; : .Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), A Ciitheroe ,422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), www.eastlancashireonline.co.uk 8 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, October 31st, 2002


Bridge club winners


WINNERS " a t EXHIBITION & SALE, O PEN S I I .3 0 n .m. S U N D A Y 3 rd .NO VEM BER


Over l 000 Oriental Carpets & Rugs for sale with-. , G E N U I N E D I S C O U N T S AND SPECIAL PRICES...


•••SUPERB SELECTIONS OF CARPETS A N D .; I RUGS FROMTURKEY. CHINA, I NEPAL? AFGHANISTAN,PERSIA, j


INDIAAND PAKISTANI ♦> RUNNERS, CUSHIONS,


FOOTSTOOLS AND MATS—


♦>TRADITIONAL AND MODERN WEAVES - ‘ •‘♦STACKS OF ROOM SIZE CARPETS.—


.Clitheroe:.--Bridge: Club on Monday evening were as fol­ lows: NS, Mr C. P oIt. lard and Mrs J.Bai-, ley, Mr and Mrs R; - Atkinson; EW. Mrs K. Higson and Mrs J. Bowker, Mr J.' ■Pawlicki and Mr J.,: Renton.'1 ,v; On Thursday, win­


162 Main Street • Addingham • nearllkley Telephone; 01943 831258


r


STONYHURST COLLEGE &


STMAKY’SHALL


Co-educational Roman Catholic'Boarding and Day ' Schools in the Jesuit tradition.


Pupils from 3-18 years


Enquiries welcomed from other denominations • Academic Excellence


• Average 10% of leavers to Oxbridge • A broad curriculum with 24 AS/A subjects


• Magnificent sporting and recreational facilities • Personal tutors for all pupils


• Scholarships and Bursaries at 11+, 13+ and sixth form OPEN DAY


Saturday November 2nd :


2002 ‘ ■


, For information about the Open Morning or to receive a Prospectus please contact the Admissions Office.


E mail: admissions @stonvhurst.ac.uk www.stonyhurst.ac.uk


Telephone: 01254 827073 or 827093 Fax: 01254 826370


, Z ^ tan d la s tfuU ll-w e ek p ro -


tn ™ to be forsuch facilities^obe man of the film club because Trin- the foot and mouth cruelties. W * ? .


not throw in a nightclub as well to diminish the Wild West image in the town centre on Friday and


Saturday nights? Clitheroe as a town has little m ' ;


the way of artistic merit to show. I applaud the three-fingered ges­ ture outside the Platform Gallery and very much call on the council (or anyone) to consider further


particularly in sensitive areas of


community development". brucedowi.e s ,


Chairman, Ribble Film Club.


Tune in without any obligation


works of art in the town. Could we SOME time ago, BT set targets have a competition for something for "registrations of mterest^for


. - — . opposite the main entrance to the


I market to show th a t there is a market there? I believe the market is not well, but little is done. Is a roof out of the question?


I


each year. I t is a piece of art. I t country to reach their target, represents a powerful image and a Clitheroe has ju s t reached


he vicinity of where the criib gioesc oi ii ie u ------ ------ - , .


towns to reach before they (BT) would upgrade local exchanges to enable us to receive Broadband


I t would be nice, in my opinion, I for the war memorial soldier to be moved to the Castlegate area, iri tn


Internet Access. Clitheroe’s target is just 400. Our Yorkshire neighbours are


clearly more in tune with the 21st. Century than we are - the people of Todmorden were the first in the


Thp'wav forward would appear And I will not resign as chair-' paigned all the way up to now about t


the Bmrow'print Works site; adja- using my "position to imdermine who were working to help the fanners cent to a McDonald's-and why


here at ity Partnerships assume I am I know several people like them and their animals, and who wanted to


ners were: NS, Mr B. Guha and Mrs W. Green, Mrs B. Wil­ son and Mr J. Ren- ton; EW, Mrs B. Pol­ lard and Mr C. Pol­ lard, Mrs A. Peddar and Mr G. Capstick. W.M.J.


J Write in: The Editor. Clitheroe Advertiser and Tunes, 3 King Street, Clithcroc BB72EW Ed.lorial c-ma.l: vivien.meath@eastbncsncws.co.ukJ— Let us sit back


and take stock AS the dust continues to rise fol­ lowing the council's decision on- the future of the Grand Cinema, why don't: we take stock of the whole caboodle?


