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■ countfysiclS.^i^uinel golf:Studies,'to ,^V.’»i! « ff f i ts< T ^ 'fs f - The disrupted


weekend lives MANY thanks for the "As I . see ita r ti c le by John Turner, featuring the council's last Policy Committee. Perhaps we could also have ■


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an insight into "anti-social": drinking, also the topic of the same meeting. = . The drinking itself is very, social and takes place m cer­ tain town centre pubs in Chtheroe. The problem occurs when a group moves on to the next pub as part of the circuit. The ban on town centre


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drinking will not affect this ritual - unless of course an individual is in possession of alcohol. Then the police have to decide to pounce on the one individual (and quite possibly causeanot)! Ju s t a few years ago, in


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response to the council react­ ing about crowding of the pavement outside town centre pubs (when we actually had a summerl), the police respond­ ed that they were hardly going to push people back into the packed pubs from which they came. In a few months, Clitheroe


will be a "Wild West town" for the Torchlight and we will need our own camp X-ray for a potential few thousand detainees. In fact, Lowergate car park is taking that shape already. Of course we have a prob­


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COUNTY VOGUE has a new owner and is extending its ranges. The prestigious


Clitheroe King Street ladieswear shop, which specialises in lingerie, nightwear, hosiery and swimwear, has been taken over by Mrs Judith Thomber. The hand-over, which


took place this week, was made by previous propri­ etor Mrs Liz Wilson, who ran the shop for 25 years. She wished Judith and her husband, Andrew, every success in their new venture and said: "How lovely it is for another long established Clitheroe family to take it on." Liz comes from the


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lem and alcohol bans on drinking in public places in the town centre will have as much effect as an arts centre "creating a more balanced town centre populace on such occasions". Many people live in the


town centre and have their lives disrupted each weekend. People avoid the town centre each weekend and even have to forego entertainment like the Grand Cinema, etc. - 1 haven't any answers, but


entertainment on the periph­ ery of the town th a t would have to include a nightclub, etc., might just help. The Barrow Printworks site


beckons.


BRUCE DOWLES, Whallcy Road, Clitheroe.


Fullest choice ' must be given i


> THE change of pollcy;Over care homes is tak in g 'place


! debate would ensure th a t all : agencies; including the Gov- .! .eminent, are on board and .we .;0ught to be debating,'if n o t . ..demanding,


; ad eq u a te ' when more elderly people are !. issue. ■ . ■


resources to deal with this . f!i


living longer and requiring ‘ A standing conference^ with care.'We are now seeing the 'a l l agencies and a national • benefits of th e NHS, with debate with appropriate people living longer than-.thea guidelines regarding funding, Biblical three score years and . partnership working, and ten. • ''"iv.i.'.j!!


, action plans are required. ■


er the age profile of the popu--’ grandparents are too impor- lation, say 10 years ago, today. tant to be merely a matter of and a projected profile in 10 years'time. •• We need to bear in mind ij th a t over.the next 20 years:.


• We need to seriously consid- • . The lives of our parents and


pounds and pennies. We must continue the cam-,


certain earlier baby boom years will work through. to affect'the age profile. Will there be a shortage of places if we fail to take th a t into account now? . What IS clear is that there


pmgn, not only for the people who are currently living in Lancashire care homes, but to ensure that in the future the people of Lancashire are given the fullest choice possible of where they wish to reside in their old age.


needs to be changes to the way our elderly citizens.are cared for. What few pepple^c^ ^Blackburn acceptisthattheway forivaid'|..; is to inflict mass.upheaival oh ‘ vulnerable people.


