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l Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, July 26th, 2001 3 ttlancsnews.co.uk


Imm hits mths


Ing vandals in the Iduring the last 15


ier


ids. Access is not diffi- |o achieve by simply


■young people from King - the Castle


■ing over the walls and I, M


le biggest item of dam- Tas the £5,800 caused


Its £303, the museum V skate park 800, and } bins and seats £850. j said one option would


lings, paths, lights and ■ stand had suffered ■her £2,010 damage,


> children's play area,


■) extend the proposed Id-circuit TV to cover J; of the Castle grounds, Ind the lighting in the Inds to reduce potential iig places or reduce the [growth of shrubbery to


lead hand’ immed councillor


If ORTS by English Iritage to stop the Inolition of Chatburn Jthodist Church were timed by a council-


Juncil's Planning and Ivelopment Committee lepted an officers' recom- gndation to allow demoli- In of the church and its placement by*a new one |the same site. (is reported in the Adver-


kibble Valley Borough Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 ,&rt.n.rtls,nq!. Burnley 422331 (Classified), www.ea3llanc3s^re?n^ne'co*u^ Halt to cleansing of .arms could by Robbie Robinson


THE Government's decision to ha lt the cleansing of farms, including those in the Ribble Valley, could ruin many small farm­ ers, it was claimed this


week. Farmers and local repre­


( farms affected by the foot and mouth disease (FMD.)


sentatives of the NFU and the Countryside Alliance are angry at the Govern­ ment's decision to stop clean-up operations on


cull.The Prime Minister has ordered a halt to the clean­


ing, which is costing an esti­ mated £2 million a day and could have reached a total


of £800 million. D' Farmers have accused


as it was discovered the cost —


EFRA of, incompetence as wasaiscoveieu


of cleaning and disinfecting a farm in England is aver­


aging £104,000, compared with £30,000 in Scotland. Mr Thomas Binns, vice-


wife that things were on hold until later this week. "I want to disinfect my


chairman of the NFU in Lancashire said that the news was a huge blow to cri­ sis-hit farmers. He said that it had taken a month from his stock being culled at his farm in Downham to seeing a case officer from DEFRA about cleansing. Mr Binns said: "On Friday he told my


DEFRA releases the new agricultural wage rates


AT a time when most of the Ribble Valley's farm­ ers are struggling to sur­ vive, DEFRA has released details of the New Agricultural Wages


■ mu~ Hnt-A f/ir a d u l t PAR The rate for adult casual


workers, which is currently £3.73 an hour, will be increased to £4.10 an hour from October 1st, in line with the National Mini­


Order: October 2001. Revised rates agreed by


mum Wage. The rate for pre-college


I the minimum rate for an . adult standard worker will i increase from £4.57 an hour 1 to £4.77, with other rates, except those for casual


the board when it met on Wednesday last week mean


aged 22 and over will also be raised to £4.10 in line with


theNMW. ' The revised rates mean


] workers, being increased pro rata.


Xr and Times last week, (glish Heritage suggested lit demolition of the con- fvation area building - Inch is not listed - be not


lowed. ■But councillors voted the


Tan through and Liberal Eder Coun. Frank Dyson Iclared: "I am dismayed [a t once again there has


liment."


Clamping again at


WKalley jLAMPERS appeared


, There were several dis- lagreements with motorists |who were apparently (unaware that the ticket (machine, out of order for a itime, had been repaired. I A passer-by rang the Advertiser and Times to complain about the clamp­ ing policy. The police also received a call, but pointed out that the issue is a civil one and,outside their pow-


tgain this week on the car ,ark of the Whalley Arms, 'halley.


^T h e Whalley Arms, in common with all other Whitbread pubs, has been sold and now villagers are waiting to see who takes it


over. liles contest mi 'It's all about you!' ;y Ribble Valley's own monthly magazine «Don t m iss iT


Lius a 20 x 16 framed portrait. L in the under nine months cat-


i Joseph Burns, of Chipping Irnley, and Molly Hudson, of Ft, Burnley, took the prize iri the Lnths age group. The two young- Lceive 15 x 12 framed portraits, ^petition was run in association [lley's Charter Walk Shopping 1 BCR Photographers Ltd.


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New Zealand man, women vets, labourers. I reckon they have had 30 different people here.and nothing's been done. It's no wonder- it's costing them an arm


and a leg. Countryside Alliance


Chief Executive Mr Richard Burge.said: "The Government is well aware that prompt restocking will make the difference between survival and fail­ ure for many small livestock farmers hit by FMD." He warned that any sig­


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Rodhill Gate said: "Its absolutely stupid. There have been no buildings dis­ infected here since the cull.They've got all these men on the ground running around like headless chick­ ens. We have had so many people here - case officers, a


Mr David Coupland at le here-case officers, a


lack control on this issue." He said that the high cost


, was the fault of the Govern­ ment and not the farmers, and that a more efficient method of cleaning must be found.He. added: "The cleaning process must carry on and reassurance.must be given to the farming com­ munity."