■;


cinema and have already asked that we (Ribble Film Club) go out with a blast on closure mid to end of April next year. What happens to the Grand is basically left to' John Lancaster. Ironically, it will become an arts centre when previ­ ously, to achieve th a t goal, the place had to be demolished. Con­ cern has already been expressed about the content of New Genera­ tion Music and Mission’s website. Moving on to the other poten­


I take on the chin the end of


tial arts centre, now subject of a council-sponsored feasibility study a t its former depot at Kirkmoor


focal point each year for respect; ,i, but is currently lost half way up a ,- hill. I believe it should be shared more openly.


but simple leaning jug pouringM.10 times quicker and disconnections water down a hole in the centre of are said to be a thing of the past, town. Something similar, perhaps, /’d;- For, example, this should particu-, at the Market Place or in front of -larly enable school students to find the library. Vandalism only consti-. - information for school projects and tu te s the adding of detergent - . homework quicker and more effective-


Ho now auuuu a l fuuuumi bout o ntain? A large,


occasionally so th a t foamblows !Gy, while the rest of the family can use freely. Far better than\tumbleT-i.; the telephone at the same time.


weeds! , ‘ , ■ Registration of interest is easy and We need a little more show, less A commits to nothing. Usprs simply log


bunting and more creativity, i::: . .'-’on to any Internet service provider Art centres can be as straight-. ' and register via their Broadband


forward as the Mechanics; i n ;= page.,


servative Club and the Parish,-- Hall offer substantial merits in the straightforward role if they want­ ed to become involved. / I had my three minutes in the council chamber at the planning


retail/office/workshops/residen- speak m positive terms as cmema tial, Is well as some community Plays


Burnley, or as complex as you You can see how Clitheroe is get- want them to be. Both the C o n-.ting on by visiting www.workingwith- you.co.uk


" •


to register so th a t we, may be "enabled", before the whole, of York- shire.proves itself more in tune with the modem era than we are?


Road Here w e^TK ?h d v e reri- meeting when I spoke for cinema DR J. ROYLE, approved.:? now : Clitheroe.


.


Hard WOrk WaS never recognised


, ■ _ .


dent^eStance Whether it be an and against the listed building Back-Commons, , dent reS1Stance.Wheth em tn eng cQnsent


So, may I urge fellow Clitheromans Clean your teeth, '


avoid junk food OF course fluoride should never be added to drinking water (Letters, last week). I t is toxic and poisonous in its chemical form. All toothpastes and mouthwashes containing fluoride clearly state "rinse


thoroughly, DO NOT SWALLOW!" Teaching children how to clean


their teeth and to avoid sugary drinks and junk foods is the only way to pre­


vent tooth decay. Swishing fluoridated water around


the mouth is not the answer. Do children ever drink tap water


these days? T. TAYLOR,


keep the MAFF and DEFRA offi- Castle View, cials off their farms.


Clithcroc. All of them worked hard and got


nothing for it, not even a flicker of recognition from the Government, which is going ahead with plans with­ out regard for what peoplein the


country say. And what of those farmers who got


the disease, or caved in under pressure from MAFF and DEFRA? I hear some of them are millionaires now. Some of them have given up fanning to lead what sounds like a good life, all on the backs of the campaigners and the taxpayers. I t is an ill wind all right. Who will buy up their farms? I t is not other farmers, I hear, but more rich townies. T h a t is the way the Government will destroy the country­


side. I t would be nice to think that those


who now have no need to work because of a large bunk balance might put i t back into the community to help those who supported them by making donations to rural funds and projects like the Chatburn Village Hall, Clitheroe Parish Hall and the


cinema and arts centre. MRS DOROTHY TODD CooteLane,


'Lostock Hall, Preston.


Excellent project


If the old Easthams wasn’t exciting the ne\)v EastHams is even ‘


bffering bespoke furnishings


THE STORY SO FAR... -/ • Founded iri i 984 by Ellis,,.


1 Keviri Eastham, Easthams' began its days originally as a small-retail furniture shop where three-piece suites were’ .made to...order or


’ recovered for trie-general public.


