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go to .Tesco or the industrial estate. Sometimes lorries from the estate use the street as a short cut and on occasion they block-the end of the, street because they cannot get through., . We are allegedly, part, o fa 20 m.p.h. speed


.limit zone, but drivers frequently ignore this, at great risk to our families.


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accidents, two involving young children and needing the ambulance.


. Over the last four years there have been three ,


Over the last 17. years parking in our area has


become a nightmare. The car park at the rear of; the proposed mosque site is nearly always full, leading people to park on our street. This, when added to the traffic coming up and down it, increases the danger. ?,


Has anyone seriously looked at this site? It is directly opposite a busy veterinary practice and


not 100 yards from the junction on to the main road.


. • •: -. - The end result has to be more traffic and more


jams as visitors to the mosque, if it is allowed, compete with existing users of the area: How long before another child is knocked over, with serious consequences? . •


,. Islam is a noble religion and I have numerous it'


il CAN remember Holden Street; Clitheroe, as a . : WITH reference to-Mr Cooper’s letter, I agree very quiet street where children could play safe-:. that the staggered Clitherpe/Sabden junction on ly without fearof traffic or harmi.As the years ■


' ; .the A59 has been designed, to cause, ratherthan t


prevent; accidents and that the only safe solution is a roundabout: Our MP,-Nigel Evans, has been trying to persuade the relevant authorities to build one.


Why,was this junction made like this in the


first place?-Would a roundabout have cost more?, •Was it a pilot scheme which, had it worked, would be built in other places too? v, ■ If so, it has failed badly and the people respon­


sible for putting it there should have the responsi­ bility for correcting the mistake they made., - Surely the professional planners should have foreseen the problems it would cause?, k-


but Iiwas;ray,shaken.^ ' I am an experienceddriver (over 30 years) and


aware of potential dangers at this junction, from itsvarious:directions,yethave'experienced near


misses of.my own'despite this. They include, on thr e e ' occasions, .when' turning right from


. Clitheroe on.to the Asg (s6uthbound):seeing a ;ji northbound vehicle indicatinga left turn into " Pehdle Road and have moved to the centre reser­ vations On each occasion there had been a vehi­


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■ What experts did they consult? I have often witnessed the debris of collisions at this junction, sometimes before the cars have been removed. I know of a friend's father being killed here, and an elderly gentleman I know, and'his wife, being injured and badly shaken following an accident here which resulted in their car being declared a There must be many, many more too.


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How many are needed for a roundabout to be > lane carriageway, without braking, to prevent an ^ noj. (j0 tbese things. built here? '


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cle, ;out ;bf eyesight, ■ in the process of' overtaking the.Clithero'e bound vehicle] even though it is a singieiahe only carriageway,' because the cycle lane was being used as a deceleration lane. Would a deceleration lane here improve matters?


I doubt it. '• ■ -Because of this blind spot, if I am turning left from the A59 to Clitheroe, 1 indicate early and


vw„ .. maintain the safer central'position of the single Jfr:


J Wrilc loi The EdUor. Clitheroe'Adve'rtiser and Times, 3 King Street; Clitheroc BB72EW^i Editorial e-mail: yivich.racath@eastlancsncws.co.uk ; t-L:---------- --------- :----- :— ——


^— -------- :--------- -----------------------------------------------------------------—— ; In February, on my way, to. work,(I witnessed ;


the car in front of me start to turn right on to the A59 atexactly the same time as a southbound vehicle started to turn right, off the A59, into ■Pehdle Road.'Fortunatelythey.bothstopped in 'time to prevent a collision and, even more iihpw-;a


Mart prices THERE was a good sam­ ple of cattle on offer at Clitheroe Auction Mart's sale last Tuesday. Premium bulls averaged


• he is to succeed in getting a roundabout built here. It does not take long to put pen to paper


. (and no one is going to judge spelling, punctua­ tion or handwriting) so I. hope people who have taken the time to read this will also take the time to inform Nigel Evans to enable him to succeed


