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A NEIGHBOUR dispute over a 44 millimetre strip of land cost lorry dri ver Meyrick Johnson thousands of pounds in legal costs and expert
advice. - : Blackburn mag is trates heard th a t ,
despite being in court for using threatening behaviour, Johnson felt that he was the vic
tim of a “litigious” neighbour. : And the court was told that after “six years
of hell” Johnson now just wanted to sell his house and move on with his life. Johnson (51), of Kenilworth Drive,
Clitheroe, pleaded guilty to two charges of threatening behaviour in April last year. Two, charges of assaulting Andrew Moore were dis missed after the prosecution offered no evi
dence. Mr Tom Snape (prosecuting) said Mr
Moore (67), and Johnson were neighbours. The first incident started when Mr Moore noticed sewage seeping from under the metal cover of the manhole in Johnson’s property. Because the two men were not speaking he put a note in his window which read: “Your
sewer is blocked.’.’ “Johnson took exception to that and took a
hose pipe and sprayed two flags in Mr Moore’s front garden with water and put up a note saying ‘your flags are wet’,” said Mr Snape. The following day as Mr Moore and his
hand and making a shooting action towards
Mr.Moore. He then slid his finger across his throat in a slitting action. Mr Moore went out of his house and asked
Johnson if he, was threatening him. Johnson said his neighbour had better
on I’m going to do it my way,” Johnson said. Mr Snape said Johnson had appeared in
“watch himself”. “ I’ve played it straight so far, but from now
court on a similar charge in June of last year, when he was fined £200 with £90 costs. Mr Michael Singleton (defending) said the
dispute had started when Johnson wanted to build a garage! Mr Moore objected to the way the project developed and despite Johnson complying with planning and building regula tions the matter ended up in the county court. Mr Singleton said experts were instructed
by both sides and it was eventually agreed the new garage had gone on to Mr Moore’s prop erty by 44 mm. “Before the matter came to trial my client
had paid his team £7,500 and ho reached the point wore he could go no further,” said Mr Singleton. “Against his better instincts an agreement was reached.” Under the agreement Johnson had to seal
years
Jtheir youth and one, Wendy B/ies, presented Sheila with a pho- Jraph which brought back many Inories. It was of that first pack I'hich tlioy both appeared, lictured are Brownies with their l;ial Brown Owl. (s)
held at West Bradford Parish Hall, on Grindleton Road, on Wednesday. They take place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 5-30 p.m. to 7-30 p.m. All exist ing and new blood donors are encouraged to go along.
Blood donors Blood donor sessions will bo
-„WHALLEY
Age Concern Help is required for the Age
Concern Day Centro at Whal- ley Methodist School.
822130.
hvo hours is asked to contact Anne Cheeseman, tel. 01254
Anyone who can spare time 'F r \d a y fo r o n e to ’
Thursdays between 12-30 p.m. and 2 p.m. is needed to accom pany a teacher and children in Year 4 at Whalley Primary School for swimming lessons at Ribblesdale Pool, Clitheroe. If there are sufficient volun
Swimming A man who has spare time on
involvement with children, vol
unteers need Criminal Record Bureau clearance, which would be done through the school.
convoy people to and from ser vices and events at Whalley Methodist Church. Therer are now a number of former regular churchgoers who are no longer able to manage without trans port. The Rev. Chris Cheese- man envisages in the first instance a willing volunteer to find drivers and establish a rota.
Church transport A rota of drivers is needed to
Whalloy Senior Citizens’ group takes place on Saturday in the Methodist School at G p.m. and will be followed by the usual whist and dominoes. Last Saturday the winners
Senior citizens The annual meeting of
standing by his kitchen window when Johnson reversed his car along his drive. lie stopped level with Mr Moore’s window and stared at him before making the shape of a gun with his
wife returned from a shopping trip, Johnson was unblocking the sewer. He told Mr Moore that he “belonged down here” and called Mrs Moore an ugly witch. During the second incident, M r Moore was
the gap between the two garages, purchase the 44mm strip of land from Mr Moore for £1,750 and pay his neighbour’s costs of £2,000. “You might have thought that county court
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, ‘ “Mr Moore found that so serious that he found out where the owner of the car worked and went there to insist th a t the car was removed,” said Mr Singleton.
