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rage’ case I HAVE not read any of the letters reacting to my original letter con cerning "Born- and Bred", but I am led to believe th a t some of them verge upon the edge of silliness, entirely missing, the salient points. Purposefully, I have not read them because I knew
exactly the . reactions th a t
response or, as already, mentioned, the reaction I would receive. Besides which I have better
such silliness and no thought has gone into any of the responses I have received. I t seems that the same people can take praise, but are unable to take indirect cristicism, for my letter was not aimed at any one, or thing, but at the whole hysteria surround ing a local television pro- ject/production. It may surprise some of those who responded with their own opinions and I have
things to get on with works. So, "sour grapes" -like life for example - without reading what amounts to unthought- out "letter rage". But then some readers can be oh
so predictable.
Which is why I wrote my letter in the style written.
one reason is because I wanted to be in the series? I would suggest those th a t reacted so vigorously to my letter go back and actually read what I am trying to point out. Perhaps the term "letter rage" would be more apt to these let ters, as not one of them has actually understood a word I was saying. • As to wanting a part in the series and procla mation or inferrence of some jealousy on my part. I cannot honestly say I have ever heard
"Sour grapes" claims
worked on televised pro ductions and have, in the past, scripted, directed and produced my own
falls a little "flat" for my taste.
those writers to "wake up and smell the coffee" and read my original let ter properly. I was once told by a
Again, I would urge
well meaning creatures, devoted to doing good, and would be unlikely to send an unsigned letter to a newspaper, so it is more likely to have been sent by one of the darker creatures in the produc tion. Let's try to sort out
some facts for him. .. FACT: Derek Fowlds,
Bill Maynard, Nick Berry • and Niamh Cusack all appeared in the first episode of "Heartbeat" and, I am sure, would all be disap pointed to learn th a t they were not considered to be big names at the time. FACT: The railway
we are patronisingly called, and they, and not the "villagers”, were the ones who complained that they could not pro duce their play as planned during the film ing. In fact, as a result of the BBC's visit, the vil lage hall now has a much-expanded car park, which will make it easier for those wishing to visit future Stage 2 productions to park their cars. Before I finish, I must
professional cameraman "’Never work with ani mals or the public; amateurs.?
THE HOBBIT. A pleasant
TV change I WRITE with reference to the letter you printed from an unnamed Hob bit.
Although, come to
think of it, despite the fact that I know very lit tle about J. R. R. Tolkien's trilogy, I do know that Hobbits are
stations featured in "Born and Bred” are Dam End, near Keigh ley, and Rawtenstall. Both are within easy reach of Downham, and could be incorporated in a visit to the area. Adensfield Police Sta tion, however, is a build ing in Otley, a modest 80 miles from Goathland where "Heartbeat" is set. FACT: While Castle
Cement is "just over the hill" from Downham, just over the hill from Goathland is the Fyling- dales early warning sta tion for nuclear attack, and an area of political sensitivity. FACT: Downham
Stage 2, the amateur dramatic group which stages plays in Down ham Village Hall, con tains no "villagers", as
express great surprise that the writer of the let ter does not find Down ham, and its surround ing countryside, to be very beautiful indeed. So is, I would add, the
Spendthrift
councillors IT is not every day that one hears of anyone giv ing away free something of value, but it seems th a t our spendthrift councillors and officials in the Ribble Valley Bor ough Council have done that in big style: , I refer to the dealings of the sale, or giveaway, of the Grand Cinema. The cinema was sold,
building is available for the envisaged two-storey, extension - all without- disturbing its main func tion of a much-respected cinema with listed build ing status. The part vision and
cinema could live in har mony, at least until the purpose-built replace ment arts centre with at least the one screen is provided elsewhere in town. Can I urge readers to
Trough of Bowland, but in a very different way, as are the North York shire Moors.. "Born and Bred" has
been described by one media critic as "simple, but immensely watch- able". This sums the sit-
. uation .up admirably, and it is a pleasant change from many of today's productions which rely on a cocktail of sex, violence and bad language to titivate their audience. No one in the land would be ashamed to sit down with their children or grandchil dren to watch this delightful series.
DAVID BUSBY, Ashtree Cottage, Top Row, Downham.
we were told, due to it not making a profit and that it was costing the taxpayers of the Ribble Valley too much money to keep it open, so it went up for sale and was sold for the cheap sum of £ 100,000. Since then, the RVBC
She would die with
them. A few years later, I
spotted a pair of lap wings nesting on the roundabout on the approaches to the motorway north of Bolton. The last stand! Where have all the flowers (birds) gone?
IRENA ZALASIEWICZr Hebburn Drive, Bury. -
object to the application by writing in simple terms to the planning officer at the Ribble Val ley Borough Council
offices? To quote your article,
has given various grants to this now privately- owned business of some £25,000. Another grant of £15,000 was request ed at a council meeting held on November 6th, 2001, a total of £40,000. At a previous meeting
held oh March 7th, 2000, the council was asked by the same peo ple for grants of £96,000 that were to be spread out over three years. Now it appears that
the RVBC is to pay out another £15,000, this time for a forthcoming feasibility study for an arts centre for the Ribble Valley. One can see, given the
the roof feature at Edis- ford Road could equally apply to the Grand . . . " a unique sense of place". Let's not lose it to a whim (and a prayer?).
A FRIEND OF THE GRAND.
