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A BONFIRE and firework dis­ play in Bashall Eaves proved a roaring success, attracting peo­ ple from the village and neigh­


bouring communities. It was staged at the Red Pump Inn by its new owners, Penny


Inn’s new owners say a special thanks to village Penny passed on special


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June this year and wanted to give something back to the com­ munity for the warm welcome' they have been given.


thanks to neighbour Mr Fred Spurgeon and his team, who. supervised the community bon­ fire and firework.display, and to everyone who.donated prizes for the raffle and bought tickets.- The popular event raised £64


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Bogus letter fails to incite disharmony


IN last week’s issue of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, we printed a letter under the heading “Sympathy needed for the needs of Muslims”. Since publication, a number of people have contacted ine to suggest


• that this is a bogus letter and that there is no such person as “Asif Khan”.- the supposed author of the letter - living in Clitheroe. While the letter purported to come from a genuine address in Clitheroe;-


Crude attempt at


Khan’s” bogus letter clearly consti­ tute a crude attempt by those opposed to integration and cultural harmony to drive a wedge between different communities and, while this is obviously dangerous, it is also extremely alarming. That some organisation or per­


0 P T I C .I A N S 8.King Street, Clitheroe. Tel: 01200 442255 a i l s


by many local organisations and ser­ vice providers to develop a sense of understanding and respect for each other’s cultural, religious and social views, all with the common aim of creating a more tolerant and progres­ sive society. Clitheroe’s Muslim community


would like to express its admiration for all those involved in the health and education sectors. We are grateful to the local health service providers for making access to services easier for Muslims as well as other communities and groups. Clitheroe’s Muslims also salute the


education system for acknowledgeing the needs of Muslims in many areas and engaging in dialogue to work towards more understanding. Our commendations also go out to our dedicated team of staff who work hard to provide Islamic education courses to Muslim youths at our edu­ cation centre in Holden Street while at the same time working to develop skills of good citizenship and promot­ ing a strong British identity among students. Although there is still work to be


done in terms of realising the common vision that we share with our commu­ nity partners, we accept that those targets will only be achieved through working together in partnership as we have done in the past to build a better future for all the residents of this town, regardless of background. We would strongly urge the wider


community to join us in denouncing what was essentially a pathetic and cynical attempt to undermine the hard work and effort th a t makes Clitheroe feel like the safe and friendly town we all love and enjoy.


FAROUK HUSSAIN and SHERAZ ARSHAD Medina Islamic Education Centre, Holden Street, Clitheroe.


Fond memories of


a true gentleman I WOULD like, if I may through your columns, to add my own memories of Edmond Cambien, who died so tragi­ cally recently. We were both bom in the town and


he was a few years older than myself, so I well remember him as a young teenager about town before the war, but my earliest real memory of him - 1 suppose I was about four or five years old at the time - is of him at the head of the Catholic procession around the town at Whitsuntide.. He marched along so proudly,


swinging his arms, surrounded by the lovely banners and statues and all the different groups of children in lovely white clothes, that I was quite mes­ merised. Having followed the procession


back to the Catholic church in Lower- gate, according to my aunt who was in charge of me, I then clung on to the


railings screaming that I wanted to be a Catholic and be in the processionl This was much to the chagrin of


my aunt, as this was a time when things were not as tolerant as today • and she was a staunch member of the Church of England and I was a denizen of the Wesley Sunday School. I well remember her prising my fin-’


and my poor bewildered Mum was suddenly faced with her irate sister-in- law haranguing her to “do something about this child!” '’


peacemaker, managed to pour oil on troubled waters, but my aunt never let me forget the incident.


