Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 12 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, August 16th, 2001 S u p p o r t fo r s ix t e n n i s c o u r t s
A PLAN for six floodlit synthetic tennis courts at Edisford Road, Clitheroe, has been given a. cautious welcome by members of Clitheroe Town Council's Planning, Finance and General Purposes Committee. At a meeting this week, the committee "welcomed the provision of the new facil-
ities". But they are to tell Ribble Valley Bor
ough Council about concerns over hours
of use, the type of lighting and the impact of the loss of a football pitch. They are also to ask the borough council
to include a tree planting scheme between the development and Low Moor. The committee is also to ask the bor
ough council to consult extensively on the proposals with local sporting organisations and adjacent residents before making a
decision. • Residents oppose the scheme, see
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L e t te rs to River rape
| der Valley which will be cre ated by the actions of Unit ed Utilities (once North West water), aided and abetted by the so-called government "watch dog",
criminals MAY I draw the attention of your readers to the impending disaster to the River Ilodder and the Hod-
Ofwat. The intention of United
Utilities is to draw further amounts of water from the rivers Brennand and Whitendale, which both feed into the reaches of the higher River Hodder. This will increase the water sup ply to Blackburn. The result of this extrac
l Write to: The Editor, Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe BB72EW caster estates is under such
a threat?) The support given to
United Utilities by Ofwat is by way of funding to the tune of £2.6m. of taxpay ers' money. This just hap pens to be the same amount as the cost of building the necessary pumping station on the upper reaches of the river.I t would seem therefore that we are paying for our own beautiful valley to be pillaged of its natural beau ty and, in addition, United Utilities is aquiring a valu able asset for no outlay at all; an asset, I hasten to add, which will bring in for the benefit of its sharehold ers many years of income by way of dividend pay
tion will be to. reduce the flow of the River Hodder below the confluence of these two feeder rivers to such a degree that migrato ry fish (salmon and sea trout) will find it impossible to return to their spawning beds in the upper reaches of these three rivers. This of course means
ments. This proposed rape of the
that in the fullness of time these fish will be extinct from these rivers and the ecology of the area will be disrupted accordingly (herons, kingfishers, otters, etc). The river banks, which are much loved by walkers, will become the banks of a very minor brook. The area is classified as a
Hodder Valley is in spite of the fact th a t there is a viable alternative which would satisfy both the need for extra water and the maintenance of the ecology of the area. This is by use of an alternative extraction site at the bottom of the River Hodder in the area of Winckley Hall. If water were to be
government purse; while at the same time destroying the natural beauty of our area and thereby denying the people the right to enjoy these facilities. My own view is that
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deaf ears. The company, as I see it, is concerned with only one thing, i.e., cost. If you extract high in the
All these seemito fall on
United Utilities is an eco logical criminal for even contemplating further upper Hodder extraction. If it is allowed to proceed, it will once again show that "crime does pay”, especially if the perpetrator is sup ported by a government which has continuously shown that it has no con cern for the countryside or for people who reside there.
ANTONY HAWORTH, Pcndleside Close, Subden.
hills, gravity does the job. If, however, you extract lower down, you need a
pump. The fact that, by extract
ing higher up, you alter the whole ecology, does not seem to enter the compa ny's equation. The time has come to
of outstanding natural beauty. It is essential for us and all future generations that it remains so. I would sincerely hope
that the Clitheroe Advertis er and Times can take up the cause to protect this "Jewel in the Crown" of our wonderful Ribble Valley.
RICHARD MAHER, The Sands, Whalley.
. save the Hodder Valley, one of the most beautiful river valleys in the country. Say "No, no" to United Utilities' proposals.
express your opposition to the company scheme and to
Money is the only concern Bureaucratic destruction
BRIAN JONES, Fairfield Drive, Clitheroe.
