Thursda y, October 25th, 2001 No. 6,016


The Clitheroe vertiser andTiimes miss


n ew s arid v iew s awwraaaaigfi i t.'.r ^ tickets AT A GLANCE


Some qf the area’s forbidden paths are open again - and a DEFRA map sets out areas where walkers can go.


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Valley schools are doing well — despite Government policies.


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A farmer has declared his land an independent republic as a


foot arid mouth protest. page 2


The area rallies to Tina Steven­ son’s wheelchair fund.


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A head teacher described as a vis­ ionary in a national competition could net his school £25,000.


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Coronation Street star Miss Vicky Entwistle, who lives in the Valley, plans to marry a man who works on the show as a prop man.


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FOGGITT’S WEEKEND


WEATHER: Dry and sunny but turning colder with a cold wind.


SUNRISE: 7-41 a.m. SUNSET: 5-47 p.m.


LIGHTING UP TIME: 5-51 p.m.


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Don’t forget - clocks go back an hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday as British Summer Time comes to


price Comedian makes the


" t c ‘Hudd-iines by Julie Frankland THE RED ARROWS could


be on their way to Clitheroe. The RAF display team has been


asked to appear as part of the town's torchlight celebrations to mark the Queen's golden jubilee. A torchlight working group met


Arrows on the Sunday, when it is also hoped the Castle field will host a fair, stalls and an Army display


team.


earlier this week to draft plans for a gala weekend on September 14th


and 15th, 2002. I t is gearing towards the Torchlight Procession


and a spectacular firework display on the Saturday night, followed by the air acrobatics of the Red


Town clerk Mr John Wells, the working group's secretary, said: "It is important that plans are put into place sooner rather than later, espe­ cially when it comes to inviting the likes of the Red Arrows. Demand is great on the team, and I imagine that it will be even greater next year when other cities, towns and organisations start finalising their golden jubilee plans. However, our invitation is in and we expect con­ firmation early next year of


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computer out this tokens week


whether the team can join us.” To have the display team in


weekend will come from local busi­ _ - .


Clitheroe will cost the torchlight working group £720 in insurance charges. However, it has already opened a torchlight bank account with a £250 donation from proper­ ty developer !Mr Gerald Hitman, of Brockhall Village, and the promise of £1,000 from North-West Trains. Grant applications to the Govern­ ment's own golden jubilee fund, a Commonwealth Games fund to promote the North-West and Rib- ble Valley Borough Council are also to be made, while it is hoped addi­ tional money to offset staging the


nesses. Said Mr Wells: "We need funds towards the cost of the fireworks, to provide safety barriers and to make first-aid arrangements among a list of other things." However, the working group also wants next year's Torchlight to be


• all floats disperse from Edisford Road, Seedall Avenue, Henthorn Road, Thorn Street and Eshton Terrace instead of Corporation Street, which was used for the last


the biggest and best ever. It is planned to return the proces­ sion to its traditional route so that


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Red Arrows could be jetting their way to Clitheroe for the torchlight celebrations


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Torchlight, held to mark the Mil lennium. The procession's best float will be picked by a panel of judges, which it is hoped will include Radio Lancashire's Jim Bowen and Sally


Nadin. The working group, which next


meets on January 14th, 2002, is expecting up to 10,000 people to watch the procession and any Red Arrows display and is already mak­ ing provision to print 5,000 sou venir programmes for the event. Any' proceeds remaining after all


the weekend's costs have been met will then be donated to the Mayor of Clitheroe's Welfare Fund


Well, well, w e ll. . .


WELL I never! Compa­ nies and organisations are being invited to dress Clitheroe's main


well. In times past, the well


in Wellgate was decorat­ ed each spring with flow­ ers and plants in a Mor­ ris dancing-led ceremony akin to those still held in some Derbyshire and Somerset villages, where the tradition of celebrat­


ing a healthy water sup­ ply has been kept alive.


to hear from garden cen­ tres, nurseries, compa­ nies or organisations which may like to take on the task.


The council would like Great to be back A top award for these country lovers


in business, says the countryside


THERE were signs this week th a t the Ribble Valley, was beginning to emerge from one of the dark­ est periods in its his­


Valley is now emerging from one of its darkest periods by John Turner and Robbie Robinson


from one side of the road


to the other. Recovery plans drawn up by government agen­


tory.N early three months after the last reported case of foot and mouth disease, more footpaths - closed since spring because of restrictions -


have opened, and the rest look like being opened in a matter of weeks. Nature conservation work on a large tract of


the Valley has wpn a top conservation award, and farmers and associated rural businesses signalled their own fightback by reviving a fair which dates back to the Middle


