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1 Blood-dripped walls, blood everywhere. Grass-flattened pieces of field, where t)ie wagons have all parked,' like vultures waiting to take the ani-


ground. . -


in^Deathl Smell! Emptiness! Sadness! Waste! My lambs are dead. My daughter's goats are no


1 m pens lay empty with bloodstained straw.


Birds, that's all there is now. Ducks, water, some sun! Lots of grass, grass we can't even cut. Days are so long as we wait for MAFF to come and tell us when the cleaning can begin!.


MAFF. Cunning, devious. It all seems a bit oddl Feelings of loss and sickness. My stomach turns, i


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Jggj ill* Phone isn't working, BT won't come! People are caring, sending cards and letters.


Daily routine. Wake up, school run, sit, drink, wane dogs.Eat, sit, drink, walk dogs, school run.


This keeps us going. .


Eat, watch TV, drink and walk dogs. There's nothing else we can dol Empty lives: How very sad.


A. WATSON, W e s tM a r t o n .


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liament- for last Thursday. MP Nigel Evans' reply follow­


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ing statement to the House by Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State Department for Environ­ ment, Food and Rural Affairs.


and mouth on the Ribble Valley has been enormous. The


Mr Evans: "The impac and mouth or: t h


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ty. There is a sense of grieving far the communities throughout my area and, I am sure, in neighbour


[arming, but the wider commum-


-t oft toot We heard about that before and e


ln®Wufthe Secretary of State ensure that the culling operation is carried out as humanely as possi­ ble? Stories have been spread abou the inhumane culling of. animals. Deio


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directly affected, suchas West Bradford, Gisburn, Paythorne,


Sawley, Rimington and Downham and other areas near Chtheroe, the impact has been devastating and total. Farmers still speak about the 1967 outbreak and remember it as though it occurred yesterday.


is this crisis now beinj by Vivien Meath


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mention in other parts of the country of the disaster which has struck the farm­ ing community in the Rib­ ble Valley and Yorkshire


D ales.Mr Peter Foley, of Hold­ en Clough Nursery, report­ ed that, during a recent visit to the National Exhi­


farmers of their stock, the reply was almost standard­ ised: "We thought foot and


mouth was all over." In a town centre


much closer, Burnl expressed surprise that foot and mouth was st'U raging- And in one of the Valley s villages, a caravan site pro­


Rural Affairs Minister Mrs Margaret Beckett was cov­ ered in the "In Brief col­ umn. I t read: "Margaret


newsagency, a visitor from mouth hotspot for the first iBrokett, Rural Affairs.Mm- ster visited a foot ana


time yesterday a■ impressed farmers with the way she made her own


bition Centre, Birmingham, many of those visiting his


stand asked where Holden was. When Mr Foley men­ tioned Bolton-by-Bowland


and the crisis th a t has robbed many of the Valley s


prietor whose site has been closed indefinitely, had to explain to a prospMtive vis- itor from Scotland that foot and mouth was devastating


n°“A spokesman for the National Farmers'Union in Yorkshire said: We could


the agricultural industry. The caller was amazed. • In Tuesday's edition oi


Helpline offers little to Valley’s rural trade


VILLAGE inns and shops are taking a real hammering as visitors are advised not to travel on country roads. The signs around the


Ribble Valley, advising people to keep to main routes, are being blamed for an almost total lack of


tourists. At the Hark to Bounty,


vehicles." I t "should-noW'be the ...... ,,


Slaidburn, Mr Peter Hey adds that they almost tell people to stay in their


was devo


not get over how hands-on she was and how she made


her own notes. She didn t miss anything.' There was one new foot apd m°uth


■ day's visit to the Ribble Valley and Craven areas by


The Times, the previous - n


total to 1,785." A


X X BJr __nf residents of residents


last week. In a bid to find out


what, if any, help was available, he attended a rural business helpline organised by Cheshire County Council at Tatton


park»The information glean ed gave little food for opti­ mism. "We are told that


we can obtain grants for up to £2,000 for IT equip­


ment and up to £6,000 for marketing. What’s the


point if people can t get here,", he asks. "WhenTrou


turesque public house in blind alleys, it's incredi- the centre of Slaidburn ble.______


- fill


Craven Trust. Its aim is to help


case yesterday - in Penrith, Cumbri


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Cumbria - bringing the tot^toi.785."


A £lm. appeal was due to be launched yesterday by the


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nities and businesses in the Ribble Valley and Craven Dales suffering hardship as a direct or indirect


AN a l l - to o - f am i l ia r s ig n in d ie K ib b le * alley, J c l ' . .