The county council must


COUNTY COUN. GEORGE SLYNN, Great Harwood,


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ensure that disruption is min­ imised and p rivate sector SPRING has drived a t last, standards are closely moni- Countryside is emerging from tored and that home support under the shroud of last year's means a wide variety of help horror of animal deaths, fires is available on the doorsteps of and acrid smoke., . individuals.


understanding Suddenly we are all discov- ■ . L ^ t^ h i re County Council' ering the truth^of.its.yalue.


mustThihk long and ,hard, Like an echo, a verse from a before it implements such lad- , Polish poem is following ine: ical proposals. Services have to be economically efficient,-


but it is imperative that deci­ sions are not driven by any need for short-term savings. Pensioner pressure groups


complain loudly th a t our elderly are significantly worse


"Freedom is like our health - we appreciate it in all its full­ ness only when we loose it." Parliament, the Prime Min­


off than their counterparts^in.:, food production-it is the soul manyotherp^tepf the Wretr^iiof the nation.,,; em world.


ister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, politicians and the media are all in full voice: Countryside is more than just


. ’. "Open the ..footpaths!"


ulation is a problem, an issue torsi" which is taxing politicians and the pensions industry, but it is not always possible because of failing health. To sum up, I suggest that


the concept of care in the community for our ageing populations is what the coun-


The cost of this ageing pop-;, vbpen up to welcome visi- Coinciding with September


11th, more and more people, cramped in their congested, suffocating town and city dwellings, are looking at our open land for recreation, land of infinite variety, interest and beauty. The Government is


ty consultation document,' campaigning to create facili- ought to be about, rather than ties, encourage small business a narrow discussion on county and enterprise to welcome the carehomes.


I believe th a t a wider Next I read in the Clitheroe tourists.


: Committee of the council has refused conversion of a build-


Advertiser, and Times on March 28th that the Planning


,ing to provide security at. Stydd on the Kibble Nursery.


'. I.remember from 50 years ago, when discovering this country, being fascinated by the quaint gate houses, small estates attached to prosperous industry, or caretakers' accom- modation 0 to look after schools. Slowly they were a l l , phased out and vandals stepped in, encouraged by the empty premises, excited by the ease of entryl New strata was growing in the communi­ ties, media reportmg disasters with frustrating regularity, insurers raising the rates. . . I do hope th a t the Stydd


Nursery will survive the lack of understanding of its own council, the constant outside threats and will manage to prosper and expand its special Ime in horticulture. Not all of us can enjoy the well-endowed facilities,"hbwever magnifi­ cent.",


IRENA ZALASIEWICZ, Bu^.


path closure REGARDING the Marth- olm Viaduct and rights of way. Since the original railway


In fact, the firs t was some


years ago when someone was paid to dig a trench a t the Read end of the viaduct. Taking advantage of the


IN, contrast to -:Febr­ uary, March was a dly month -with mild days March began with] a


cold north wind and frosty -. night. Milder


recent foot and mouth scare, many mature trees were felled across the path for quarter of a mile near to the viaduct. This latter move was, in the opinion of manjr, an act of vandalism and possibly ille­ gal!-


weather, soon retumM, ■with a wet day- on the fifth and a south-wit gale on the 10 th.-. From the middle of, the month, - wanner, winjis lifted the temperatures into the low 50s an d ,,^ high pressure domin: ,t- ed the weather, many dry and: sunny days


Fmally, LCC erected, at our


■ expense, a spiked steel fence, which in itself is a trespass since it is within the boundary of the viaduct, and even bolt­ ed on to the viaduct. The viaduct belongs to "Railway Paths" an associate of SUS- TRAN. These people would selfish­


ly deny us a r ig h t of way through the countryside, away from the traffic. To paraphrase, "for these men to succeed, i t only remains that, we the public do nothing". So stand up, be counted and protest!


L.WILLAN Chatburn Close, Great Harwood.


Protest about We went to the


track was removed, some 30 years ago, many people have used this as a right of way. If a path has been used regular­ ly for 20 years it can legally be claimed as a right of way. In Hyndburn we are equally upset by the attitude of the farmer and the Lancashire County Council officials who have worked together to block ouraccess.


Falklands. . . WE went to the Falklands you and I Never dreaming one of us


would die There you lay an empty


shell. I t 's now left to me, the


world to tell, That you were a lad so full


of life Gone forever with one


•stroke of a knife. Freedom won for folks so


, faraway. Do they know? Do they


Petitions are useless in such .


a case. The correct course of action is to telephone LCC on 01772 264468 to make a legal application for the above to become a footpath. Request a copy of the "definitive map" for that area. You will need to find witnesses who have used that path for 20 years. If you can do this, I will be happy to help in any way possible. The authorities quote tres­


pass and vandalism as reasons for blocking this path. Tres­ pass involves causing damagel


care? : Some days it feels I'm going


insane Some days you can't take


away the pain. There are other ways to cry


without dying. Written on the 20th


without crying There are other ways to die


annivesary of the start of the Falklands Campaign. Dedi­ cated to all the Falkland Island soldiers and our own Clitheroe lads.