THE letter last week about the inappropriate bridge
has prompted me to write. I love the countryside,
extracted there, it would already have flowed down the Hodder Valley almost to a point where that river joined the River Ribble. There would of course be an effect on the River Ribble, but this would be minimal
[ Edward House, Finsley Gate, Burnley BB11 2FS
Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), and yet a company such as United Utilities is apparently per mitted to ignore this fact for its own benefits. I won der if the Queen would still wish to live in the Hodder Valley if the river is drained dry. (Does she indeed know that the river flowing through the Duchy of Lan
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Pantry - if she does not know the answer to a query or problem, she can soon
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organisations which have helped m the development of the project. These
priate noticeboard. Thanks are expressed to
particularly this lovely area in which I live. The present proposals by United Utili ties to extract more water from the tributaries of the River Hodder, i.e., at Bren nand and Whitendale, will cause serious problems for the whole of the Hodder
Valley. A group of interested
by comparison. I understand th a t the
parties have put forward proposals to United Utili ties for an alternative
cost of building an extrac tion and pumping plant near to Winckley Hall would be roughly double that of the first proposal. This means that United Utilities might have to invest in its own company instead of once again confi dently expecting to draw millions of pounds from the
scheme. As mentioned in last
week's letter, these are to abstract lower downriver, with a less obtrusive bridge, the work being combined, thereby causing less distur bance. Also included would be an improvement to the current Ribble Way walk, enabling the walk to follow the River Ribble.
THANK you for bringing to the attention of local res idents the potentially dev astating effect of incorrect water abstraction policies on one of the most beautiful rivers in England. The mandarins within
Should firm
not be paying? I WISH to support the campaign for the United Utilities to extract water at Winckley on the Lower River Hodder and not at Dunsop Bridge as they have
proposed. The River Hodder has
one of the highest extrac tion rates due to the quality
of its water. The original flow being
greatly reduced when Stocks Reservoir was built, additional water is taken from the Rivers Brennand and Whitingdale. It is proposed this will be
United Utilities and Ofwat must realise that their actions regarding abstrac tion, if carried through, would turn the River Hod der into a series of stagnant, weed-infected pools, in the process destroying the deli cate natural balance that harbours our varied wildlife, including kingfish ers, otters and the magnifi cent Atlantic salmon. These city-based bureau
crats, for the sake of a measly £2.4m., should never be allowed to destroy this glorious river, our very own River Hodder. The river is situated in an area
hard over many years to preserve our water courses, always maintaining th a t . the abstraction of water should be taken from the bottom end of our rivers. Yes, it will mean an
increase in costs for the water companies, but it is an increase in costs which they can afford. Take a look at the balance sheet and the
share prices. The children not yet bom
must have a future where
rivers are full of life. Let's not forget, clean
MARTIN JAMES, Kingfisher, Grindlelon.
Devastating
blow ahead I AM writing in response to the article carried in your paper with regard to water abstraction from the River
Hodder. The announcement by
replaced at times by the intended increased extrac tion from the main river at
Dunsop Bridge. To further reduce the
flow as intended would have wide environmental impli cations which can be saved at a relatively small cost. At the present time when
paid?
DR B. SMITH, The Old Vicarage, Mitton.
Permanent
degradation I REFER to an article, "Fishing magazine weighs into local campaign" dated August 2nd, in which Unit ed Utilities claim "by con trolling the pattern of abstraction it should be possible to provide a modest benefit to the flow regime in the down stream rivers". United Utilites (ex North
United Utilities last year of its intention to build a new water pumping station on the River Hodder near Dunsop filled me with hor
ror and alarm. The public must be made
the environment is becom ing more and more impor tant, should this not be
aware of the devastating effect this would have, not only on the rivers but on the whole ecosystem, which includes otters and other waterside mammals and fauna, as well as many species of birds and insects - but most importantly on the Atlantic salmon, which is fast becoming an endan gered species in its own
right. In 1930, the River Hod
der headwaters were dammed to create Stocks Reservoir and provide water for Blackpool. Fur ther downstream, three tributaries of the River Hodder have extraction points to supply water to Blackburn, but in times of low flow these rivers nearly dry up with just a trickle and a few shallow pools. These should in fact be
West Water) has an abstraction licence permit ting up to 10 million gallons per day, but currently only manages to abstract an average of 6.6 million gal lons a day, due, it appears, to unreliable flows at the current abstraction sites on the Hodder tributaries. The rationale behind a
rivers are the veins of a civilised country. They are a corridor for wildlife.
