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extra stopping distance of six ' metres (longer than two minis).
I hope C. R. Wilkie never by Robbie Robinson :■
has to experience the traumat ic experience of haying a per-: son he loves being involved in ., an accident and going through -, the subsequent worry and stress! A few years ago, my / youngest son was in a bicycle accident. The car involved was .V travelling at the legal speed.; (30 m.p.h.), however,
if.it had- been travelling five m.p.h. faster, my son would have been more likely to have been seri ously injured or killed. Fortu nately he was wearing a hel- ‘ met and this, combined with ! the speed of the car, meant that he escaped with a broken leg and made a full recovery. I understand C. R. Wilkie's
concern over the comparison he makes with the accident in Somerset with what he feels . was an inappropriate verdict, however "two wrongs don't make a right." The possibility that an incorrect verdict was reached in another part of the country does not excuse speed ing on a road that has seen a fatal accident occur recently. We are all guilty of making mistakes when driving, but keeping within the speed limit greatly reduces the possible consequences of those mis-, takes. Can trying to avoid being a few minutes late really be worth risking a person's life?
SHAUN HEFFERNAN, Hillcrest Road, Langho.
Avoid fine: stop
breaking law SURELY, the letter from Mr C. R. Wilkie, published in the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times on January 9th, justi fies “this spy in the sky”. What is the purpose of a
speed camera? It is to enforce the speed limits, set by our leg islators, in the interest of road safety, and that is what it did when Mr Wilkie was speeding along the road beside Tesco. How does Mr Wilkie justify
breaking the speed limit? Does he consider himself to be above such laws? Surprisingly Mr Wilkie is
not ashamed to have been caught breaking the law, he has after all publicised the fact by writing his letter to you and seeks to justify his action on the grounds of a previous acci dent record. What would he say had he knocked down and killed a child? Does he realise the difference his five m.p.h. makes to his stopping dis tance? On a recent television pro
gramme, it gave the difference. When a car travelling at 30 m.p.h. has stopped, a car which was travelling at 35 m.p.h, is still travelling at 21 m.p.h., surely everyone will agree that this is a large differ ence if there were to be an acci dent.
Speed cameras only make
money for the authority con cerned from lawbreakers. Any one who objects to this has the remedy in his or her own hands, stop breaking the law i.e. stop speeding.
JOHN V. STANLEY, Chapel Close, Clitheroc.
Racing Gran I in
tion of Hyndburn Bridge ' doing my usual 35 m.p.h. bn this stretch of road, and was amazed to receive a summons . for speeding. Apparently the “goal posts”
mark two WITH regard to the letter by “Racing Grannie”, I have had a similar experience. I was travelling in the direc
had been moved and there was no prior notification of this intention.
_ Consequently, I am now
chugging along with an eye on my speedometer, much to the chagrin of “enlightened” speed buffs.
“ANOTHER RACING GRANNIE”
||J PM’s frenzied
outburst IS it not time that Tony Blair, after so many years in office, became a Prime Minister of noise and polish, rather than the strident poseur of pretense and posture? His behaviour in the House
of Commons on Wednesday, January 15th, which we wit nessed on our television screens, will have been viewed throughout the whole world. What a disgrace to the dig-
, nity of our British Parliament when a Prime Minister indulges in frenzied outbursts of meaningless cliches without any substance or rationality of calm argument to support them. Such were the tactics of fas-
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cist dictators in the last centu ry. We do not want, in th is . century, one in our own coun try - not even an elected one. ROBIN PARKER
• St Chad’s Avenue, ; Chatburn
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VOLUNTEERING opportunities in the Rib- ble Valley and surrounding area are always available across a wide range of activities. Pendle Club Luncheon Club - requires volun
teers one Wednesday in every month for cook ing, food serving and person transporter. The Cinnamon Trust - needs lovers of ani
mals to help keep the elderly and their pets together by walking a dog, or fostering a pet whose owner is in hospital. Red Cross, St John Ambulance and Clitheroe
First Responder - all need various volunteers. Ribble Valley Community Transport - would
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Assault charge man on bail
CLITHEROE man Simon Paul Bates (25), of F a r a d a y Avenue, was remanded on bail
until January 31st by Blackburn magistrats charged with affray and assaulting police con stable Sarah Wilding in the execution of Her
duty. ' if pmrfs-tT'i iL jtrcp -F -F F 'tri w . 4
Spar boost for charity THE results of a day-long charity effort by staff and customers of a Whalley shop were handed over this week. A cheque for £921 was donated by the Spar
shop to Macmillan Cancer Relief. The money was raised in October by a day
of fund-raising when the shop joined in the fun of Macmillan’s big breakfast event. Other traders in Whalley donated prizes for
a giant tombola and staff at Spar wore fancy dress for the day. Spar manager Miss Joanne Gillespie said:
“Everyone was very generous.” Macmillan Cancer Relief is the adopted
charity this year for Spar shops nationwide. Spar area manager Mr Brian Walker watch
es as Miss Gillespie (left) presents the cheque to Macmillan’s Mrs Sharon Cottam. (K130103/2)
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BROADBAND Internet access will soon be avail able in Clitheroe, thanks
to determined local
demand. As more than 400 people
in the 01200 exchange area have declared their interest in the link, BT will be mak ing the service available from April 9th. The provision of Broad
band means the upgrading of the telephone exchange to provide what is known as Asymmetrical Digital Sub scriber Line (ADSL) services. As this will use existing BT