1 on our behalf.. ■ - A CONCERNED DRIVER. -' ■ , Take off your blinkers


and read rest of verse HOW ironic it is that Steven Smith, the BNP organiser for Burnley, should select, among other somewhat dubious Biblical references, Matthew 25 v 31 and 32 as evidence that “Christ knew 2000 years ago that foolish men were going to mix up the nations, despite God’s instructions”. If hewere to take off his political blinkers and


study the remaining verses of the chapter, he would be able to read that the separation referred to in this passage at Christ’s second coming is not between different nations but between those on the one hand who “feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, welcome strangers into their home, clothe the naked, take care of the sick and visit those in prison” and those on the other hand who


accident caused by impatient drivers behind me \ The former group inherit the kingdom of God The traffic signs at the junction are very overtaking, where they should not, and colliding and the latter group are condemned by their own


ambiguous. Drivers turning right off the A59, with vehicles turning right onto the A5U. Yet ]ack of compassjon. i do not see any reference in towards Clitheroe, are told to “Give Way” as are some drivers use the "turn right to babden sec- the passage suggesting that colour of skin, drivers from Clitheroe joining the A59, who also tion to accelerate past,me. , . , ,


have a sign with two arrows pointing either way. What amazes me is that nothing has been done be;ng helped when in need. What do they mean? Since traffic turning right about the speed limit, for this section which,


friends in it, but how many mosques are located in small residential streets which already suffer from poor, traffic and have access issues? Who __________


will be caused by the.Muslim requirements for prayer five times daily? . The answer is, the. residents of Holden Street


off a main road into a side road always has to give being a dual carriageway is 70 m.p.h. for cars and way to on coming traffic (without a sign to tell motor cycles and 60 m.p.h. for other vehicles! If drivers to do so) theirs must mean give way to ever a low speed limit was necessary surely it is m those turning right from Clitheroe, on to the A59. this accident blackspot?


will be left to deal with'the utter chaos which Therefore, the Signs from CJitheroe must mean nnirViA'nmien/) l-Vio Tiliolim. PQmiiramanfQ fni* _•____— J_f_________ l\Afniwt mAttinrr


will be left to deal with it! Let us not forget it was the Liberal Democ­


rats and your local councillors who supported the establishment of a mosque in what is clearly a most inappropriate location.


SHEILA SIMS, Chairman, Mcarlcy Residents’ Action Group.


Like many people, I believe the only safe


give way to traffic from the right before moving to the centre (which, I believe, was designed for this purpose) and then give way to the traffic from the left continuing on the A59. If not, that- means both directions have to give way. to each other at the same time, i.e. a stalemate! You will notice my interpretation of these signs


is different from Mr Cooper's, but who knows which is correct, if-either? There should be no possibility of misinterpretation if accidents here are to be prevented.


option for this junction is a roundabout, which not only slows down traffic, but also ensure that all vehicles can turn right with minimal risk because signs cannot be misinterpreted. Mean­ while, I believe there should be a much lower speed limit, no overtaking signs and those dread­ ed speed cameras, as a temporary measure until a roundabout is built. Our MP is very approachable and needs to


know of accidents and near misses people have been involved in, or witnessed, at this'junction if


, nationality or religion could be a passport to I wonder which category the members of the


BNP put themselves into? We all have free will to decide which we are in. I know which I will strive for, albeit very inadequately, and I would like to think that most people in this country today and in the past would wish to be in the for­ mer group and give a welcome to the stranger, feed the hungry, etc. The Christian Church over the centuries has


stood up for the principle of helping the down­ trodden. At times there have been terrible aber­ rations on its part and things have been done in the name of the Church which have brought shame to the name of Jesus, but, as another cor­ respondent said in a letter a fortnight ago, Christ’s teaching in a nutshell is “firstly, love God and then love your neighbour as yourself ”.