SHIRLEY WILSON, Waddington.


New owner will extend the ranges FuM^^ai^ing e f f a f t e r loss: of grandad


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Event hits right note for charity


A DAY in the sun -with Slaidbum Silver Band at West Bradford on Sun­ day raised £285 for the Three Rivers Park fund- raising group to add to the £3,560 they have already raised for Chil­ dren in Christie's. The busy fund-raisers


are now gearing up for their big event of the year - three d ays'of activities over the Gold­ en Jubilee weekend from June 1st. Events include the


Royal Regiment,, of Fusiliers, inflatables, a clown and face painting and even a boys' band win be plasdng.


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There will also b ean appearance of the Cul­


pepper .^Kteni‘Charity show team; from |TBla^ pool, and on June 2hd a sports day -will include a' donkey derby. On June 3rd, a street


party will be held.


Advertisement sign refused


A PROPOSAL for an advertisement sign a t KAMS Service Station, Simonstone, has been rejected. A Government App­


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kT^,-.S-t5'','rVL-.- THERE -were concerns Clitheroe about what was beij


' emissi


in some quarters as an abo- Stephen Morton, Director of for the East Lancashire Hea| which ceased to exist at the bi


month. Critics claim th a t he


had always soft-ped­ a lled on issues su r ­ rounding allegations of harmful emissions from Castle Cement's Rib- "blesdale 'Works,


j ; But in what was virtu- ally his last act for the authority - a report to


’ jthe Environment Agen- .j^yy in response to Castle Cement's application for new Integrated Pollution


^Prevention and Control ' “ 'regulations - he was ^scathing about standards the plant.


T ' His report stated that ^“the emissions of carbon - “ ’.and sulphur dioxide from


bi;kils five and six were


““ "notably in excess" of the , industry benchmark. His recommendation to the health authority


** *was for it to request fur- 3“ ther remedial action on “ “kilns five and six "or an early discontinuation of


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HealthI Mortonj countel that th i stacks f health. | Even


report, I joined t | Hyndbl Valley f Trust, 1 ly, the


investig suring i has moij exposuij status, i Illation j than fo| of the h | "The


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“ “ their use". ■ *1“ ' Referring.to the prob-:^P9’^ '■)j*ability that the't-wo kUiis lutern ’doTO in' three:


-'““reported: "We would not' want


^ “p lan t in' North 'Wales came on stream, he


to support


lliise, over a further four first ti years or more,.at their cashirg current level of perfor- ty’s coil


approval for continued


1“ He described the per- they h | -ncformcince of the two kilns there isl noas "relatively poor" for this coin emissions of sulphur try befJ


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eals Officer has dismised an appeal into the Ribble Valley Borough Coun-, cil’s refusal to allow the 1.3 by 2.5 metre sign.-; The decision le t te r ' pointed out th a t addi­ tion of the sign would lead to an excess of advertising material on thesita


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Kelly business family, while new proprietor Judi th's family has a background in textiles. Judith thanked Liz


and her daughter, Aman­ da, for their help and advice on the running of the shop. Although maintaining


the ranges and quality which has made it a lead­ ing women's shop in Clitheroe, Judith is extending County Vogue's stock. She said: "We will concentrate on our current styles, but will have greater ranges to cater for younger women. We also intend to stock specialist bridal lingerie and underwear." Items from Lejaby,


Parah, Simone Perele, Chantcllc, Valisere and Fantasie are among the eye-catching displays: Now in stock is the Nat­ ural, a new self-adhesive, underwired bra which is truly strapless and back­ less.