My Mum, ever tolerant and a *' ■' I told this story to Edmond once '


gers one by one off the railings, all the while hissing a t me to “be quietl”, - while I carried on screaming that I wanted to be a Catholic! :; 1. • Finally I was frogmarched home


sons) have chosen to stoop to such a low level in falsely articulating the fabricated grievances of a fictitious Muslim character in order to generate contempt and stir up hatred is both distasteful and an insult to, the upstanding and hardworking people of Clitheroe who work hard to build a better community for our families and children. Tremendous efforts are being made


creating trouble WE would like to make it clear that the letter published in last week’s Clitheroe Advertiser and Times by Asif Khan does NOT represent the. views of the Muslim population in Clitheroe and, following investiga­ tions by our organisation and other local concerned groups, i t would appear to be the case that it is, in fact, a hoax letter. The views expressed in “Asif


attempts since publication to trace “Mr Khan” have proved fruitless. ' Consequently, I too, now believe this was a bogus letter. If- that is the case, then it can only


be seen as a sinister and cowardly attempt to undermine the excellent work being done by many people in the’Ribble Valley to build strong links between the'diverse cultures


r, which make up our community. • Believing the original letter to be


* and he said he never realised he had been the cause of such a fracas. We had a good laugh and agreed together


' that things now had changed for the better. Another less happy meeting, when


, I shed a few tears with him, was when he told me about the death of his sis­ ter, Marjorie, whom I also knew, and how much it had affected him. Thank you Edmond for everything


you did, your service to your country, your service to your town and for the happiness and fun you brought to so many people through your musical talent. God bless you. A gentleman in the true sense of the word.


JOYCE BISHOP. Whalley Road, Langho.


Such a sad end for


a wonderful man WHAT a sad, sad end to the gentle man who was Edmond Cambien. His stories and anecdotes which


regularly appeared in the Advertiser were always entertaining and infor-


, mative. I remember him from his years as


together, in a booklet, all his letters printed over the years and sell them to benefit the charities Edmond worked for - the cancer charity and‘Age Con­ cern. Certainly there should be some­ thing in memory of the man who always had a word for the many peo­ ple he knew as he walked around Clitheroe.


BRENDAJONES Brownlow Street, • Clitheroe


Always pleased to


be of service IT was pleasing to read the letter last week from Robert M. Woodrup, from Milnrow, referring to a report on my talk to the Whalley and District His­ torical and Archaeological Society on the construction of Stocks Reservoir. As a regular contributor to the


questions, Stephen Park is easily reached from the Cocklet Hill car park by walking north along the excel­ lent paths. Stocks was a very remote site in


1921, when construction of the reser­ voir started. A light railway had been proposed in 1917 to connect Lon- gridge with Hellifield, via Slaidburn, but this was abandoned in 1924 when the Fylde Water Board refused to take a financial interest in the scheme. The engineer of Stocks had also


evaluated a 14-mile industrial tramway from Longridge, together with other possible tramway routes from Clitheroe, Chatbum and the sta­ tions along the Midland Railway (Yorkshire) side of the project. Long Preston was finally chosen as a deliv­ ery depot and initially a railway, pos­ sibly electrified, was to ferry the materials from Long Preston to the site. Eventually, the road from long Preston to Tosside was widened and made suitable for traction engines and trailers. From the unloading dock, just on


the Slaidbum side of Tosside, a three- foot railway was built, dropping to a reversal point near Hesbert Hall alongside Bottoms Beck; This contin­ ued to the site on the north side of the River Hodder. Towards the end of the work, when the dam was beginning to fill and cover the line, a “second main line” was constructed above the south shore, with a connecting link across the dam itself. To find good quality stone for the filter house and to face the dam) a long branch (4-1/2 miles) went north up to Jumbles Quarry on Lamb Hill Fell. The route of this can be easily seen from the Bentham road, north from Cross of Greet. ■ At least thirteen thrbe-foot gauge 0-


4-0 tank engines from various makers worked the approximately 14 miles of track. The best source of information is “Lesser Railways of Bowland For­ est and Craven Country” by Harold D Bowtell, Plateway Press. I have never claimed to be an expert but my talk shows historical photographs, kindly lent‘to me for copying by many people and much of the trackbed which is accessible as the recently :established “Circuit of Stocks" walk


INQUIRIES are continuing fol­ lowing two recent vandalism' attacks on telephone boxes in Clitheroe. In the early hours of Friday


morning, one glass panel of a tele­ phone box on Victoria Street was


Vandals target phone boxes ••


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Advertiser and Times on the doings of another local society I often get com­ ments in the street on how people enjoy the reports in this newspaper of local organisations. I t is nice to see those thanks in print. On one of Mr Woodrup’s specific


wardrobe master for the operatic and dramatic society, also his productions of ‘Songs from the Shows” and “The Gang Show”. My last memory of him performing was singing “Don’t put your daughter on the stage, Mrs Wor­ thington” on the Parish Hall stage. I was not a resident in Clitheroe when he performed on the King Lane Hall stage in operatic productions, but I have been told he was always very good. Perhaps the Advertiser could put


bogus, I do not intend to publish any


■ of .our readers’ responses to it. It'was, however, heartening to note


that those who responded did so in a contructive and level-headed manner. • If the original letter was designed


to provoke racial hatred in our com­ munity, then it was a pathetic failure.


