of farm animals from Preston to Har- rbgate will start after election day, Dr Stephen Hunter, MAFF Direc­ tor. "fT


want to' scotch that, it really isn't disease and assomate.i culling cou true 1 This assertion is not believed


r, of Operations, Yorkshire, said: (That's nonsense, really nonsense. I


id


by some local people, who are very uneasy about the whole operation, both locally and nationally,


.'’ i has <u>i>ci tivii clear, thou| b>


i Dr Hunter also said that there were no plans to cull wild animals particularly deer, as the disease was rarely


also considered a low risk and any form of cull is considered impracti- th


— ’ , any T e


s < T „ j , „ > r 1 i r n > r a n d T i m P f O C t e r - - / u -----


^


^ . ,a n d , „„„ mhp interval between exposure tito disease and the appearance of


en^ yaries between 24 hours


that milk supplies will be affected v ^ ; are visiting, every farm by * ? i f“l ^ h a t dS p r e a d o f the'' where.disease appears as it. is ^


imu ^ ixv/o vviiv»~~ ChT T 4 hiofburiaTsites arid land-


fill sites in the local areas have been ruled out by MAFF, though it has been admitted that the rendering facilities can no longer cope with the amount of carcases and burial


S e iy transmitted so the risk was low. He added that although deer


low. n e auucu a*——o------- can catch the disease it was rare


if was rare


and that attempting a cull would drive them from their regular areas, increasing that risk. He said that vets Tailed to find a sick deer reported in the valley. The spread of the disease by other animals is


sites have p e e n ^ Z e 'o p p o s i - bna. This is ca^ ' ng


, Specific questions related to the around these sites. tion


communities . ,


disease and posed by Waders have also been answered by.MAFh. The incubation period for the


DEATH VALLEY •HERE is an up-to-date


Iplex at Ribbles- J Echool Technolo-1 1 They responded J Jt from the Ribble j generation P ar t- , larket towns sub-] lieet and discuss ( forward for the]


Jie initial 150 peo- ] Iressed an interest i lin g the partner-] ■going work on a< Easis, and 25 of[ Ended a follow-up; I t the Pendleton,


1


jsult, ai Clitheroe, Sip group is to be] llthough a formal,


j Centre.


lis t of the Ribhle Valley jar-ms with confirmed foot and mouth disease from


I .June 1st -


I -Yewtree Farm, with animals | -at Nook Laithe, I ■


Bolton-by-Bowland.


I 'Operated by D. N. and D. |:Capstick.


1


I Floss Farm, 'Bolton-by-Bowland.


I Operated by T. Craddock ('and Son.


]


| logo are still to be] - t


"health check" is] carried out in,


(o in line with the’, jes put out by the]— '


[group's next meet-] lily 4th, it-is hoped, l a questionnaire in' [to identify the fe and weaknesses of leroe community..


tide Agency. ,


1 Paythome, with animals on -land at Scott Laithc Farm, Bolton-by-Bowland. ^


■Manor House Farm,


('Operated by T.,F. and D. |-Calvert.;


rGisburn Road, Bolton-by-Bowland.


'Fooden Hall Farm, :


('Operated by G. E. and R. PT. Sanderson.


|. Stephensons Farm, 'Bolton-by-Bowland.


Operated by F. and H. .Waddington.


Rowntrec Farm, Windy Pike,


Gisburn.


Operated by Mr H. Rown- tree.


^


LoftransFarm, Paythorne. Operated by E. W. and J.


E. Gorst.


Park House Farm, Bolton-by-Bowland. Operated by G. W. Grave- ston and Son.


Fooden Farm, Bolton-by-Bowland.


Operated by G. T. and C. Wolfenden.


Lawson House Farm, Sawlcy y ' 1 '


' ; ' _


Operated by S. .1. ft- Porter


.


to the seven farms listed last week. The to ta l in the Set-


• These are in addition


tle/Clitheroe cluster, which are regarded as being linked, is now 54.