Divert this
school cash I READ recently with dismay in the Advertiser and Times that a school is not now to be built alongside the new devel opment at Calderstones Park. I find this rather
Can anyone
help strays? I AM writing on behalf of a friend of mine who is 82 and has, for the past year, been feeding a family of four stray cats. The litter made its
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way into her backyard in Monk Street as kittens around two months old. Although quite thin, they appeared to be healthy. She did not want to
take them in as she has two cats of her own, so she contacted a local ani mal sanctuary. The sanc tuary told her that due to the high number of strays it already had, it would be unable to take them. The local dog warden
strange, considering that I attended public meet ings with the developers, council and county offi cials and, as I recall, all promised a new school
figures, that the council would be built as a con- in fact paid for the new dition of the housing
I owners to take the cine ma off its hands with the prospect of more cash | flowing into the begging
the question is. have we
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bowl. This is not an isolated
I thrift council. They have I in the last year given out more than £500,000 in grants to various beg ging bowls in the area. I t appears tha t this
incident with our spend-
council thinks that we, the ratepayers in the Ribble Valley, are all mil lionaires who have very deep pockets. - -
CONCERNED CLITHERONIAN.
Our cinema
must stay THE "cute" tu r re t at Edisford Road, pictured on page three last week, is, of course, a spire and a principal feature of a I bed and breakfast enter
prise by the Lancasters for missionaries involved
| in their projects locally. One of the prime pro jects is that recently sub-
| mitted for the Grand Cinema, if listed build ing consent is obtained from Ribble Valley Bor- | ough Council in the com
I application means that | it is not just that "cine ma will not feature", rather a mid-20s slight
ing weeks. Bizarrely, part of that
I extension on the Albion Street end to provide the projection room will be demolished, thus denud ing the building of its prime listed feature -
| that of being a cinema. Not just an ex-cine-
ma, maybe derelict or perhaps just getting by
| in a forlorn world as a carpet warehouse, but a living operational cultur-
| al experience for the peo ple of Clitheroe and its surrounding towns and
| villages. This is a fully, func- I tional cinema showing
I films seven days a week (Ribble Film Club on
| Sundays). The Lancasters' vision for it as an evangelical
| funded to £2.5m. by them in Bristol, could all but partly be filled with
I cinema still featuring. The basement is huge (ex-nuclear bunker actu- | ally!), and the rear of the
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development proceeding. What has happened to
alter this agreed course of action and why were we, the local population, not consulted? I cannot believe that
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"PANIC ROOM" (12); from tomorrow
and RSPCA have also been unable to offer any help with the cats. Her concern was that these kittens would grow up and, without attention, go on to have kittens of their own. Last week she discov
WHEN Meg Altman or i (Jodie Foster) and her pro daughter Sarah move in r to their spacious New hoi York house, they feel safe the in the knowledge that les they have a panic room, int
Question: In which children's musical f i l f appear?
the renovation of the existing Whalley School will he as costly as build ing an entirely new school. Could the money saved not be diverted to other good causes within the village, such as a full time youth club? . Am I the only resident
in Whalley to feel aggr
ieved? - I shall also be writing
to the Whalley Parish Council and Ribble Val ley Borough Council for an answer.
M. BARNES (MRS), George Street, Clitheroe.
Lapwings’
last stand WHITE and wild milk will help country life - good news! • Is it for real? Organic-
milk - does it mean it will come from the cows grazing peacefully in a flower meadow? Flower meadows disappeared all those years ago.. When cold weather
comes, will it be fresh, fragrant hay? Or will it still be silage? The latter from meadows cut early
ered th a t one of the strays had made its way into her house and given birth to a kitten. She is caring for the cat and the kitten at present, but is now feeling helpless with the ongoing situa tion, as this kitten is probably the first' of many that will be born from the strays. She has always been a
supporter of animal charities and feels let down that no one seems ’ to care about this prob
will help, hot only with the kitten, but also the family of strays. If you can help, please
contact me on 01200 426790.
LAURA BAILEY, Hazel Grove, Clitheroe.
Yin, Yang
at circle THE ancient circle at Bleasdale, north-west of Chipping, visited by Clitheroe Ramblers on Sunday, was built of oak in approximately 2200 BC. During the excava tions early last century, the timber remnants were removed and replaced by stone pillars to mark the sites. I t is usual for stone circles to have an energy
in the spring when all pattern of positive and the ground nesting birds negative charges for
are still sitting on eggs or the tiny beings have just hatched. When I came to live
on the edge of Greater Manchester 50 years ago, we had a lark rising from a field outside my window and the lap wings were wheeling and whirling, claiming their site. . Then came the time of
alternated stones. This circle was generally simi lar, but there were a cou ple of interesting details. 1. A "gateway" was
formed of three Yin places on one side, and three Yang ones on the other.
2. Of the remaining 11 '
very efficient food pro duction, lakes of milk and mountains of butter. Grass was cut few times in the season to produce
. silage. Larks disap peared first. I have never seen once since in our
area.- The last lapwing I saw
centre for young Chris- trying to nest was 20 | tians, or arts and mission years ago. The male was centre similar to th a t
stones, at one point in the circle there were two consecutive Yin places. The spacing between and on each side of these was about three paces width, whereas all the others were two to two and a half paces apart. This would indicate that one timber was not found,. a Yang one, probably due to wood rotting or moving over the centuries.
circling above the field Th® crunching all. The moth-,
er lapwing was some where, protecting her just-hatched chicks. She would not leave them.
with lament, while below the middle, also marked heavy machinery was by a concrete pillar. A
r,e,,was,a 8rav®
allows access to the cir cle.
JOHN WEBB, Whalley.
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