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our heritage I'M very glad to read that the issue of the trees has been restored because I and many other residents I've


an oasis out of the sun lis­ tening to the breeze and trees whispering. It's very tranquil, even though the nearby traffic is humming


by. "I love living in Clitheroe and I love sitting under the


ab^wcan^westop vandals by felling perfectly healthy vandals, but don t join


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property or belongings? I go to'.the Castle almost


every day and-1 am dis­ tressed to see. the mess and destruction caused. I know th a t education has moved on, technology-


wise, but surely parents could ensure their children have respect for the things we should be proud of and not leave the grounds full of damage, broken glass, tins, pizza plates and mess-you name it, they do it.


MRS B. CIIAYCE, Maple Avenue,


Clitheroe. • - , Tree debate


did not' say so specifically, I believe it is well known that


Ribble Valley Borough


trees on the Gastle mound The council's argument


.; As for the trees, I for one don't know where I can go when they chop them down. Me and my mobility buggy head straight for the shelter of those very trees as 1 can't stand the sun. For me and many people like myself, it's


was that it would improve the .views to And from the


Keep.'. '


he has lost that argument, changes his ground (Adver­ tiser and Times, last week). With honeyed words, he


Now Mr Jagger, knowing V V


now argues that felling the trees is to counteract van­


dalism. Firstly, vandalism is not


a problem on the Castle mound.


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vandalism is not to open up the park. I t is to give the young people somewhere to go and something to do. If you make the park less of a hiding place, vandals will merely go elsewhere. Thirdly, felling the trees does not restore the sched­ uled monument to its for­ mer glory. There have been mature trees on the Castle mound for at least 150, and maybe 200, years. The evi­ dence is in photographs and engravings held by the


Secondly, the solution to library. bra Special Offer. I .


er debate about this matter. • ton arrow right up my There is a problem, but the behind


There needs to be a prop- eeus


^ o t o S a r e a ^ S ^ t h a t trees letting the world go ciitheroe. such legalised vandalism is by. It's our heritage, don


them because yoii think you , can't beat them. •


solution is not to destroy one of the town's at trac­ tions.CATHERINE BRITCLIFFE, Littlemoor Rond, I


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Unrestricted Castle view


y■ : ' TO tree or not to tree-that: they stay? Editorial e-mail: clitheroe.editorial@rim.co.uk | Before I get a Wadding-


Do the trees go of;do. ' *


Does me Castle see, the


light of day? Poor old Norman's stuck


here in his keep You cannot even see me,


not even a peep . Don't -leave me . here treated so badly Where; T cannot com-


^ autiful Ribble


" ed down to where the.Rib- inaccuracy): ■ ble dothflow,?. .-,


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is needed ALTHOtl GHfMr Jagger * « « « •«?*» »


Council intends to fell all 41. us V ' j


Since then! we've had the MAY I, t .monksat botH abbeys hear


then-weVe


' witclies;kickmg,ui) a old fuss '


' chMk dii enemy advances • For everyway I look is


, But now. ! can no'longer , . . .


blocked by blinking branch­ es


No more can poor old • .


Norman carry out his job with ease ■


He can't see yonder peas- sants for all the blooming


.


trees There might be folk from


Longridge coming o'er the


fell to get us To pinch the pots of gold


th a t we've saved from all


their taxes And what about the Sab-


den mob wielding treacle tins and broomsticks? They think they'll get a


share of cash by playing Demdyke’s old tricks Then there's the lot from Ribchester that might row


up the river I can't get a good shot at


them if me arrow is stuck in


me quiver So it is time to make up


your mind .


I kept watch for all invaders*•xV- .L v y l j VO-wu. I even kept a count of th e ; ■ Thursday market traders


.From up here in my keep , a nr.-.


r * n lm J ^ l p e d


Andv hadi'.the: Fendle 1 helped, my son after his i right • accj,jent on Eshton Terrace .