phone lines it will not affect the telephone connections of those who do not have a com puter link, but is described as being highly advantageous to those who do. BT claims it operates at 10
times the speed of standard Internet connections, thus eliminating delays while files and graphics are being down loaded, and it will improve the competitiveness, prof itability and levels of cus
tomer service of local busi nesses.- It is permanently “on”, so
users will not incur on-line call costs, particularly those which currently demand high
charges, although there is a monthly fee for the service. Telephone calls can also be made on the same line at the same time. . . A spokesman said: “Indi
viduals will enjoy a whole new Internet experience. For example, they could watch their favourite sporting events' on-line, send and receive large files more quick ly, and exploit the Internet for learning and leisure.far more quickly.” Mr Nick Hayes, of
Clitheroe -Internet cafe
Dot.Com, said: “Private users and small businesses that have two lines can dis pense with one of them as Broadband only needs one, so costs will go down as the ser vice improves. “Anything done on-line, shopping, bill-payment, doc umentation for business pur poses, streaming of videos, everything will be easier, faster and will continue to
improve. On-line charges will disappear,~as the modem is redundant, and conferencing with microphones, speakers and webcams will be possible,
even.for family members
round the world. The possi bilities are endless.” ; However, he added tha t
users of older PCs may require the fitting of a net work card to their machine- and he recommends a firewall be installed. ! . This is a safety barrier pro
gramme which can be down loaded; usually for free, that will prevent external access, known as hacking, into your machine. As Mr Hayes will be sign
ing up for Broadband imme diately, he plans to hold an open day at
Dot.Com to demonstrate its advantages. He said: “Once people have
seen how it works they won’t go back.” Customers in Clitheroe can
now sign up for Broadband services and more informa tion about it and about Broadband providers is avail able on
www.bt.com/broad- band.
( Burnley MP spoke at group’s meeting 1
FIVE people have received certificates after the first 12 months of a course in reading and writing braille in Clitheroe. The courses in the system of raised dots to
help blind and partially-sighted people read were launched a year ago by Mr Chris Tatter- sall, of Chatburn Road, Clitheroe, with the help of a £3,400 lottery grant. The courses are now continuing at the IT
Mastering braille will allow people with
sight problems to be more independent, espe cially if they are able to use the system to label things like tapes and CDs and even the jars and tins in their cupboards. Next year Mr Tattersall will have nine stu
dents at the Clitheroe course and six at a simi lar course in Blackburn. In our picture, successful students Noel
Learning Centre in Henthom Road, Clitheroe, with even more students, backed by Skill- Share. “I t has been very successful” said Mr Tat-
tersall.
Davies, second left, and Jane Dawson, second right, are congratulated by SkillShare manag er Melanie Kilmister, left, Mr Tattersall and braille assistant Susan Birbeck (C160103/3b)
Crash woman’s ‘dreadful’ year leads to 18-month driving ban
A 44-YEAR-OLD Clitheroe woman refused to give a breath sample to police after she had crashed her car into two vehicles as she drove through the town late at
night. ■ Blackburn magistrates'
heard, that a inan walking his. dog saw Carol Ann Reilly “slumped” over the steering wheel as she veered from one side of the road to the other. She collided with a parked car and then mounted the kerb before going on to collide head-on with a van. Mr Neil White (prosecut
ing), said that when asked by the van driver “what the hell” she was doing, Reilly mut
could smell alcohol on her breath, but she refused to give a breath sample. - , . , . , m •Reilly, of Riverside,1
tered something about being a care worker and going to put someone to bed. When police arrived they
Clitheroe, pleaded guilty to driving without due care, fail ing to stop after an accident and failing to provide a speci men. She was made subject to a community rehabilitation order for six months, disquali fied from driving for 18 months and ordered to pay £75 costs. Mr Richard Prew (defend
ing), said the incident was the culmination of a dreadful 12
months for his client. He said she was going through a divorce, her house was going to be soid and she was on anti
not been drinking that night although
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depressants. “She is adamant she had
direct conflict with what the officers could smell,” said Mr Prew. He said Reilly was alone in the house and things had got on top of her. “She went out for a drive to clear her head, but she must accept tha t her driving was not good,” he said. Mr Prew said Reilly was
employed as a care worker and had told her employers of her predicament.
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AN enjoyable "Jacob's Join" supper was served at the recent meeting of the East Lancs ME/CFS Support Group, attended by Burnley MP Mr Peter Pike. The group's next meeting is tonight at 7-
| 30 pm., at WilpsKire Methodist Church. Speakers Elizabeth Matthews and
Diane Weaver will outline the work of the Patient Advice and Liaison Service for the NHS and Primary Care Trusts. More information about the group is
available from Jeanette Birch, tel. 01254 884250, or Barbara Moody, tel. 01254 723380.
Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, January 23rd, 2 0 0 3 .9 Agriculture students win awards
PART-TIME agricultural students from the Ribble Valley have received awards for their work. Thomas Whitwell, of Pay-
thorne, received a certificate of achievement for . his work- in Advanced Modem Agriculture and ; James Stephenson of Stonyhurst,
received a glass trophy for his agri culture studies at NVQ Level II. They were presented with their
prizes at an informal ceremony held at Myerscough College. Both students have praised the'
", staff, at the college and intend to continue working in agriculture.
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