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CENE one - I am lis tening to “Farming Today” on Radio 4.
An apple grower is com
plaining bitterly that he will have to sell up. Local supermarkets will
only accept apples of a stan dard size and perfect condi tion and since apples just don’t grow to perfect sizes, and inevitably some are slightly damaged, the wastage is too great, and his business is doomed. Scene Two - 1 am watching
a television programme in which the manager of a
supermarket chain is being challenged over his compa ny’s unfairness to farmers. He explains th a t “cus
tomer choice” is the deter mining factor. He cannot be left at the weekend with loads of unchosen apples, or rejected potatoes. I can see what he means,
but still feel that fruit grow ers and farmers are having a raw deal. Scene three - I am shop
ping in Morrisons and I catch myself carefully picking up the potatoes that are not too large, or too small, especially
avoiding the bumpy ones that will be hard to peel. The apples I check for any signs of bruising or rot. And sud denly I am caught out! How many starving chil
dren in the world’s deserts or on rubbish tips at the edges of the world’s urban sprawl would grab those potatoes and apples I have rejected? Is my right to choose some
one else’s commercial ruin, and a contributor to Third World poverty? It makes you think.
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measures to clean up the streets of the Kibble Valley and cut down on waste. With retailers now said to
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be giving each shopper more than 250 plastic bags each year, hundreds of millions are ending up as persistent litter tha t takes decades to degrade. Britain should follow the
example of Ireland, which two years ago forced super markets to start charging cus tomers around 9p for each plastic bag. Numbers being used have
since fallen by up to 95% as customers started re-using stronger old bags. As Liberal Democrat envi
TAX on plastic bags should be the first in a series of
ronment spokesman in the European Parliament, I believe that a tax should be only the first of a series of measures to tidy up the appearance of towns and cities.
Similar measures should be
taken to cut down on the problem of rubbish from take away food shops, to force chewing gum manufacturers to contribute towards the cost of cleaning up pavements and to require greater use of biodegradable products. Our streets have never been
so full of rubbish. The amount of waste we produce is growing by more than 3% each year, and we use more permanently plastic products and less paper that quickly rots away.
this.
I t doesn’t have to be like bold steps that will quickly the UK every year. The come to be accepted as entire- majority of these bags end up
We can cut waste and ly appropriate. improve our environment if
100 years ago
At a meeting of the Education Committee, Coun. Cowgill suggested the use of slates be abolished because some schools did not use slates and were free from diptheria, while those schools who used slates had many of the scholars suffering from the disease. Although Dr Musson thought the idea utterly ridiculous, the matter was resolved that school managers be recommended to discontinue the use of slates by children in schools. O Two women were elected to the Board of
Guardians for the Clitheroe Union for the first time, although some people did not think it suit able for members of the gentler sex to be members. However, it was considered Miss Scott and Mrs Grime would be able to attend to certain matters relating to the Workhouse and its female inmates better than the male members of the Board. □ Henry Scott, a labourer, was fined 40
shillings, plus costs, and given a sentence of one month’s hard labour after being convicted, for the 14th time, of trespass. He was allegedly hunting for game.
LOOKING BACK 50 years ago
CHILDREN attending Moorland School had an extended Easter holiday following an outbreak of scarlet fever at the school. Two cases were con firmed among pupils and all 50 children were sent home. The local Medical Officer stated that a case of scarlet fever had also been confirmed in the rural district. O Ratepayers who did not occupy council hous
es were having to make substantial contributions to the rents of those who did, without receiving help themselves. At a council meeting the Rev. Pr R N. Vavasour said; “The unfairness becomes more apparent when the council house tenant is better off than the man who is compelled to help him with his rent.” □ Further council discussion took place on the
proposal to change street lighting in Langho and Billington from gas to electricity. It was reported they had an estimate for the work, but it was decided that, in accordance with past resolutions, they go into the question of converting the whole parish to electric lighting.
in landfill sites where they can It is estimated that 15 bil- take as long as 1,000 years to the Government takes a few lion bags are distributed in decompose.
Lucy (15) dances her way to a national scholarship
25 years ago
THE day of the long-travelled ballot papers was set for May 3rd, when Ribble Valley voters would be marking their crosses in both the General Elec tion and District Council Elections. As the parliamentiary constituency boundaries
and the district boundaries did not coincide, dis trict election ballot papers had to be taken away, sorted from the others, then returned for count ing, thus covering more than twice the normal dis tance. O The “white witch” of Pendle captured read
ers’ imagination after a freak formation of deep, drifted snow on the hillside took on the appear ance of a witch complete with pointed hat and broomstick. The phenomenon was best viewed from Chat-
burn, from where many readers telephoned to report it. O Clitheroe Cricket Club’s drive towards the
1980s took another step forward with the opening of the second phase of improvements at the club’s Chatburn Road ground.
THE book “Sleepovers” inspired one young Clitheroe library user to tvrite a win ning review. Ten-year-old Naomi
Book inspires winner Naomi Clitheroe, a pupil at Pendle
Primary School, wrote that the book tells the story of five girls who each have a
Sowerbutts’ review of the book written by author Jacqueline Wilson was crowned the Relay Readers scheme champion review for January. The Relay .Readers
scheme is run by Lancashire County Library Service and encourages young people to read more books and review them. The scheme recognis es monthly winners for the best review. Naomi, of Park Avenue,
sleepover. Naomi explained; "M of
the friends are best friends with one another, except Daisy. Daisy is good friends with them all, so she made up they were the alphabet
girls. She added; "I enjoyed the
book very much because the girls are like a group of gkls at school. I can relate to this
type of fiction." And to finish off her
review, Naomi drew pictures of all the characters.