In the parable of the Good Samaritan, the


hated foreign Samaritan was a neighbour to his enemy, the Jew, who was in terrible need. That is what Christians are charged to do - not to alien­ ate people! . Coming on to the question of asylum seekers,


it is true that some take advantage of the coun­ try’s hospitality illegally, but does this mean that we slam the door on those who are thrown out of their homeland or who flee because of threats of torture, murder, rape? I remember the Ugandan Asians (some of


whom were friends of my wife and myself) who were thrown out of Uganda by Idi Amin in 1971.. To its eternal credit, our Government of-the time


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“foreigners” is impossible to to 1 Many thanks to these


wonderful toddlers THE Meningitis Trust would like to take this opportunity to thank toddlers in the North West for helping to raise £320,000 towards the fight against meningitis. Thousands of under-fives throughout the


region joined in our special Toddle Waddle sponsored walk and helped to make this the biggest fund-raising event in the trust's 16-


year history. ; We must also thank Tesco Toddler Club


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MARIANNE KYRIAKIDES, North West Officer, Meningitis Trust.


Rather heavy-handed


approach to parking I WRITE concerning the short report in the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times dated Febru­ ary 27th which referred to an enforcement notice being issued by Ribble Valley Borough Council to a householder in Sabden regarding his parking of “midi” bus PCVs in the drive­ way at the side of his house in Whalley Road. • To my personal knowledge the householder


who runs a small business from his home is a well-known and respected member of the vil­ lage community.


. He has parked such .vehicles in his drive for


at least 15 years. This to the detriment of no one. I doubt very much that his intention is to upset anyone by, the parking of his vehicles. If the person concerned were forced to move


the vehicles from his drive area he could then quite legally park them on the unmade road (of-which, he owns half) and which is at the side of his home parallel to his open driveway. In so doing'he would reduce the amount of space available for persons wishing to visit the village post office, which is under.erio'ugh pres­ sure as it is, as well as visitors to" the doctor’s surgery.,, . '


. The parking of vehicles throughout the vil­


lage has always been a potential source of fric­ tion between residents, but most people learn to “give and take” and through adopting that' attitude they live reasonably well together, sit/Probably Ribble Valley officers would find it' to their, advantage if they sought out local


^knowledge in matters such as this before ^adopting what I consider appears to be a heavy-handed attitude.’1'


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Iff •T h e notice was nothing to do with park- irig ^ U referred to using land for a purpose not (covered by a planning-permission- Editor , f


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108.5p per kg and there was an overall bull average of 98p, while all the heifers fell into the prime bracket at an average figure of 89.5p. The quality of hoggs


was in complete contrast, with very few quality pens presented; many entries looked as though they were the odds and ends at the end of the season. Howev­ er, best lambs were still £9 to £10 above their weight, with mule ewes to £40 and Beauiah to £35.50. Friday's store cattle sale


saw another excellent day. Most store bulls were pre­ sented on green cards, with the bets to £500, but more interest was shown in a small entry of red card bulls. Heifers found buyers a shade more cautious, though £480 was the top call for a pen of Charolais heifers destined for York­ shire. Spring show entries for


March 21st are now being taken.


Local issues to the fore


INFORMAL meetings on key local issues are being organised by the Ribble Valley Strategic Partner­ ship. A workshop for young


people and a disability and mental health discussion evening have already taken place. On Wednesday race and


faith will be the subject at St James’ School Hall, Clitheroe, from 7 p.m. Small groups will exchange opinions, A week later, Wednesday,


March 19th, issues sur­ rounding the elderly will be the topic. The meeting will be at 6-30 p. m. in the Pen- dle Club, Clitheroe. Oh Wednesday, March


26th, Chipping Village Hall hosts a discussion on rural isolation, relevant to anyone living in the coun


• tryside. The strategic partner­


ship has;-arranged-,the meetings to give people a platform for their opinions. Its own aim is to


improve people’s quality of life and the services which benefit them.


Remanded on bail


A CASE against a Clitheroe man who admit- | ted a charge of assault was adjourned by Blackburn


magistrates. Nigel Thomas Willman


(23), of Riverside, was remanded on bail until] March 12th after pleading


guilty to assaulting Phillip Chadwick, production director at Stalwart Dying Co, where, the court was I told, Willman worked until I three weeks before the( offence.


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the preparation of pre-sen-1 tence reports after hearingJ that Willman was already I subject to a community | rehabilitation order. Willman also pleaded]


guilty to being drunk and | disorderly in Lowergate on I a separate occasion and I that case was adjourned | until the same date.


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