MAY I,-Through your let- thanks to..the lady who


at 2-50 p.m. on Thursday


last, July 12th. I have hoiidea who she


was, but I hope she will read this and know that we are very grateful for the cool and calm way in which she took control of the situ­


ation. Without her speedy


intervention, the situation could have been so very much more serious and I would like her to know that he has recovered well. Many thanks to whoever


you are. KAREN SHEPHERD.


Ancestors


are sought I AM hoping that with the help of your newspaper I might be able to find out further information in my search for my ancestors. My grandfather, Walter


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Residents lodge objections to plan by developer for a modernistic mansion


A NUMBER of neigh­ bours have registered objections to a plan by a property developer to build a modernistic, unusual-looking man-


1 sion at Wiswell. I The residents are unhappy over Mr Gerald Hitman's plan for a £2m. house at Lawsonsteads


I Farm, Wiswell. I The house - like the one Mr Hitman and his fami­ ly live in at Brockhall Vil­ lage, which he developed - has been the subject of a . top-level national design competition run by the Royal Institute of British


| Architects. Mr Hitman contends.


I th a t i ts s tan d ard and ' architectural importance meet Government, criteria


for the grant of planning permission on a site where normally housing develop­ ment would not be permit­


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■appeal.The house would be near


the large Deer Park Wood between Wiswell village and Clark Hill, with Portfield


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. have the best view of any home in Lancashire and would occupy about two acres of the 50-acre site, with the rest of the land being a private deer park with tennis and croquet


courts, a swimming pool


and a pavilion. The 17 families living in


the locality have all object­ ed, a resident said this


week.


of the homes by a spring ris­ ing deep in the ground and giving exceptionally pure water. They do not accept Mr Hitman's contention that his development would not affect the water. Resi­ dents are also anxious over


Water is supplied to some _


rights of way. If permission is granted,


Mr Hitman is not planning


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to live in the house, but to sell it on. He says that now ho has already built one modernistic house - his own at Brockhall - he would like to build others. Objectors say the land


should be left undisturbed. They also have more practi­ cal objections about specif­ ic aspects of the plan. Officials of Ribble Valley


sion could be subject to veto from the Government, as it would be a significant departure from the local


land use plan. Details will have to be


sent by the council for Whitehall approval. In the event of a council


refusal, it is likely that Mr Hitman will appeal. • The modellers of Mr


Borough Council are exam­ ining the plans and the var­ ious points objectors have


raised so far. If councillors decide to


allow the house, their deci­


Hitman's proposed house show contours in linear form - in fact there will not be the terraces the. model (pictured) indicates, but conventional ground.


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DVDs stolen


A COLLECTION of DVDs,, worth £600, has been stolen from a house in Victoria T c t race, Billington. Clitheroe police, investi­


gating the theft, believe thieves walked in after patio doors were left insecure. Also taken were four gents rings valued at £120 and a satchel-style handbag worth £40.


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ters column, express my ■ Blezard (grandparent) and ^national newspapers, .‘th


ugh your let­


marriage, (I believe that his first marriage was to Caro-


line's sister, who died of


- iS Now whedLburit th is . STORMIN' NORMAN, historical/hysterical ...... ..


castle o'er 800 years Agdf;i 4;/ (The author apologies for ‘ My view was-unrestrictr- a n y


of his tinie living in India destroying healthy animals and Egypt He was a mem- : and hundreds of businesses! ber of the Nelson Sunday !.., The current Governments Lecture Society and one of • slaughter policy is not the talks he gavelon Janu- forking. Every day thou- ary 2'ndi:xl92.7'}'j?-about.. sands, of;'healthy animals "Glimpsesjo'f Egypt" was- are stilLbeing killed and advertised Iri' the’iNelsori. new. cases;are still occur- Leader.HeWasalso'amem- ring^The total number of


ber of SimonstohelTennis; farms listed on BBC Ceeiax Club ‘ ■ ' f- '■¥


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ton trade in Lancashire and taken ‘outlby contiguous became a mill manager for culling, 'dangerous, contact .