.. .. During the late eighties,


the' company'began to supply uphojstered furniture. to retail shop’s in the North of England. Easthams ,also assisted Interior Desigriers


------ TT ,


leading housebuilders. The Company employs over


thirty skilled staff and believes in investing in its people. ’ s? . All of the Company’s staff are.


trained to either NVQ Levels 2 or' 3 or the City and Guilds Craft Certificate. The growth of the Company


' - in installing showhouses f°r ’ hjnettesdn which it has assisted showroom . supported^ifjby . :


v, .. .continued -throughout the: Eastiwis offers an / .^ n s iv e^ IIUICUCO.HI YWMW II I


----------- -- , ;■;. . .., Y*,?' j


many' of the^country’s leadingr- • continuously' "*> - updated hotels and brewery chains in mariufacturing processes •


refurbishmentprogrammes. .


- f n May 2002,, following) continued expaiisibp; the factory, , and showroom :fe:lqcate'd;to ouj|j new 40,000 sq:ft.:premises’ats« Clayton Business Park. . /


The Thurnham Leisure Group


5 Aalborg Square, Thurnham Street, Lancaster LA1 1GG Telephone 01524 590100


- . • Facsimile:01524590128 . email:ffogg@thumhamieisure.com :


v


Wishing Kevin and Easthams all the best for their new venture


GREENGATES lto \'


ACCRINGTON 8 7 2 0 6 1 F A X 0 1 2 5 4 3 8 8 4 0 4


WHALLEY ROAD 10PP. KWIK FIT) ~


Wishing Easthams all the best for their new venture. J U S T R I N G U S :_______


SMAU


J .D . U P H O L S T E R Y W e are happy.to supply to'Easthams


an d wish.them every success for the future 1 4 8 -1 4 9 Glenfield.Park,


. \ 'Lomeshaye Business Village, Nelson :-t


B a r o n M e r c e r Contract Furniture


Would like to wish Easthams every success for their ’


new venture


WILLIAM S TR E E T , ACCRINGTON, L A N C S ( , Telephone 0 1 2 5 4 j3 7 9 5 3^ _^ ^ ^ ^ ^


Q & : -


^ 4 / f o U N T * % R N O N Wishing every Chair Frame Manufacturers


success to


7 & 8 Bridge Industrial Estate, Speke Hall Easthcmis with Road, LIVERPOOL L24 9HB


Tel: 0151 486 2435 Fax:0l5l 486 7488 E-mail:mountvernon.fsworld.co.uk ■ ,


their new venture r - , „ . , ,


.... -^ACCB»NGTQNj (01254) 3 9 3 5 3 1


Water Street, A c crin g ton THE AREA’S LARGEST SELF DRIVE CAR, VAN, TRUCK AND MINIBUS FLEET


Best w ish e s to E a s th am s . OPEN 7 PAYS :


For feature advertising or any advice • you may-need please ring •


Vicky Evans on 0 1 2 8 2 4 2 6 1 6 1


WINNERS in the the Lancashire Best-Kept Village Competition received their trophies at a presenta­ tion at West Bradford Village Hall on


■ The hamlet class was particularly well represented by Ribble Valley communities, with.Harrop Fold win­ ning the class and Bashall Eaves and Walker Fold being highly commend-


Saturday. • ■,'ed. ■ ■■■■:.' ..■■■■■


'■ Receiving the winner's trophy on behalf of Harrop Fold was Mr. Frank 'Robinson, parish councillor and resi­ dent. He said: "To get the top prize in


:■


I t was very much a team effort by all the residents, and everyone is delight­


ed." ' The competition was sponsored by


Lancashire County Council and Lan-; cashire Tourism Partnership,'whose, judges define a hamlet as a place .with under 150 inhabitants. As Harrop Fold has a population of only 25,’it qualified easily, but meant a lot of hard work for them, the win reflecting the effort from everyone involved. . ’ ’ A commemorative plaque was also.


■ presented and was received by Har­ rop Fold's oldest resident,. Mr Peter


- the hamlet section is quite something. Wood.