L e t te ‘Swampy’ is
needed here THERE were four letters in your recent issue, all deplor ing the incomprehensible proposal to annihilate a large number of trees round the Castle by Ribble Valley Borough Council. I could not believe what I
was reading. Those of us who have no
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privilege to live in the beau tiful leafy areas come to see your castle and your beau tiful trees, to spend a pre cious hour resting in their shade, or admiring the colours of autumn, or even smile as the wind is chasing the leaves. Does the council, in
charge of all this beauty, not invite the visitors? And what are we supposed to see and admire? Just a green desert? Stark wall of stone? I can assure you that those of us who leave oppressive cities for a short while have enough of our own deserts - mile after unending mile of roads and pavements and brick, and (sometimes arti ficial) stone where a rare tree, or what passes for a tree, is rarely above ten feet. Dear friends of our pre
cious nature, if you would propose some sort of "Swampy" opposition please let me know. I am one of the war dis
abled, but 1 could still man age to stand and protect a tree.
experience has taught me. the "Powers that be" will come, like thieves in the night, and leave us stand
However, as my recent
ing. Evil deeds do not like
light.
IRENA ZALASIEWICZ, Ilcbburn Drive. Bury.
One tree costs |
important spawning and nursery grounds for salmon
cial Scientific Interest, so the Environment Agency initiated appropriate plans which were taken up by
and sea trout. This area is a site of Spe
United Utilities. I am there fore appalled that the com pany can ignore the rele vant facts when proposing the site of the new pumping
new abstraction site located on the Hodder must be to increase the average up to , the licence limit of 10 mil lion gallons per day. Thus, rather than there being a "modest benefit" there will be an indisputable injury to the riverside environment
, downstream of the new abstraction point as more, rather than less, water will be removed irom the river. In order to best mitigate
JIGSAW Pantry manageress Miss Susan Binks and sV“H Ml SlUUrt Dllv,orth with some of the shop s produce (000801/4)
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station.A focus group consisting of owners, landlords, fishing clubs and residents conclud ed that the most logical place to site a new pumping station would be close to the mouth of the river at Winckley. United Utilities disagreed with this, quoting the extra cost involved in the extraction of pumped
this negative effect, it behoves United Utilities to locate the new abstraction site at the least environ mentally sensitive site, i.e., one that is located at the proposed site at Winkley. This may present a larger bill to United Utilities, but what cost the prospect of permanent environmental degradation to the length of the Hodder Valley?
RALPH WILDING, Address supplied.
Keep rivers full of life
I GIVE congratulations to Dr Mike Horner on his well-written piece in the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times on August 9th. I would also like to thank
Mark Bowie, Roy and Mary Freeman and Chris Hosker for their well-writ ten letters on the same
issue. I have fought long and
posed that the extra cost involved could be offset by using "green" energy gener ated at Stocks Reservoir by updating its electric gener ating capability. United Utilities has quot
water. But the focus group pro
Buy this fabulc f r it-
ed the cost of building a new intake at Winckley at £5m. against £2.6m. fur ther up the River Hodder — the latter sum being exactly the same amount that Ofwat has allocated for the
scheme. United Utilities could
apply for more money, but for some reason refuses to
do sol If the mind of United
Utilities cannot be changed and Ofwat persuaded, then one of Britain's most beau tiful salmon rivers will be lost. That would be a devas tating blow for all of us and for generations to come!
K. B. MAYLOR, Preston Road, Grimsargh.
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