Farm wedding is the


T discussed by the hcVudedtVie.Castle


1, arts centre, shop- lung people and the [involve the villages V on Clitheroe as a


Lentre.


fier forced to, ch van th e f t ' owner could only


helplessly from his


gn window as a thief [away with his 10- 1 white Ford Escort


hran was' parked out-


■he manis home at |y Road, Clitheroe, at le r 1 a.m. on Wednes-; Lien the owner was


Jb y the sound of its [being s t a r t e d . ; . ..


kWho to help - collection


iRibble Valley branch I Blackburn and Dis- [ilind Society is enlist- r Who and two Daleks j with its street collec- i Clitheroe a week on


Iday, June 16th. [ere will be other collec­ t s well and volunteers Evould like to help can |> arrangements on


I 54143. M ^ t d S r i d e T m o t h e r , Mrs.June Schofield: "A lot of i s s s ^ S S s u ^ S S S S n t i t y , People wera


S h e crow flies. We have decided to postpone it until ^ S c S i S m l ^ r e v e r y o n e involved in the wedding org^S “ They have all been fine. Now everything is


on hold until we book another d a t e . ______________


[e and information line: J 444484. National: 0800


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|)0 . Bible Valley Talking Ncws- [: 01200 428604.


|maritans: 01254 662424. Eonthly Volunteer Helpline, lnteering Project: 01200


El. [ncs Rural Stress Network:


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“ e i ^ d f n ^ w “ t6 take place at St Andrew^


first to be. postponed 'since local outbreak


THE first Ribble Valley wedding has been postponed « l « am a Ant n nn Of disease varies between animals. animals, from rural


sites have been reopened in bum- . __ . . ___:__nnnn',1-


, a|jing could reported, then they attend ev y farm i ^n a 3km zone around the i infected premises. A modification


gOTitinucdfromliag c l, UlllUlUvU II vHl I'“bj ..,y


Battle to contain spread waged in operations room


farmers are now taking the oppor­ tunity to repair cracked and dam­


aged walls as the structures have now been thoroughly cleaned. . People wanting information regarding payments of benefits to those losing their stock and other losses through FMD should con­ tact the benefits agency on 02U /


, 238 0751 or 0752 or 0756. This is necessary as payments and support


1 depends on circumstances. Gisburn residents and many


to this is the use of vets to patrol areas within a recognised area to check and test animals. Where farmers are working to


nfected premises. A modification


^ ties directly by MAFF. Payment is also ,


clean up premises after infection and culling, they are being employed by contractors, not


contractor, at £16 per hour for supervisors, £10 for labourersi with


a reducing scale from:there.‘ Ther are no directives to concrete, over breeze-block type walling or other such schemes.; However, many


.


farmers concerned about the lack of information being given to them about the operation can use the fol­ lowing contacts. Websites in partic­ ular contain much detailed infor­ mation about the clinical aspects of the disease and list the national


valuations of animals. MAFF helpline: 0113 2300100.


. MAFF website: www.maff.gov.uk


Other useful websites are: www.smartgroups.com


www. warm weH.cqm www.sheepdroye.cpm www.farmtalking.com


P o i g n a n t p o i n t s c o m e f r o m V a l l e y c h i l d r e n


DOZENS of Ribble Valley children of all.ages, have. , been unable 'to. attend] j school due, to .incidences ;Of: i foot and mouth and associT


ated culling. - ■' Below, we print poems


and prose sent in to us by children living in the vicini­ ty of Bolton-by-Bowland, one of the most severely affected areas this week. Some had been typed on home computers, others


written by hand. June 4th, 2001


There is more every day.


THREE days ago there was a confirmed case of foot and mouth at Lane Ends up at Stephensons Farm. The.


person who lives there is called Hazel Waddington. We have had to miss


school. I t might sound good, but it's not. I will probably not go to school


tomorrow.


There is straw soaked in disinfectant at the end of


. books.


So far,'we have not got the disease. The nearest


,


going to work. TOM PETER TURNER, The Old Farmhouse,


Harrop Fold, Bolton-by-Bowland.


