,18 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, August 15th, 2002
Elderly are warned over fire alarm salespeople
POLICE have urged senior c it i- : zens in the Ribble Valley to exer cise caution when they commit themselves to buying fire alarms over the telephone or on their
doorsteps. They believe a company is targetr ting the area trying to sell the
alarms at inflated prices. Crime prevention officer PC Peter
Wareing advised that people receiving a call from salespeople should never "sign lip there and then". And they
should always obtain three separate quotes.
Experts believe that people of the i
older generation take less care when buying on the doorstep because they have a tradition going back to. their younger lives when many traders, like butchers and bakers, did business on the doorstep. ■
If they are. in doubt about callers ■ ;.
they should get a neighbour in to advise them or call the local police sta- tion for advice.
Go-ahead for industrial building
A NEW industrial building can be put - have decided. They have approved the up in Lincoln Way, Clitheroe, officials application of The Tyreman, acting of Ribble Valley Borough Council under their delegated powers.
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Restore the
Castle now I was born in Clitheroe just after' the Second World War and spent my formative years there. In the intervening
period I have regularly returned to the town and ■ have been pleased to observe the manner in which it has progressed. The town centre, the railway station, the mar ket area and the sur rounding villages all por tray an aura of success, and symbolise a progress that goes some way to reflect the natural beau ty of the surrounding area. I note from the Ribble Valley Borough Council website that its own objectives are "to develop the economic, community and environ mental regeneration of the Ribble Valley." I t has in good mea
sure met these objec tives, and the people of the Ribbie Valley have good reason to be pleased with the out come. HoWever, on a visit
mowed grass now delighting in its lack of cutting. There was worse to come. The beautiful area'surrounding the memorial rose garden looked as though it had not rceived horticultural atention for many months. One of the two
, doubt, inevitably return to bite you in the prover bial financial bum. As tourists determine not to return a second time and 1 in so doing recall their
business, I can assure the management of this bor ough that such a failure to invest will, without
renowned crown bowling greens displayed weeds, copious volumes of rub bish and an article of discarded woman’s underwear. They looked iike the aftermath of an earlier attempt to repel castle invaders. The toi lets at the Moor Lane entrance cried out for . closure on the grounds of them constituting a
- health hazard. What a tragedy that
this pinnacle of local his
tory,' this emblem of all th a t has been experi enced by so many over countless decades and this centre of economic opportunity should be so allowed to sink into such a state of dilapidation and shame. At a time of national
last weekend my wife and I took the opportu nity (as we usually do) to visit the Castle grounds. Having passed
through a town centre bedecked with bunting and flags and portraying
.£7.85
an ambience of celebra tion and success, we entered the grounds via the main entrance. We immediately observed wooden seats that were rotting and in need of paint. As we climbed the steps towards the Keep, we clutched railings that were rusty and looked in danger of failing. All the garden areas were extremely unkempt, with weeds thriving in abundance and with pre- viously-lawned and well-
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experience to others, it will be local businesses that will pay the price. This will impact on the very core of the local economy. I t is not too late to
girls it was the first time away from horde. There was a wonderful atmos phere throughout the camp, and the girls made many new friends. They also attended the games on two of the days. . The fireworks display
act. After centuries of attack and siege,- the short-sightedness of a transient, if well-mean ing, local management team, will not be suffi cient armament to destroy this bastion of the Ribble Valley. • For the sake of local
them to use the powers at their disposal to pre vent this event taking place. We ask any of your readers who share our concern to contact the Home Office, or appropriate authorities, to urge them to cancel the BNP festival.
was part of the closing ceremony. I t started at
10 p.m. and lasted seven minutes. We had informed the appropri ate authorities before
hand. We apologise to any
one who was disturbed. I t was a very special
occasion.
celebration, it is also a mockery when consider ing that the community bought this 16-acre site in 1920 to symbolise and honour the townspeople who gave their lives in the 1914-18 war. Many local businesses
. glory, this monument and its surrounding gar dens by those who have been appointed its tem porary caretakers.
business, the pride of the local community and the memory of the past defenders of this epitome of Ribblesdale, there should be action now to restore to its former
PAULMARFLEET,
Hendre Farm, Nantglyn, Denbighshire.
Guides give
sport the castle as part of their Corporate style. Most tourism publica tions portray its majesty as an enticement to would-be visitors. What shortcoming in local government manage ment has, therefore, allowed this travesty to occur? , Even as I ask the question, I hear the words "budget shortfall" and "economic cutbacks" echoing around the ram
parts. As one widely experi enced in international
an apology IN reply to last week's letter from the residents of Edisford Road area of Clitheroe, I would like to point out that we were responsible for the fire works display on Sun day, August 4th, and not Mr Lancaster. We held a camp dur
MARGARET FIRTH, Manager, Girlguiding UK, Waddow Hall, Clitheroe.