DUNCAN SMITH ; News Editor.


on public and permitted footpaths. I have also walked the railway founda­ tions when the water was very low and confirmed the routes given in the book. Mr Bowtell sadly died a few years ago and only last week I met the custodian of his papers that apparent­ ly contain much information. Mean­ while, Mr Woodrup (who I have met at Ashnott Farm on several occasions when he gave me permission to explore Ashnott Lead Mine) is very welcome to phone me on 01200 423474.


KENGEDDES, Denbigh Drive, Clitheroe.


These paths are there to be used


.1 WOULD like to draw the attention of the public to the Countryside Stew­ ardship Schemes (CSS Sites) which have existed for some years, but have been considerably under-used due to a lack of publicity. These consist of Permissive Paths


and Open Access Areas provided under a scheme whereby a landowner receives payment for providing access on his land, other than on Public Rights of Way. Started by the Countryside Com­


mission, this scheme in now operated by DEFRA. The agreements are for 10 years, and because they are not permanent they are not recorded on Ordnance Survey Maps, as they could be withdrawn or not renewed. There is a register of these sites,


and details are now held by the Tourist Information Centre, though there is no printed publicity material available. They are well worth visiting and add another dimension to walk­ ing in the countryside. It would be advantageous for the


public to use these sites more, as they are ultimately paid for by the taxpay­ er and deserve to be more widely known.


J.P. PARROTT Footpath Secretary, Clitheroe Group, Ramblers Association.


Difficult decision


provide treatments for degenerative illnesses like Alzheimer’s and Parkin­ son’s. But for people with deeply held religious beliefs, stem cell research places a higher value on scientific knowledge than the “right to life” and therefore must be rejected. Should we as MEPs place greater


’ cause immense suffering? Should we agree with biotechnolo­


emphasis on the sanctity of human life or finding cures for illnesses that


gy industry arguments that funding stem cell research would make the European economy more competitive and help to safeguard jobs? And should we be looking to apply


we had to make THE European Parliment has just made a ground- breaking decision to approve EU funding for embryonic stem cell research. But so emotive is the issue that, in the days before the crucial vote, MEPs came under intense pressure. Scientists say stem cell research will


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THE Acomer Steiner Par­ ent and Toddler Group, which promotes early years education, has arranged an information weekend. Tessa Lovemore, an


exprienced Steiner Waldorf school teacher and social sci­ entist, is giving a talk and workshop at Withgill House, Withgill Fold, Clitheroe. Tomorrow at 7-45 p.m.


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Europe-wide rules when attitudes on this issue differ markedly from one EU country to another?


After much soul-searching, parli­


ment eventually gave stem cell research the green light. But we said it must be undertaken within a very tightly controlled ethical framework and only when all alternative research methods were unsuitable. We also decided to leave it up to individual countries to choose for themselves how they want to proceed. I know full well that many will dis­


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Your letters


• The Editor welcomes letters on any subject, but correspondents are


reminded that contributions may be edited or condensed, must not exceed 350 words and should reach us by noon on Tuesday. Letters with noms de plume are


now only accepted for publication if the editor agrees that there is a valid reason for the writer's identity to be withheld. ; Letters can be sent by post to the


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, During the same day, all four glass panels of another telephone box on Henthorn Road were smashed, causing damage esti- mated at £300.


POLICE are investigating an act of criminal' damage caused to a J :registered VauxhalL Cavalier, parked in Franklin Street! Clitheroe.:


•,'Between 12 p.m. on Friday, and 9 a.m.’ oni Saturday, offenders approached the b'ur-l gundy-coloured’car and .caused about £50! damage to the driver’s side wing mirror. • ^


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