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Jpposition is strong to plans to change course of four footpaths


divert the course of four,- local fo’otpaths.is being, opposed by many walk- ;.


by Robbie Robinson PROPOSAL to


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This eagle has landed — in time for Royal Lancashire Show


L O C A L p e o p l e


involved, including pres­ ident Lord Waddington,


are looking forward to the Royal Lancashire


Show. The three-day event is


at Astley Park, Chorley,, from tomorrow. Despite


foot and mouth con­ cerns, there are plenty of animal classes. But 350 trade stands


and numerous other attractions mean there is something for every­ one.


The show is looking ! •


for a new home and there are hopes that a special venue could be created for it in the Rib- ble Valley. Our picture shows


Lord Waddington keep;, ing a careful watch on a golden eagle.(s) v


Former Kibble Valley vicar to go back to his studying


A FORMER Ribble Valley vicar is retiring early from the ministry to


study history. The Rev. Quentin Wilson was Vicar of Langho from 1984 until 1997, when .he was promoted to Rector of St Peter's Church, Burnley. Mr Wilson was a member of the


parish council at Langho and chair­ man for a time. He also had a spell as


Rural Dean of Whalley. Now Mr Wilson is leaving Burnley


to study the history of the 18th and 19th Centuries at the University of York. He will be based near Malton and will carry on with church work on ' an unpaid basis.


Mr Wilson is a highly-qualified


musician and has played the organ of many churches and cathedrals, He was Succentor and Dean's Vicar


at St George's Chapel, Windsor, before coming north to Langho and organ­ ised the music there. When the 1992 Windsor Castle fire was shown on tele­ vision, Mr Wilson recognised people he knew during his time there. Mr Wilson previously had a cathe­


dral post at Exeter and has also worked in London parishes, on the Isle of Dogs and Muswell Hill Mr Wilson says he will still return


to visit friends in Lancashire and hopes they will visit him,


‘Antiques Roadshow’ to make guest appearance in Ribble Valley venue


AN edition of the BBC's ever-popular "Antiques Roadshow"


is, to be filmed in


Clitheroe. Programme host


Michael Aspel will.be among the show's team of experts, who will be looking to unveil a Rib­ ble Valley treasure trove of collectables, at Roefield Leisure Cen­ tre between 9-30 a.m.


and 4-30 p.m. on Thursday, September


5th. Anyone can take an


item along for valua­ tion and may end up featuring in the pro­ gramme, but those with larger pieces or heavy items such as furniture, which may be difficult to trans-' port, are asked to first forward a written


description and photo­ graph to'Antiques Roadshow, BBC Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2LRi • The programme


. antiques.roadshow@bb c.co.uk, but both let­ ters and e-mails must be received by the clos­ ing date of Tuesday, August 27th'.


makers can also be reached


at Social event helps mountain


A GRANDFATHER from the Ribble Valley has almost reached the £3,000 cash target he needs to


join a fund-raising climb. Mr Leslie Hart (49), a process oper­


ator at Clitheroe's Synetix plant, aims to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya in January for the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust. Mr Hart lives in Read and hopes


CLITHEROE will break with its church rota for this November's civic Remembrance Sunday service. The service, which is held at a dif­


that there will be a good turnout for special social evening which is to take place at the Catholic Social Club Lowergate, Clitheroe, on Friday, August 9 th. The event will include an auction


and disco and tickets are now on sale. Mr Hart hopes that there will be


continued support for his effort to climb Mount Kilimanjaro next year.


Break with tradition for Remembrance service It topped the list, but now wants to


ferent church each year, was scheduled to take place at the town's United Reformed Church.


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stand down while a replacement min­ ister is found following the retirement of the Rev. David Mason. ' The honour will therefore go to the church in second place, which is St James’s CE Church.


cross land at Oxendale Hall. Osbaldeston, and walkers who use the foot­ paths regularly are claiming that long-estab­ lished rights of way are being changed for busi­ ness reasons which they consider inappropriate. v. Mr Tony Gaffney, of


Wilpshire, who said that, he regularly walks the footpaths, points, out that as Belmore Hold­ ings Ltd, the property and investment compa­ ny which owns the land,' is Based in Jersey, people, not connected with the area are making changes which can adversely affect local people.