• will be given a boost when ■'•72‘Police Community Sup- : port Officers take up their ■


posts from December.. -


1 ;>.!'■ ,Th'e Western Division, covering the Ribble Valley,


.will have*l2-PCSOs;who ■will assist the police by


i;patrolling local areas and carrying o u t a range ot


duties including issuing penalty notices for cycling on the footway,'dog fouling,


... The plaque will be fitted on the footpath signpost in the hamlet. • A seat will also be presented at


Mr Robinson said: ''The common is ..‘.'-(ce- . e y A f ? 0 ! . n . - n


hamlet." . Our picture shows Mr Robinson, at


ner's plaque. ; - (J261002/l/b) . ■ '


Police numbers will be given an extra boost POLICINGvin Lancashire


' litter and consuming alco­ hol. The role of PGSOs.in


the Western Division is also ' greater than in other areas;


-as they will have '.'full pow­ ers,".including the.power to detain. ‘ < ‘ ; "


”•'".Tins- year -the- Police Green light given


Authority and Lancashire Constabulary will receive,


•nearly £lm. to set up and' run this innovative scheme, with further funding avail­ able until the end of . the 2005/2006 financial year.' :* These new officers:willi


' wear an easily recognisable, uniform, which will be dis- tinct in its own right.


- PLANNING permission h a s ‘been’ granted for, a • building :ats.,Backridge Farm, ;. Twitter Lane, Waddington, to be convert­ ed and extended into, a workshop and offices. The application has been dealt


with by officials of.iRibble; Valley Borough Council,:, acting under their, delegat­ ed powers.


./ . - ,


left, with the hamlet, class winner's trophy and Mr Wood with the win­


SCOOTER Approved


■Suppliers / a re a NOO


'ADVICE: ' quotatioi demonstr M B L . . i ’? ” - ‘ t ' ---- ' - l "• i n r ; " ! ) ' « 3 1 « jt 1 .i > 1 . ‘ 1 ,


jtliat many'other Companies gcannofi'and do not offeriiits , customers. •


■" v ' 1 v;;i; Easthams of Accringtorijf


uniquely incorporates a fully in-Y house manufacturing service ■


‘ offering the following: ., •Upholsteredjurniture'fdr.' "jjj


all areas •Furniture'manufactured from ; I" -


**"faw timber to .complete . polished-aridupholstered


, , - ,


Interior design service • Curtain making service


P . .-” ••• V, «£* The best for quality and prices in town a n d '


spoiled by access I WAS most pleased to hear of the


completion of the "Access For All" project at Spring Wood, Whalley. I t is a pity, however, th a t such a


laudable project is spoiled by totally inadequate access to the site itself. Anyone approaching on an invalid pavement scooter from Whalley or


Post offices: use


them or lose them THE v a s t majority of people in Britain want to keep their local post office.


I1C6> . •... . ’ j Halfway,200 registrations of interest:' Great'Harwood has.a dangerous ,


' Broadband offers huge advantages over riormal lntemet access. The tele- ’ phone can be Used at the same time as . the Internet, information is available


series of high kerbs to negotiate. On the Hyndburn side of the,


boundary, drop kerbs and safe road crossings are provided wherever nec-, essary. However, on the Ribble Valley stretch of the A671/680, neither are in evidence. In addition, anyone wishing to make the.short trip from Great. Harwood to Spring Wood has to cross this busy road no less than three times without the aid of a drop kerb. Is it too much to expect, in this day


cy and not a dictatorship. .There are many people, who do not have.bank accounts either, because they are not eligible for one; have never seen the need for one or simply,-do not Want • one. For many,'the journey to their nearest bank would be at best incon­ venient, and at,worst, without their own transport; bus or train link, diffi-. cult or nigh impossible.


‘ Happily; we still live in a democra­ ' Currently, there is an agreement— -


and age, that walkers and those using • invalid scooters be afforded an ade­ quate footpath with some separation from busy roads wherever possible?


JOHN WALSH, Whnllcy Road, Grcal Harwood.


with the post office that certain banks., will allow transactions to be carried


out over their local post office counter, but what the public is not being told is that it will still be able to draw pen­ sions and other benefits at the local post office if it so chooses.


Remember, if,you don’t use it„you . ’


risk losing it. Here are the facts. Only the "method" of drawing benefit needs to change. The new Government mea­ sures include an end to pensions/bene- f i t books. This will undoubtedly reduce a large number of fraudulent


claims.A card will be issued to those who


refuse to accept their cash being paid into a bank. They will heed to open a post office card account at their cho-


. sen post office. Everyone is eligible to have this account. I t is designed only for the purpose of drawing your pen­ sion or benefits. The Government will pay the


money in, and when you wish to draw your pension, benefit or tax credit, you simply use the card, over the counter, instead of your book. At a glance, the postmaster can see how much you can draw.