Festival can
be cancelled MEMBERS of the Soci ety of Friends (Quakers), who have meetings in Sawley and the surround ing areas, have heard, with great concern, the news that the BNP intends to hold its Red, White and Blue Festival at Sawley. Holding this rally will
highlight the ideas and practices of the BNP, which stand in opposi tion to the views of the local authorities
in.the region; views advocating mutual understanding and co-operation bet ween those of different ethnic backgrounds and religions. . The initiatives which
ing the 12 days of the Commonwealth Games. Guides attended this camp from 30 Common wealth countries, as well as Guides from all over Britain. Brownie/Guide
BRONWEN HARDY, Clerk of Marsden monthly meeting of the Society of Friends, comprised of Quaker meetings in Sawlcy, Burnley, Rosscndalc, Bolton and Rochdale; WENDY HAMPTON, Clerk of Sawlcy Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends.
Unfair on
villagers REFERRING to last week's front page story, I think that it is unfair tha t the vintage rally has had to move. I t booked the venue
wanting to get a message across to the press, does so with a handwritten note, signed only by a forename? What does the BNP have to hide? Who is it hiding from? And why?
JO HARDING, Wilson Street, Clitheroc.
Successful ski club "
- IT was with some disap pointment that I read about the failure of Pen- dle Ski Club to: gain planning consent for the development of its facili ty on Pendle Hill. Pendle Ski Club has
being proposed for Whalley CE Primary
■ School. Has anyone actually
.- ing or afternoon! I agree that addition
stopped to think about the additional traffic congestion this will cause in and around the immediate area? I would request tha t the plan ning officials, county councillors, Ribble Val ley borough councillors, Whalley parish council lors, or even our own MP, come and see for themselves the traffic chaos on a school mom-
first and has been to that site for very many years. If the police and Ribble Valley Borough Council are worried about the amount of traffic and the possibility of disor der, as they say they are, why do they not use their ample powers to prevent the congestion and the disorder? Why have they acted
been at this location for some 35 years now, pro viding an excellent facili ty to the population of the Ribble Valley and to people from further afield. The club's aim is to promote ski-ing to all members of the commu nity and it does so very successfully, with an average of 300 new members each year and a further 100 peoplewho benefit from our lessons without taking member-' ship. The club also provides
against one party and not the other? Have they acted only against the more reasonable because they know that the vin tage rally organisers will comply with their requests? Are they afraid
- of the BNP? The BNP claims to be
have been taken could be put in jeopardy if the ideas and policies of the BNP are promoted as a result of this rally. A petition, signed by
local people, has gone to the Home Office, asking
a mainstream political party. What political party or other reputable organisation keeps secret the venue for its activi
- What political party or other reputable organisation when,
ties?. to its former glory
ADVERTISING FEATURE By JohnTurner
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. would ask again that a new school be built at the Calderstones site. Mr Blair, our Prime
al classrooms are needed due to the extensive housing developments taking place, but surely I
Minister, has promised billions for education, so why can't the Ribble Valley have a few million for a much-needed new school in this area? On a smaller scale, but
access to ski-ing for local Scouts, Guides and youth groups, as well as a number of local schools and colleges, and it is currently involved in the Ribble Valley summer scheme. Pendle Ski Club also
' and by telephone to the council for a Tarmac path to be repaired - has it been done; certainly not! Do the two have any
just as important to a pensioner who may fall and break a leg, I have been asking in writing
thing in common? They are both matters
hosts monthly sessions for Ski-ing for the Dis abled in Lancashire and actively supports its activities. Pendle Ski Club provides ski-ing at affordable prices to the community, as the club is not a profit-making organisation. In addition to this,
M. BARNES, George Street, Whalley.
Say nothing
Pendle Ski Club has a very successful racing team with a number of junior members being invited to train with the British Junior Team. The team has had a number of successes this season, notching up sev
eral wins at the summer league races and grand prix races.
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LEFT: One of the newly-refurbished bedrooms. (T070802/2b). RIGHT: The four-poster bed in the bridal suite. (T070802/2)
NEW owners have turned the clock back at the Swan and Royal Hotel, Clitheroe. The old town centre
Churchill was once a guest Now they have an
hotel, a coaching inn in the 17th Century, was once an impor tant venue for functions like dinner-dances, wed dings or annual dinners. But a previous owner
opted for garage music and a pain t scheme which tended to rule out its use by all but the young. When Mr Terry Joy
and his wife, Carol, bought the Swan and Royal four months ago, the function room was the first project they undertook.