He learnt about’ the cot- , and dov


' p!58 are infected premises not, include farms


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Malwa Mills, in Indore. He' and welfare, grounds,: there-; gave talks on the life, habits; fore giyihg a .f^se impres- and customs of India (again- aon-.7;.'^:-SV;;'y;/r).i1(, •• ■! advertised in the Nelson ; , ' The.Government,wants Leader January 14th 1927). the country, to believe that He retired to "Malwa",. it has'gdtthe disease under School Lane, Padihami;;. ;cqiitrql,^-butithis is farurom


near Burnley. I believe that .(the


the house has now changed.Vjooeteingfe its name to Laburnum Cot^rib'een;'f^r^'-fi^itittne.^iseas®. tage. Walter Hartley died gfpr weeks. There is.rione;;or


on November 18th 1952.


He married a Caroline ;!arid mouth;disease in the had two children from this* ;•r,-/Having listened t<


He married a CarolineVJand mbuth^ isease r;,;|hajrdly,ahy meritioh, of foot


cholera), Maurice Walter;o.disease(-^vaccination,is;the Hartley (my father) an d ' (only answer) We import Rachel Hartley, who mar- more meat than we export.


. experts in fdot;aijd:mouth


\Vatkiris,- wKo is a clinical -yirologistVCfaha


ried a Reginald Moss. I would be grateful for


any information that any­ one may have either about the Hartley or the Blezard families. My grandmother, Caroline, died April 9th 1956 and she was buried on the day I was born, April 12th 1956.


MRS J.C. TUCKER,


(nee Hartley), 6 Moreton Park Road, Bideford, Devon EX39 JAU.


Why do they


not listen? DURING the current foot and mouth crisis, why do the majority of people seem to be burying their heads in the sand and allowing the Government to steamroller through the countryside


eat tonnes of vaccinated meat and drink gallons of vaccinated milk. This coun­ try used to vaccinate against foot and mouth until we chose to have a dis­ ease free status and could charge more for our export­


ult* +++VV vi.v... —* * M


ed meat. We will be unable to


export our meat for years. We need to think of the pre­ sent. If we start vaccinating now then the countryside can be opened up and maybe tourism can at least catch the last few weeks of the summer season. Hol­ land used vaccination and is now exporting again. The EU is now criticising


the Government for refus­ ing to vaccinate and have re-written the rulebook on how to handle the disease. I t recommends th a t ani­ mals in fields surrounding


an outbreak be vaccinated to stop further spread. Why won't the Govern­ (


ment listen?


are people concerned about the future of our country­ side and campaign against this needless slaughter of healthy animals and destruction of our business­


We need to show there es.


group Save the Heart of Britain we have cam­ paigned for the use of vac­ cine from day one and need more support from the gen­ eral public and farmers. ■ For information and help,


As p a r t of a national


contact the Foot and Mouth Action Group: Mr Dave Robinson,


07866 571922 Mrs Jenny Purcell, 01282


813159Mrs Jane Barribal, 01361


850282 email, farmtalking@aol.


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MRS A BOYER, Chatburn, Clitheroe.


Faith through


a cash card TO the gentleman who handed in my cash card to the staff at Yorkshire Bank last Thursday (July 12th), lunchtime — what more can I say, but thank youl You have restored my


faith in human nature. EVER GRATEFUL.


• • The Editor welcomes let­ ters on any subject, but correspondents are remind­ ed that contributions may be edited or condensed.


• Letters with noms de plume will be accepted for publication, providing a name, address and tele­ phone number are includ­


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£5,000 clock theft A RAID on a Slaidburn farmhouse netted a clock


Saturday. The chiming dock was ari


window to get in while the house was empty between 8-30 a.m. and 7-15 p.m. on


worth £5,000. The raiders smashed a


antique German timepiece, 2ft. tall and 18in. square. I t has a dark wooden


frame, four brass feet and an, | acorn decoration on each I


top corner. The clock has a round


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FROM the soil to the I skies, this year’s Lan-| cashire Garden, Craft I and Woodland Festival!


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