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SUMMERJS here, , which means Ribble Val­ ley MP Nigel Evans is making his annual tour of his constituency vil­ lages. Mr Evans, who is also


Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, hits the road on Monday. Chip­ ping is his starting point. He will be opposite the parish church between 9 a.m. and 9-30 a.m. to meet residents. His itin­ erary then progresses as follows: Monday, July 29th:


was available from Bel- more Holdings at .the time of going to press, another source said that the diversions were


The company applied. requested through the


for a diversion order, company's concern for which was granted by the Ribble .Valley Bor- ough.Council. However, the Planning


Inspectorate was not satisfied with the consul­ tation process, which means a public inquiry will be held later in the


year. . Although no comment


Cricketers celebrate success


YOUNG.cricketers from Pendle Primary School, Clitheroe, ran out winners of a schools cricket tourna­ ment for the second : time in three years. When the season


began, 15 Ribble Valley schools entered the , ■ Kwik Cricket competi­ tion. The three winners


and a best runner-up competed in the finals at Clitheroe Cricket Club's ground. . The four finalists


were Pendle,.Chatburn School, St James' School, Clitheroe, and Read School. Pendle defeated


.Chatburn school in the


final.-; VvVV - 'It was a competition popular some years ago,' but revived three.years ago and is gaining iri popularity. Organisers expressed


their thanks to the Rib­ ble Valley Cricket Forum for providing the team trophies and the individual trophies for teams and to the cricket club at Clitheroe for providing the facilities. In our picture, com­


petitors cheer as Andy Hutchins (nine) makes sure the stumps are straight. (B110702/2)


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Petsand their owners reunited B


H H B ional first. I know it is


controversial, but there is a demand for it. "The park is available


for people of all denomi­ nations and none and from any area. The peace and tranquility of the setting, with hills and trees all around, provides an ideal last resting place and, within reason, there will be no restrictions on services or ceremonies." One local resident told


the Advertiser and Times: "I find at least some of the things being said about this operation hard to accept. I will check into it all, talk to Mr Arkwright and then see if I wish to comment publicly."


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the privacy and security of its tenants in the hall. A director of. the compa­ ny has written that the board resolved the appli­ cation for the diversions as being in the best inter­ ests of'the company. .


- Oxendale Hall (pic­ tured) was built in 1658


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and is a listed building, with historic status as the old family home of an ancient Lancashire fami-


-ly, the Osbaldestons. As such it receives pub­


lic interest, but access to view-the building from the footpaths will be denied if the changes are


approved. The proposal is being


opposed by walking groups, four parish coun­ cils and many individual walkers. Opposition is based on


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the fact that the foot­ paths have been in regu­ lar use for many years and that the new routes involve steep slopes which would make the walks less accessible to disabled and elderly walkers. One local family has written to the planning


inspectorate stating that they have used the foot­ paths for 28 years and other walkers cite person­ al use ranging from .20 to "50-plus" years. Mrs Rita Kay, chair­


man of Blackburn Ram­ blers, said that her group had been walking the footpaths since the 1930s. The Ramblers' Associ­


ation footpaths secretary said that the association is neither supporting nor directly opposing the changes, as ramblers were being provided with alter­ native tracks which included steps, zig-zag paths where routes steep­ ened and a bridge where a replacement footpath would cross a stream.