mirror of a car parked on Johnson’s drive impinged on the air space of the next drive.
enough and put his house up for sale and in April last year and found a purchaser. ■ “Mr Moore took it upon himself to contact
He said Johnson decided enough was ;
the purchaser and persuade them not to buy,”, said Mr Singleton. , “He has confirmed to me in a letter that he
scuppered the deal and you might find that hard to understand.” Mr Singleton revealed that Mr Moore had
recognises that whatever the provocation, and it is considerable, it does not afford him a defence to being abusive to his neighbour.” • ■ Mr Singleton said that since the latest inci dent Johnson had paid for a fence to be built between the two properties but entirely on his side of the boundary. “It is only by doing that he has been able to
threatened to take action for libel against him for matters raised in a letter to the Crown Prosecution Service. . “Mr Moore is a litigious person,” he said. “My client pleads guilty today because he
judgement would bring matters to an end but it didn’t,” said Mr Singleton. He said that Mr Moore had since erected a
CCTV system on his garage which was trained on the Johnson’s back door and recorded their comings and goings. “On occasions Mr Moore comes out of the
Students’ view of the
HELLO, my name is Rieke Liebig and I have come to Clitheroe to do my work expe rience. . I am 17 and come from a town in the north-west of Ger many called Emsdetten. My town is very modern and grew in the last century, so com pared to Clithcroe it is a really modern town. I travelled to Clitheroe with
GERMAN student - i RIEKE LIEBIG, who '
spent the last two weeks in • .laiutiiry taking ptirl in
Clitheroc Royal Grammar Sdiool’s exchange pro- ;
gramme, writes about her ^ stay in the area tind has ,■ interviewed some of her
six other students from my school and during my first week assisted in German lessons at Clitheroe Royal
Grammar.School under the instruction of teacher Mrs Helen Wood. I have really enjoyed finding
had sui insight into the world of • journalism by working at the Clithcroe Advertiser and
out about the British educa tion system and experiencing days as a school teacher. During my second week I
Times. I was able to watch the
reporters working and learn from them. This is the second time I
teers, a rota could be estab lished. As with all aspects of
have visited Clitheroe and every visit helps me to improve my English. The exchange programme between my school in
Em.Sdet- ton and CRGS was set up in 1998. This year, six students trav elled over from Emsdetten to
fellow students about their . visit to the Ribble Valley : ' and about the benefits of taking part in (he scheme. -
stay with CRGS students and complete work experience placements in local businesses and schools around the town. One of my fellow students,
Iko Helms, spent his first week at Express Gifts in Accrington,
week at Pendle Primary School shadowing tlie teachers there. He said: "I had a good time
before spending his second
working with computers in the office at Express Gifts, and now I am doing something com pletely different at the school. “I could speak English quite
well before, but I still improved and learned more about the
before and it is nice coming back, because the countryside is beautiful and we even had some sunny days. “I also enjoyed finding out
English people. “I have been to Clitheroe
about Clitheroe’s history and the stories we were told when I was here three years ago.” Mrs Wood is responsible for
organising the exchange every year and finds German exchange partners for the Year 10 students. The CRGS students will
on the exchange two years ago, said the trip helped her to improve her language skills.' “I t was learning without
take part in their exchange visit to Emsdetten in early autumn in order to improve their Ger man and to find out more about the country’s geography and culture. Claire Yarwood, who went
“I ’ll go to Germany for my work-experience and hopefully have a good time like those six had here.” Personally, I have found the
ing for their exchange visits are hoping they will reap similar benefits. Student Richard Moore said:
studying hard for it.” Sixth form students prepar
afford himself some degree of privacy and pre vent any further confrontations with Mr Moore. He has again put his house on the market and it is his sincere hope that Mr Moore will allow him the opportunity of sell ing his property and moving on with his life.” Imposing a conditional discharge, the mag
house and films everything my client does on his camcorder,” said Mr Singleton.
istrates said there had been provocation including invasion of privacy by CCTV and a hand held camera and that Mr Moore had admitted affecting the sale of the house.
tei^ERW HiSP A W £
exchange really useful, as have my fellow students. We have all learnt a lot and I
hope this will help me with my studies back in Germany. Everyone at my school in
Emsdetten will now look for ward to returning the same
level of hospitality we have received in Clitheroe.