, The difference is that if you do not


wish to take all that week's allowance at once, then you need not, but you can draw it whenever you wish, on any day that the post office is open, and at other post offices if you are away from


your own. There are obvious benefits in this


The Government is doing its best to scheme, especially for the elderly, who AJUC1C a io


close them down. We are currently are frequently targeted by conmen . being subjected to a television adver- and robbers when i t is known that rising campaign, which is giving the they have just collected a full pension. I t also obviates the need to keep


impression tha t from January next year, all state pensions and other ben­ efits will have to be paid into a bank account. This is totally untrue, but it is what they would like us to believe. The Government is certainly


changing the way in which benefits are paid to people and are writing to everyone concerned. However, from the the correspondence they receive, people are also left thinking that to continue to receive the benefit, it must be paid into a bank account. This instruction is clearly written,


and gives the impression that there is no choice, whilst the statement "or into a post office card account" is in very small print a t the bottom of the letter in such a way that it is intended to be missed, even by those with ade­ quate vision. Small hope for the war pensioners, who have already received


their letters. This is a deliberately misleading


ploy by the Government, leaving those who would prefer to draw their pensions in cash a t their local post office, but who have been misled into having payments made into a bank, to go through the procedure of open­ ing a post office card account in Janu­ ary 2003. This is when the card sys­ tem is fully implemented.


excess cash in the house. The account can be used to save, but cannot be overdrawn, so there is less risk of end­ ing up with huge debts, resulting in , interest charges. Clearly, the more of us that opt for


the payment through the post office card account, the more likely we are to retain our local post office. The schedule for change is Stage 1,


tax credits August 2002, war pension October 2002, child benefit October 2002 and state pension January 2003.


of your locality. I t is good to build in some, security measures as benefit fraud is escalating out of ,control, as are robberies and muggings, but there


The local post office is a vital part


is no reason to let the Government ruin a service, which works well, as it has done with many other utilities and is also threatening to do with Royal


Mail. Meanwhile, if you receive your let­


ter, the first thing you should do is ring the telephone number provided and


get the full facts. COUN. MRS LOIS RIMMER (INDEPENDENT),


Snodworth Road, Langho.


~ • Valley hamlets take top awards


- r j-1 FENSA REGISTERED V I COMPANY


f / | 70mm FRAMES


- r * - 1 BS 7413 PVCu V I


PROFILE


~\/~\ INTERNALLY GLAZED WOODGRAIN OR OAK


V J AVAILABLE


-r+-| LW RTE FINNEAC V I AAAL


O A j ^ -j INSURANCE BACKEDW


VILBE ARNRATIES


CALL US NOW- 7 Pi PVCu WINDOW FITTMNl I THIS MONTH ^


Parish council vows to keep


car park control THE parish council: at Waddington is determined, not to lose control of the vil- lage car park.


.'


ment with Ribble Valley Borough Council on the issue comes to a climax tonight at the meeting of


Some three years of argu­


: the borough Planning and Development Committee. The parjsh council owns


. the car park at the village recreation ground. Rather than see the borough spend £30,000 on improving it, the village wants to'do slightly less ambitious upgrading itself - but with £20,000 of borough money. The Planning and Devel­ opment Committee is being


■ asked to make a £10,000 grant to the village and also make it a £10,000 loan. Waddmgton says that this will pay for bringing its car park up to the standards required for insurance and incorporate safety measures reflecting increased usage. The parish has sent a


questionnaire round the vil­ lage asking residents whether they want the council or themselves to update and control the car park. A report from council


Director of Commercial Services, Mr John Heap, says the use of money from the commmittee's capital budget in the way suggest­ ed by the parish needs to be considered carerfully. I t would still provide a


car park, although not a borough council one. But there may be other


projects the committee would prefer to spend the


.money on, suggests Mr Heap. His report infers that agreement had been reached with the parish council about a lease and planning permission obtained when the £20,000 request came in. As far as the council was concerned, its scheme was ready to go out to tender. The village could borrow


the money for the car park elsewhere, but it would cost £30,000 over 10 years. It accepts that, if it continued to control the car park, there would also be mainte­ nance and insurance costs.


Harrop Fold later in the year and will


be installed in spring on the common, the small, neat lawn between the houses. .


our equivalent of. a village green, but we can't call it. th a t because we're a


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45