Ages. Mr John Barber, of


the Lancashire Rural Stress Network, said: "We are having the fair in an attempt to be posi­ tive. We want things to start to return to nor­ mal. How long it will take is anybody’s guess. There has been no slack­ ening of work in this office and there is still a lot needs doing in rural Lancashire." He added that there


cies indicate more money will be available to revive the rural econ­ omy, but they have received a cautious reception in the Ribble Valley. One report comes


from rural recovery co­ ordinator and Northern Foods millionaire Lord Haskins, the other from the Rural Task Force led by minister Mr Alun Michael. The plans are designed to alleviate problems caused by the crisis and formulate a way ahead for rural


areas. Lord Haskins, in his


. vival package was need­ ed, but a long-term recovery package was also necessary. ivi


they in turn will need to be resourceful and enter­ prising in tackling their problems."Ribble Valley MP Mr Nigel Evans said: "We will judge him on his actions, not his words. With the average wage for farmers well below the minimum wage, much more needs to be done to help our farming communities." Mr Evans agreed that in the short term a sur-


"But in order to do so,


ett, head of DEFRA, p r e s e n ta t io n oi a said th a t only £24m. prestigious national ,JU--------a w a r d -


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report, has considered providing a further £40m. to the Business Recovery Fund and rec­ ommended that banks continue with support and a "sympathetic line". He said that this help will also be support­ ed by the Government, particularly the Revenue departments. Lord Haskins said: "A


were still problems in the Ribble Valley. Footpaths had opened in certain areas, but farmers could be on the telephone for up to two hours to get licences to move stock


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would be made available immediately. This would be made up of £15m. from DEFRA, and £9m. from Regional Develop­ ment Agencies: £10m. of this will be allocated to the North-West. The agencies, the report says, will be the catalyst for overseeing and targeting support for all sections of


the rural economy. The Countryside


combination of continued support from the banks and the Government and its agencies during the next few months will enable those farmers and businesses who deserve to fight another day to do just that.


Alliance criticised the Rural Task Force report as presenting a subur­ ban, pebble-dash view of the countryside's future and failed to identify any inventive solutions


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Martin Bradbury, of United Utilities, received English Nature's Site of Special Scientific Inter­ est Award on behalf of the Stocks Reservoir- based Bowland Estate


Earlier this week, Mr


team. The team has been


working to preserve Bowland Fells' crum­ bling moorland and blan­ ket bogs by reseeding bare peat areas with heather and wavy hair grass, while mounting a bracken control pro­ gramme and erecting fencing to exclude graz­


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WORK to return rare bird species to local fells has been recognised by the


RESEEDING sections of Bowland Fells has proved to he a resounding success


their efforts are paying off.


Now, after five years,


of birdlife are returning in significant breeding numbers, among them rarities such as merlins, peregrine falcons and hen harriers, with estate land now home to 80% of the country’s breeding hen harrier population. Other birds flocking to


Once-deserting species


further endorsement of | the team's land manage­


ment strategy. Said Mr Jon Ilickling,


make the fells home include short-eared owls,


golden plover, lapwing, snipe, curlew, redshank, red grouse, whinchat, meadow pipit, skylark


and ring ouzel. Already designated as


a special protection area for birds under the EC Conservation of Wild Birds Directive, the English Nature award is


a conservation officer for English Nature: "The team's commitment to the task has reversed past problems of over- grazing and peat erosion. This has brought consid­ erable improvements to the wildlife habitats of the fells, in particular heather moorland and blanket bog habitats supporting internation­ ally important popula­ tions of birds of prey." Added Mr Hickling:


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"The award presented to United Utilities acknow­ ledges this achievement and the work carried out I may be upheld as an example of good practice for others to follow."


^ Knife-edge education situation by Tim Procter FULL car parks, jammed


approach roads and should er- to -sh o u ld er


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tours inside the buildings at a Ribble Valley high school reflected the knife- edge secondary education


places situation. Dramatically-improved


GCSE results and smart new accommodation, with more to


come, at Bowland High School, Grindleton, meant that hundreds of parents and


/ -V . -E children tried to visit on open


night. "There were 800 at least in


the school, but many others just could not get in," says headteacher Mr Maurice Gra­


ham. "People.were coming, not


just from all parts of the Rib­ ble Valley, but from as far away as Accrington too. "It was a very vivid tribute


"But there was nothing we


could do, and we invite those who wish to come to tele­ phone for an appointment." Lancashire County Coun­


cil's efforts to increase the number of high school places


is reflected in th e 84-pupil entry a t Bowland - it was 60 only two years ago. Ribblesdale High School,


to our success, but our coun­ try location could not take the numbers. It was very inconve­ nient for those who could not get in and we apologise to


them.


Clitheroe, has been seriously over-subscribed in recent times and building is going on


there too. Increasing demands for


places have meant that for the past two years, at least, many


Valley parents have got their child into the school of choice only after first being refused. The county council empha­


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sises that so far, all Ribble Val­ ley children wanting to go to a Ribble Valley school have been able to do so. Officials are hopeful that this will also apply next September. After that, the number of


unhappy with the allocated school have a right of appeal, and that education office staff will give every assistance. Thoughts of a new high


children leaving primary schools will dip — the county is faced with the expense of falling rolls in other parts of the county and is keen not to create unnecessary places anywhere else. It emphasises that parents


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concerns - it is expected that, as usual, some 400 boys and girls will sit the examination for the 120 places.


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