Under starter’s orders - and they’re off! Qi
were: Whist, (Ladies) Mrs E. Charnley and Mrs L. Green, (Gents) Mrs D. Farnworth and Mr J. Wooff. Dominoes, Mrs J. Peel, joint second Mrs M. Maden and Mr F. Peel. Raffle, Mr F. Green.
RACING frogs was top of the agenda when Gisburn Young Farmers met on Monday. The frogs, on card attached to rope, provid
Beavers Group is Anna Whit- tingham. The group meets in the village hall at 5-30 p.m. on Mondays. The group had previ ously been led by John Ather ton.
school will be able to have breakfast at Whalley Abbey on the second Monday of each month. It will be served from 8-45
School run - stop People bringing children to
a.m. until 9-30 a.m., followed by a time for reflection and a talk entitled “Children, living and learning” by Diocesan chil dren’s work adviser Mary Binks. Arrangements have been
comprising Howard Haig and friends, make a return visit to Whalley Village Hall on Satur day at 7-30 p.m. Music and songs from
Entertainment The popular group Lava,
around the world, featuring rumba, tango, jazz, blues and Celtic will be included. Tickets cost £4 and are avail
Beavers The new leader of W'halley
ed much amusement at the meeting, held at the Festival Hall. Tomorrow evening members are going on their annual trip to the pantomime at the
Leave uniform at home day
CHILDREN a t several Ribble Valley schools will join in a national non-uniform day tomorrow to raise funds for Unicef. The charity is holding its 16th annual
“Day for Change”, when pupils across the country leave their uniforms at .home, rais ing money to benefit children in other coun
tries.
made for these sessions until July. There will be a creche and ■ the cost for the morning is £5.
sanitation programme's for children in Ghana and Vietnam. In both countries the charity is working with children whose lives are affected by water in very different ways. In Ghana there is not enough safe water
This year it,will go to Unicef’s water and ,
than £430,000 for children in Tanzania and Cambodia. The event also provides the opportunity for children in the UK to learn about the very different lives of children in other parts of the world. The Ribble Valley schools taking part this
able from Whalley Post Office or from Grace Gemmell on 01254 823402.
cation. Last year’s Day for Change raised more
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford, which this year is Cinderella. Members please note that there is no meeting on Monday. Pictured, under starter’s orders are, from
Your mobile could help a sick child
UNWANTED mobile phones are helping to send sick children on a pilgrimage to Lourdes through a scheme supported by Oakhill College, in Whalley. Pupils and staff there are backing the
.
St Matthew’s Lourdes Group, which is planning the pilgrimage next August; It can sell each unwanted mobile phone
for £4 and around 129 telephones will pay for one sick child to go to Lourdes.
mobile phones for Christmas are currently bringing in their old handsets for this very worthwhile cause. They are also appealing to anyone else
Children at Oakhill who received new
to drink, while in Vietnam flooding can pre vent children from having access to an edu
to help support the scheme by donating unwanted handsets.
lege or sent to Cath Robbins, Assistant Bursar, Oakhill College, Wiswell Lane, Whalley, Lancashire BB7 9 AF. .
Home is target
year include St Michael and St Johns RC Primary, St James’ Primary and Edisford Prmary, all in Clitheroe, Chatburn Primary, Gisburn Primary, Grindleton Primary, Bra- bins Endowed Primary at Chipping and Bowland High School, Grindleton.
A HOUSE in Limefield Avenue, Whalley, was broken into on Saturday at 7-20 p.m. Forced entry was gained through the
kitchen window and jewellery, taken from the property, was later found abandoned near the house. : - Two people are being questioned by the . police and inquiries are ongoing.
They should be dropped off at the col ' SY,
the left, Adam Wallbank (13), Kara Taylor (11), Neil Bancroft and Edith Thwaite. (K020204/4)
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