Mr Evans said that with ■


nificant delay in the clean­ up of farms could be disas­ trous for many small live­ stock farmers already, as he


another seven confirmed cases over the weekend cases, the disease was cer­ tainly not under control and the Government can not afford to be compla-


put it, on the edge. MP Mr Nigel Evans has


cent. • Last week, farmer Mr


written to Mrs Margaret Beckett highlighting his


concern that the Prime Minister has halted the cleansing operations. He said: "This is another clear indication that the Government and.Mr Blair


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David Coupland was quot­ ed as saying small farmers, shops and businesses were being pushed out. He has asked us to point out that, although he was at the meeting, he did not make that particular comment. •


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A COUNTRY LOVER'S PRAYER - BY A CONCERNED READER


Grey clouds hang heavy over dark fell A community lies waiting for the blow to


fall.


Disease creeps up silently, unseen Pious men beg God to save us all.


,, Vinegar once washed plague from coins


Tossed into a hewn, stone trough. Simple folk made pacts with God,. . Laid misfortune at the feet of sm and sloth.


A way of life, now under threat Blame lies squarely at the feet of men. Whitehall and Brussels both decree


Life may never be as fair again.


For centuries, father handed down to son Knowledge of this land he knew so well.


miThe rhythms and the tides of life And strength to cope whate'er befell.


fVtP Now distant bureaucrats destroy with


stroke of pen Fine herds that generations bred. Sick or healthy, none are spared Past and future, all lie dead.


Lord intercede, let sense Preiva(' To stall the cull, and stem the tide. Bless the farmer, let him thrive To tend our precious countryside.


D. EVANS, Highfield Road, Clitheroe.


Widow of tank tragedy soldier tries to piece her life together


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hael David Paterson (28), was one of two men' killed when a Challenger


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routine exercise two Sadiy) oniy two weeks weeks ago.


Former Ribblesdale he lost his li{e in the acci- after joining her husband,


High School pupil Mrs dent in which two more sol- P a te rso n (23), is th e diers from the same regi-


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daughter of Mr and Mrs Brian and Joan Kemp- ster, of Hillside Drive, West Bradford. She married Cpl Pater­


son at St Catherine's CE Church, West Bradford, in September, 1999. Since their wedding, the couple had spent as much time as possible together, despite Cpl Paterson's three-year Northern Ireland posting. This year, things looked


by the MoD. The couple (pictured in .


happier times on their wed­ ding day) first met while enjoying a night out locally, while Cpl Paterson was on


leave.


Joanne was working for the Independent Holidays


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Group, Earby, formerly Country Cottage Holidays,


set to change for the better, with a new posting mean­ ing Cpl Paterson's transfer


and they bought a home in Barnoldswick. It was their hope that, after their mar­ riage, they would be able to spend more time in it


ment were injured. A full inquiry is to be carried out


to the A Squadron of the Royal Tank Regiment m


by Vivien Meath


together. It was not to be, for Cpl Paterson was posted to Northern Ireland. His wife successfully applied for a transfer from her compa­ ny's Earby office to Glas­ gow and they acquired an Army house, putting their Barnoldswick home on the


market.With her husband s recent posting to Wiltshire, Mrs Paterson had begun a new position with a travel agency in Salisbury. Now she hopes it will be possible to acquire a post in one of that agency's shops locally and, with the Barnoldswick home which had so many happy memories for the young couple not sold, for her to start life again there. Cpl Paterson's funeral


took place on Friday at Auchtergaven and Money- die Parish Church in Bank L, A Cl ill*


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PROTESTERS blocked the entrance to th DEFRA centre at Gisburn on Saturday to demonstrate their anger over a cull next to a


^^V^icterbearing^laraMs?n 'animals at Burnside and . Vehicles


signs and black balloons parked in the entrance and exit while the drivers demanded to see the senior DEFRA official at the cen­ tre to complain about the way the cull was conducted. Residents of Burnside


.vets and slaughtermen entered a farm while a bar­ rister worked to obtain an injunction to prevent the


entry.


that the cull went ahead an hour before the legal docu­ mentation could be complet­ ed. The residents said that the slaughter was conducted despite an overnight vigil and what was described as their "appalled resistance . The farm was classed as a


• However, protesters said . ,


housing estate, SklP^°n’ had watched as DEFRA


tainly


tainlv no premises where the disease had been confirmed.


the |


stand-off some protesters examined the disinfectant trough at the gate and watched as DEFRA staff


During the one hour 'A y. Legal Advice used it. Mrs Jennifer Purcell said: |


"The biosecurity here is a joke. They are the most con­ taminated people in the country and the trough is not even filled properly. No one is getting out of their cars and spraying their shoes and there is no spray-down when leaving, even though they are all driving and walking about together inside the fenced area and I


buildings.


dangerous contact premises, but it was claimed that no one from infected or contigu­ ous farms had either been on the land or had any contact with the animals. The farmer said that he


ing."


had paid someone else to tend the sheep and cattle at Burnside and had been care­ ful not to visit the infected premises at Silsden and the


are constantly blaming the farmers for poor biosecurity and yet this lot are not help- |


"Mr Blair and DEFRA A DEFRA spokesman |


said that all DEFRA staff leaving farms have to clean and disinfect thoroughly at the premises, so the disinfec- l tion equipment in place at Gisburn is a back-up to those measures at farm j


entrances.


AS we went to press on Wednesday, there were no new cases of foot and mouth in the Ribble Valley.


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in the Valley, although there have been several within the Clitheroe-Settle rectangle.


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