A CLITHEROE dance school pupil has won a prestigious three- year scholarship. Lucy Calvert (15), who is a
pupil at the Angela Westwell School of Dance on Moor Lane, has passed auditions and been accepted at both the Italia Conti Theatre School and the Laine The atre Arts School for a National Diploma in Musical Theatre. She will undertake three years of
intensive training in musical the atre - dance, drama and singing. Lucy has been a pupil at the
Clitheroe school since the age of three and has won hundreds of medals and trophies while repre senting the school in competitions throughout the North West. She has also gained honours cer
tificates consistently in ballet, modem and tap exams throughout her dancing career to date. As well as starring in several of the school's own productions, Lucy has per formed with the Scottish Ballet in “The Nutcracker”, “Carousel” with the Clitheroe Operatic Soci ety, and makes regular appear ances in performances with the Burnley Basics Junior Theatre
Company. Lucy, who is at present attend
ing Westholme School in Black-
.bum, will start this September at The Laine Theatre Arts School in
Epsom. Lucy's dance teacher Angela
Briscoe wished her pupil all the
best for the future. She added; "We will miss her
enthusiasm and sheer determina tion to be a success at everything she does. We will look forward to seeing her one day, maybe dancing in a West End show."
As I see i t . . . by Chiis Davies
Noith-West.MEP
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From Cow Ark to farming the wild plains of Canada!
x c h a n g in g life in cow Ark for Canada is 23-year-old farmer Stuart Sutcliffe, who is looking forward to the trip of a lifetime.
He is heading to Seaforth, Ontario, to work \vith
Christa Eckert helping with all aspects of the dairy and 1,400-acre arable farm. He will be involved in the work associated with com, wheat and soya crops, together with a dairy
herd of 200. Stuart also aims to get involved with local social
' activities for the 12 months he is away. He is fol lowing in his brother's footsteps as he also went to Canada on an AgriVenture programme and thor oughly enjoyed his time - so much that he has emi grated out there. Stuart is hoping that he will experience agricul
ture on a much larger scale in Canada. Long-term he hopes to use the knowledge and skills gained abroad in agriculture in either the UK,
or to take that step of going back to Canada for good. He is travelling with AgriVenture, who say that
participants look forward to the challenges of work ing wth a host family and learning about farming in a completely different part of the world. It gives young people with farming experience the chance to find out what it is really like to live and work in a country, rather than passing through as a tourist. I t can be quite a daunting task to organise such a
trip, but with AgriVenture everything is arranged for the travellers for an all-inclusive price. The organisation also provide lots of back up, which puts minds at rest. By travelling with AgriVenture there is plenty of scope for meeting like-minded peo ple from all over the world as well. Stuart joins about 25 other young people who \vill
leave the UK this spring for a variety of placements in Canada, the USA, New Zealand and Australia as part of the AgriVenture programme, which offers
hosted work placements in agriculture and horti
culture. Run by the International Agricultural Exchange
Association, AgriVenture offers opportunities to young people between the ages of 18 and 30 to trav el and work in Australia, New Zealand, Canada,
■ USA and Japan. “Basically, our organisation does everything for
them. All they have to do is apply and within a few weeks they can be on their way complete with visa, work permits, the lot,” said the UK's AgriVenture Co-ordinator Katie Hunt. “Naturally, as they are living tvith families they
are included in a lot of what the family does. They meet other participants from around the world and lasting friendships are formed.” Anyone interested in finding out more about par
ticipating in AgriVenture, or hosting, can call Katie Hunt on 0800 783 2186 or 02476 696578 or e-mail;
uk@agriventure.com
TV actress shares her expertise
TELEVISION actress Kathy McArdle is preparing to share the secret of her stage success with other Ribble Valley residents. Better known by her stage name of Kathy
Jamieson — she has starred in "Merseybeat" alongside her husband, John - she has been resi dent in the Ribble
Valley.for several yeare and is now preparing to set up in business in Clitheroe. If your voice is an important part of your job,
you wish you could use it more effectively and you would you like more confidence in your pre sentation skills, then Kathy could provide the
solution. Her new centre will bring to people through
out the Ribble Valley short courses not only con centrating on voice production, but improving body language as well. Her career highlights include work as a profes sional actress for over 20 years in theatre, televi
sion, film and radio. She has also worked in schools and colleges as a
drama teacher and in the past has delivered pri vate tuition to both children and adults. Speaking on the necessity of good presentation
skills, the mother-of-two, said; “This new initia tive is more than just elocution and changing your accent, it is how to feel confident about
using your voice. “As professional actors, myself and my hus
band’s voices are obviously an important aspect of our careers, but that is not to say that we have never been nervous about performing. “So if you are a teacher wanting to prepare for
your lectures, or you are struggling to prepare a wedding speech, or even if you are nervous about an audition or interview, I can help you overcome these nerves by looking at all aspects of presen
tation and speech. “This will include looking at breathing to
enable you to manage nerves and project your voice and also body language in the way you por tray yourself when you are talking to someone.” The courses are open to people aged 16 and
over and cater for all types of situations or occu pations. Sessions will be held at Denise Park Practice in Peel Street, Clitheroe, or a t the Sandersons Dance and Fitness Centre, in'the Lomeshaye Industrial Estate, Brierfield, for peo ple living on the outskirts of the Ribble Valley. Anyone ^vishing to join the course, or generally
would like further information, is asked to con tact Mrs McArdle on 01200 447342, or her mobile on 07887608314.
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