Foot and mouth is hor­ In Harrop Fold rid,


I hope it will go away. All the fields turning into


grass,'-; No white fluffy things, ' ’..


nothing black and white. I don't want farmers to


give up.' If it gets to spring, all the . . . . .


daisies popping up. School is closed today. Sitting here at this table


nearly every land. We are doing some work at home, like maths and English ■


, . • •. .


case is one mile away. We might be off school,


but mum and dad are still


feels like yesterday. Nothing is new except for


more foot and mouth cases. How did it get here?


EMMA TURNER (8).


> Foot anil mouth I hate foot and mouth. I hate it, I hate it, I hate


it. I feel sad as much as my


dad. There's no sheep and


cows grazing in the field: I hate this disease that is


going round. I hope no more can be


found. Lots of cases near,


.......... Valley businesses dependant on the far


ing community.


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John Barber. .


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Anyone wishing to give him a call, in . , . .


' With the current outbreak of foot and witness and Mr Barber is quite will- mouth, Mr barber's workmg day is filhng


tic or health problems.. ;i ' “, . up rapidly.. ________i :' •-


WHEN the Mayor of Ribble Valley, Coun. la® Mrs Gwen Pye, issued sympathetic words


, , , • ... : : .... . . ,.


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I hope it never hits here. I hope it will never start


again, Then the world can start '


again. SALLY WOOD (8).


IT was terrible and we weren't allowed to go to school. Foot and mouth had come to Bolton-by-


June 4th, 2001


Bowland. Foot and mouth is a ter­


rible disease th a t cows, sheep and pigs get and it can he carried by birds, the > wind and by humans.


Cows and sheep have to


he shot and carried away by trucks.


My Poem Foot and mouth is deadr


ly. It's a terrible disease. I t kills cows and is car­ .


ried by birds. too.


can't get you. SAM WOOD (10).


'A A AA'A'y-y'A A.-;'/A •


I t can kill sheep and pigs , . ..


So disinfect your feet so it , ■ bio-security measures were


inbuilt, so that all vehicles and equipment were cleaned and disinfected so they could not transmit the


disease.The FAC consists of 18 Portakabins inside a secure, fenced compound with self- contained power, fuel, and


cleansing facilities. Admin­ istration and operations offices are computer sup­


ported. In the operations room


maps of the currently affected area showed infect­ ed farms ringed with inter­ linking circles representing the 3km contiguous zone. This has previously been a cull zone, but is now called a "3 km Protection Area." Lt Colonel IIuw Law-


mUnMA io Tin fimiKh t.l There is no doubt the


. operations facility has proved capable: its staff has been busy identifying and killing diseased and contact, animals all week. However, its presence has not pre­ vented or even slowed the relentless spread of the dis­ ease along the Ribble Valley and i t has not impressed


local people. These villagers are now


faced with a constant cycle of movements of vehicles from the site to neighbour­ ing farms, then back again, often several times a day because, as one said, the planned timings have gone awry. The farmers, having lost their livelihoods, now share the cafes and pubs of Gisburn with the ministry


] operation" as he described- ■ how more resources could


■ be mobilised if necessary. "There is no shortage of men and materials," he said. His troops are from 22


ford, representing the Min­ istry of Defence, said: "Peo-’ pie will be clearly aware of the increasing temper of the


vets and the soldiers. Many villagers remain


Regiment, Royal Artillery, plus a contingent of Royal Air Force personnel, and are tasked with co-ordinating and assisting with logistics. There is a major in charge of the Army cell in the FAC, as Lt Colonel Lawford is based in Leeds to'run'tne operation supporting MAFF in Yorkshire and further north. He in turn comes under the command of Brigadier Andrew Far- quhar in York, who visited the centre to talk to film


crews.


unconvinced of the effec­ tiveness of the culling oper­ ation and some have been vocal in their opposition to the Government's policy. However, most have been wary of giving their names, as they, like many farmers, fear the power of this total­ ly alien intrusion into their


lives. Some are now convinced .


by strings of apparent coin­ cidences that the disease, the cull policy and its link to EU edicts is being used by. the, Government to destroy the small farmer arid place food production in the hands of agribusi­ nesses and corporations. A popular expression in


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