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imposing, tastefully decorated and fur nished room - newly named the Sir Winston Churchill Suite, after the hotel's most famous former guest - which can cater for dining for' up to 100 people or a buffet event for even more. Guests will relax
under the unusual ceil ing with its ornate plas ter cornices. The great man him
self stayed at the Swan and Royal Hotel dur-
' ing the war while he was visiting another famous Swan_ and Royal guest, jet engine pioneer Sir Frank. Whittle. He would, perhaps,
be delighted th a t the function room, once the scene for many impor-. ta n t town functions, has been restored to its former glory and beyond. The room is complete
with its own dance floor, bar and stage. The room, is now
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30 years' experience in the licensed trade into making the Swan and Royal once more an im p o r tan t venue for people from Clitheroe and the area. When he left the
Royal Hotel, Kirby Lonsdale, to move to Clitheroe, he brought his management team, chef Keith Gardner and assistant manager Matthew Rees. "We have'all been in
the trade for a long time" he said. Mr Joy and his team
have also refurbished the six en-suite bed-
' rooms ’ and a bridal suite, complete with four-poster bed, has
. been created for honey- mooners.
The hotel is proud of > •
. its trad i tio n a l home cooking, using all fresh ingredients. There is a wide selection, from snacks to something more subs tantia l, served from noon to 6 p.m. And the at tractive bar, a buzzing place to
be, especially in the further refurbish the evenings, offers a wide Swan and Royal rolling range of drinks from on from the major Jennings' traditional improvements which cask conditioned ales to : took place three years . continental beers, and ago. He said: "We think lagers and wines and i t is the best pub in spirits.
Mr Joy has plans to ' to keep it that-way."
ABOVE: The Swan and Royal team: (from left) chef Mer Keith Gardner, Mrs Carol Joy, Mr Terry Joy, Mr Matthew Rees. (T070802/2d)
BELOW: The newly-refurbished Sir Winston Churchill Suite (T070802/2c)
the club facilities,Tfendle Ski Club has, as a Caring member of the local community, tried to con sider the environment. In' the recent foot and mouth epidemic, the committee took the deci sion to close the club (even though there was no requirement to do so by MAFF) in an effort to support the club's farming neighbours in preventing the spread of. the disease.
In its plans to1 expand l.’x"’.-
for the club, we have had envirdnmental impact
studies carried out and taken advice on light
pollution from experts in order to minimise the impact on the surround ing area. The ski club intends
Likewise, in our-plans,
sponsor an immi- grant/''asylum seeker", and be responsible for ALL their needs, I've no argument. But, let's be honest, the vast majori ty of so-called "asylum: seekers" landing in the UK are nothing more, than economic migrants: Government policy on-
this subject seems to be,, say nothing, but mean it. These words spring to.
mind: welfare state and bandwagon, multi-- nationals and cheap labour. It is the phoney refugees who kill com passion.
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BERT HARDWICK, Queensway,
•Great soccer;
weekend WELL done to all those who contributed to the success of the football extravaganza weekend. From Saturday
to continue with its development plans, and ■ would welcome the sup port from its neighbours and the local community to provide a class-lead ing facility that provides the best in artificial ski slopes in the country while, at the same time,- causing minimum impact to the environ ment. I hope this letter will
give your readers and the local community confidence that Pendle Ski Glub is trying to get the balance right for our locality and is trying to be unselfish in its consid erations-for the develop ment of the club.
MARK GIRVEN, - Chairman, Pendle Ski Club.
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congestion#; I READ with interest that more classrooms are
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. only raised more than- £ 11,000 for charity, but. also provided entertain-: ment for hundreds of- youngsters and their families. " Saturday's rain left many of the organisers, extremely worried as to whether the following day's matches would, take place. They did and such was the response, tha t it now looks as if the event could be repeated next year.
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Firework display was at Waddow Hall
'tion. Mr
Lancaster.stresses that he has not had a firework display at:the property for at least 12 years. Officials of: Girlguiding'UK have confirmed that
FOLLOWING last week's letter to the Editor regarding a fireworks display in the grounds of the Lancaster family's Edisford Road home, we have been asked to point out that the display was, in fact, at Waddow Hall. It had nothing to do with the Lan- casterfamily. It appears that the letter writer mistook the loca-.
the fireworks-ibeganiat-iO/p.m. on the Sunday evening and lastedTpifsome seven minutes. The'display^w^ tp'jiiarlc-the end of a special camp involving Guides! roinKlO Commonwealth countries. Many of the young people visiting had been spon sored. Officials'also asked us to point out that dis plays take place only every two years. We apologise for any offence the,letter, may have
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