.. . . v- il lcv y e t m u c h o f d ie c o u n t ry is la rg e ly u n aw a r e o f I


(he devastation still continuing. (C2(>0.i01/.>) __


I S 1 8 U I l L l l C U DURING her statement to the House on M.


- ------------- - DE RA., Mrs Margaret Beckett, gave the the following statistics:


T h e figures so far Tune 21st,


uing. on nF.F A p p e a l


result of foot and mouth disease. The crisis ravaging the country­ side has caused devastation far


beyond the farm gate.:Livt std to markets and abattoirs have had to close, hauliers and small food processors dependent on local pro­ duce and independent butchers


haThose farmers affected, states


the trust, have had all their stock destroyediand. their source ol


- livelihood has gone. They have a long road to recovery over the next six months as their farms remain


' because of foot and mouth con­ trols and are not receiving any help and are already existing on a subsistence basis. The true horror is for some, too much to bean and cases of suicide are already being


. areas still with stock are suffering


under quarantine. # . f , j Meanwhile, those m infected


re Further down the chain, bed and breakfast premises and holi­ day cottage bookings have been


cancelled by holiday makers who S n no longer walk in the country­


side. Country hotels, restaurants and pubs have all lost trade-some 70%. Some businesses may well find their viability threatened by


£ 1 ,0 0 0 .0 0 0 A p p e a l to support


rho Palos Community


the prolonged effect of foot and mouth disease.


projects and groups are not going to get their usual funding due to


Many local schools, community .


the cancellation of nun^ ° ' ^ galas, shows, etc., supported by voluntary organisations and with out help may not recoven


Now, the Craven lru s t is appealing to all who have a love of


and individuals.


Craven Trust Dales Recovery Amieal" and paid into any branch of the Skipton Building Society, account No. 594421507.


Donations can be made to 1 ne ,


9 1 771 confirmed cases in the Unitea Kingdom, including four in Northern Ire-


the Secretary of State ioi United


for te r / Wheeled 'Armu


lal9 Nearly 3.4 million animals slaughtered for disease control purposes, an increa?® one million since May 3rd. Percentages, 80 A


sheep, 16% cattle and 4% pigs. 9 A further 1.1 million animals slaugh­


tered under the Livestock Welfare Disposa Scheme. Total livestock slaughtered about 3 3 o n


out of total population of around


55rP u t in context, although by anyone’s Cf mdards a massive number of animals, it is, of course a^ubstantially smaller number than we slaughter for consumpLion m a average week - some halfamdhoncatt , sheen and pigs a week, -Mrs Beckett.; 9 Over 900 vets still working on the out­


break, including 80 from abroad. 9 250 military personnel working on


cround, mainly in the north. B 9 Government continuing to take action


to help rural businesses, particularly in the worst affected areas, cope with the 'mpact of foot and mouth. Over last three months the Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise h deferred some £71 million of tax without


local businesses, voluntary groups es_ ia ln a ivm u a .o .


9 Around £790 million paid out in com­ _____ ;ll.___ in com


pensation for slaughtered animals m add,- tion to an estimated total of some £230 mil lion under the Livestock Welfare Disposal


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whether or not they have been directly affected by f°ot and mouth, will the Secretary of State insure that it gets through as


for money, which cannot be allowed. ■ . . .


vehicles used to transport carcases are not properly disinfected and that stops are made for tea and cot- fee on the way to the areas where the carcases are to be laid, i nat must not be allowed. Transporta­ tion must be direct from the farm?


"We have heard stones that the ,, . to the pits. im e


the compensation that base there. Will she come and see incidents 0f the kir de avaiiable to farmers the operation first-hand, speak referredj made it av;


that she would visit the north of England. As she knows, in Gisburn I have the Army operations depot, and the Department off Environ- ment, Food and Rural Affairs has a


■ "The Secretary of State said , . -n___ i ___ i


qTunydwstandbthat some farmers have been waiting 10 to 1.2 weeks


been with those who are directly : affect­ ed by the outbreak and listen to the ideas and practical suggestions ot farmers and those in associated industries to ameliorate the posi­ tion in the short term? Will she then produce practical suggestions


tne operation ~rf’ , A f fa irs nasa • , tv """ -


for the long-term, recovery of farm­ ing in our area?"


briefly. I undertand the comments of the Hon. Member for Ribble Valley (Mr Evans) about the feel­ ings and concerns of his con­ stituents. He made a number of observations about people waiting for compensation, and suggestions for dealing with problems m the handling of transport. "It would be very helpful to my department if people who have detailed evidence, whether ot delays in payment or, indeed, oi incidents of the kindtowhichhe referred, made it available. He will know thatt, one siuch anecdote repeated 10 times gives the impres­ sion of 10 such events. We shall of course look at any concerns that are expressed, but evidence would


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