There is also a large range of high quality


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: for her summer holiday. Some is currently fea-


. swimwear, perfect for the woman seeking fashion- ’ able and practical items


I t would be "unduly


ABOVE: Liz Wilson handing the keys over to Judith Thornber. (CAT 050402/1) BELOW: Assistant Kathryn Gould with Judith in the shop.(CAT 050402/2)


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T'WINS Megan a n d Hayley ation among their schoolfriends at the organisation on Monday H u n to o n d e c id e d to ta k e Itead Primary School. They set when they handed over the


Tunttpr*! intn th e ir own b a n d i “ P ^ s ta ll a t breaktime doing cheque to Leukaemia Research's m a t te r s into in e ir own n an a s


a f te r su f fenng.the loss of staff. their grandfather because of


leukaemia. ~ /— ^ ' The nine-year-olds from Read Leulmemia Research. Take care of car keys


POLICE issued a warn­ ing this week to the own­ ers of high-value cars in the Kibble Valley to take care where they leave their car keys when they go to bed. V V • The warning follows a ;


raid on a house in Clay- ton-le-Dale on Thursday night when a new BMW,' worth £25,000,~and a V-


ADVERTISING FEATURE and colourful window


-display. Brand names include Rasurel, Foot­ prints, -Triumph and Huit. Q u a l i ty is the hall­


' tured in an eyecatching mark of this light,-'airy


and elegant shop. The ground floor features the displays of lingerie and hosiery, while the upper floor contmns the night­ wear and swimwear ranges.-Both levels have


spacious fitting rooms, and items are tastefully, ranged to be accessible. . The new staff have,


attended lingerie and undergarment fitting, courses, so can continue; to offer the advice neces-,.


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1A King Street, Clitheroe. Telephone 01200 423158 & I' c'-T.'i;!' 4' r’L ■ yi'- ■ any woman's specialist


iequirements.; -Judith stresses th a t they cater , for all sizes: from A to H


; bra-cups.’She said:."AlI women want to look and


’ feel their best and we are happy, to ^ i s t -m e n ’in


, choosing gifts for their ladies." ’


a t £18,000, were stolen from a driveway. The thieves had forced


a -window of the house at the end of a quiet cul-de- sac while the occupants slept and taken the car keys from the house.


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’ One of the cars was found parked a few miles away with the keys in the ignition. The other was left in, Salford,


registered BMW, valued minus its wheels.. More CCTV cameras


TWO steel columns with •' "smoked', glass speed,:- dome housing", are to be "’; installed on the Edisfords^, car park to-take CCTV cameras as p art of the i


; Clitheroe and. Whalley scheme.’ '


V , One camera .win be), located - opposite,: the):, entrance to Ribblesdale , - Pool'and the other will ',-, be opposite the entrance -:


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to Roefield Leisure Cen­ tre in a bid to give maxi­ mum coverage.


« Aireport-'to Kibble iValley.Borough: Coun­ cil's Planning and De-vel- ,opmentDonunittee said


’ th a t ,th e columns and housing,-will be painted


^.black to ’,matchmother : lig h tin g ,and-railings.' Planning permission was granted. ’ .


Credit card fraud case


:■&'Ann Carrie Blenkinship, 32,'of .Pimlico Road; is charged withobtaining property worth;£l;600:by deception. :The hearing was adjourned,until,April HHjI 18th'


A WOMAN from’XIlithero’e was remanded on bail by'Blackbum magistrates on charges of cred­ i t card fraud and possessing emuiabis.


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embarked on a fund-raising oper- They were„thanked on behalf of ,


xhe magnificent result was a Our picture shows the twins, cheque for £160.40p for their schoolmates and Mrs McDonald -


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business with friends and Blackburn chairman, Mrs Mavis McDonald.


intrusive", especially when illuminated: a t night. '


Diesel theft


THIEVES stole diesel fuel worth £200 from a ' coach parked in Station Road, Gisburn. The theft occurred some time last week and police are investigating. .


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I'• ? Walkers’ trek Barley and R<


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“■"''THIRTY-ONE mem­ bers of Clitheroe Ram-


l^hlers ' Association enjoy- pSaed a walk led by Mr jNeville Wardle.


jpl- Starting from Barley


^^Information Centre, the Ifewalkers took a seven- ’^|an d -a-h alf mile round trip, passing between lower and upper Black Moss reservoirs and on to Mountain Farm. ■ ' Unfortunately, the clouds descended and


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