10-45 to 11-15 a.m. - Ribchester Conservative Club; 11-30 to noon - Hurst Green War Memorial; 12-15 to 1 p.m. - Whalley mam car park; 2 to 2-45 p.m. - Langho post office; 3 to 3-45 p.m. - Billington post office; 4 to 4-30 p.m. - Wiswell and Barrow by the King Charles pub. Tuesday, July 30th: 8-


45 to 9-15 a.m.-Pendle­ ton Swan with Two Necks; 9-30 to 10 a.m. - Read Conservative Club; 10-25 to 10-45


a.m. — Simonstone School; 11 to ll-30 a.m. - Sabden, opposite the’ Elf garage; 11-45 to 12- 15 p.m. - Downham post office; 12-30 to 1 p.m. - Rimington, opposite Cosgroves; 1-45 to 2-15 p.m. - Gisburn, opposite the post office; 2-30 to 3 p.m. - Chatburn post office; 3-15 to 3-45 p.m. - West Bradford post office; 4 to 4-30 p.m. - Waddington, opposite the post office. Thursday, August 1st:


9 to 9-45 a.m. - Clitheroe Conservative office, 9 Railway View; 10-15 to 10-45 a.m. - Dunsop Bridge village green; 11 to 11-30 a.m. - Newton by the Parker's Arms pub; 11-45 to 12- 15 p.m. - Slaidburn by the Hark to Bounty


■ pub; 1-15 to 1-45 p.m. Tosside church; 2 to 2-30 p.m. - Bolton-by-Bow- land village green; 2-45 to 3-15 p.m. - Sawley by the.abbey gates; 3-30 to 4 p.m. - Grindleton by the Duke of York pub.


Farmers’ fury as 20-day rule continues to bite


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disease coming into this country. There should be stricter border controls, like those in Australia and New Zealand. How can we stop it if the Gov­ ernment's doing noth­ ing?" However, it is move­


ment restrictions, partic­ ularly the 20-day rule, which are of greatest concern to Ribble Valley farmers. Mr Bristol said: "It's a


big problem as we are restocking. Bringing new animals on to the land means I can't take any­


thing off for 20 days, so I can't sell fat lambs. I'm losing money, as prices are going down while I'm waiting. "It's unworkable and


the Government's got to relax it in some way.” He also felt that it was mak­ ing dishonest people out of honest ones. The NFU is currently


working on proposals involving the separation of animals moving on to a larm and animal tag­ ging, which should enable the current restrictions to be eased while maintaining biose­ curity.


RBL seeks your support


THE secretary of the Chatburn and District Branch of the Royal British Legion is seeking membership and support for the organisation. A full feature on the branch and others in the


Ribble Valley, will appear in a future edition of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times.


Youngsters reach for the sky?


STAFF and pupils at Billington's St Augus­ tine's RC High School have taken their bid to be recognised as a spe­ cialist science college sky-high! They used a visit by


Lancashire Air Ambu­ lance, arranged by the East Lancashire Educa­ tion Business Partner­ ship, as a keynote activi­ ty in their campaign. The school, already


recognised as a beacon school, wants to become the first in East Lan­ cashire to secure special­ ist science status and, through sponsorship from'local companies, including Kemple View Services, Fence's Bay Horse Inn and Baxenden Chemicals, has raised


£20,000 of the £50,000 it needs to back the bid. Said headteacher Mr


Anthony McNamara: "The Government is cur­ rently encouraging schools to diversify and look at specialising in certain areas. Here at St Augustine's, we have


taken up the challenge. Should we be successful in our bid, not only will it give our young people the skills they need to


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CANCER patients in the Rib invited to attend meetings of centre. The Anna Dylan


Cancer Foundation, which formed to fund­ raise for a local cancer support centre, takes over rooms at Wadding- ton's Moorcock Inn on the third Thursday of every month. From 7- 30 p.m. onwards, com­ plementary health ther­ apists and counsellors are there to offer treat­ ments at no cost. The evening ends with light refreshments, which are also provided free of charge. The service has the backing of the MacMil­ lan Cancer. Relief chari­ ty.


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that the initial response to the sessions had been poor, but it was hoped that once news spread, the attendance would


increase. "Throughout the


country, there are similar groups meeting, which offer cancer patients, currently in treatment or who have been through treatment, an opportunity to get together in a relaxed and supportive environ­ ment," she said. "Med­ ically, the beneficial effects of sharing con­ cerns with others taking the same journey have been proven time over. My surgeon, Mr Andrew Baildam, thinks the ses­ sions are a wonderful idea."


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