18 Clitherqq Advertiser &Times, June 24th, 2004
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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times,' June 24th,'2004 19* mill 4 t Write to: The Editor, Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe BB72EW Editorial e-mail:
riricn.mcath@
eastlancsncws.cauk Full marks to this
kindly landlord I WOULD just like to praise your cor respondent Mark Greenwood's com ments regarding the housing situation in the Ribble Valley. . It is high time there was a "champi
on", particularly in this region for those underpriviliged. I t is also a shame there are not more with like- minded business acumen, either. It is definitely a worthy subject and
one which needs to be rectified and sooner rather than later. There are far too many people in the
Valley who seem to like to "Lord it" over those lesser privileged than them selves and it is quite shameful. I would class myself as "underprivi
leged," as I fall into the same category as those described by Mr Greenwood. I have also experienced the dehuman ising experience of being turned away by almost every estate agent (bar one) and became extremely disillusioned with the prospect of never being able to live in the area I was bom and raised in.
Following the deaths of my parents
at the end of 2002, I was forced to leave my only home in the village of Whalley where I had lived for 36 years since birth. For various reasons the house had to
be sold and it was with a heavy heart I faced the prospect of leaving the area for ever. During the six months I lived in
another, nearby town outside the Rih- ble Valley, I contacted various estate agents in the Clitheroe and surround ing areas to rent. I do not think I am being selfish
wanting to live in the area I was born and raised, but I was certainly unpre pared for the responses I got. All the agents stipulated you had to
be in work and they did not accept DSS for any reason. Now, being dis abled I did not strictly fall into this category, but that didn't make any dif ference to them. I was DSS - end of story!
I have to say, the cost of rent per caldendar month for some of the prop erties is absolutely outrageous, also. Some are unfurnished and do not
include any rebates for council tax etc. I pay £385 currently for a small, ter race house and some I have seen cost in excess of £1,000 per month! It was an extremely emotional and
distressing period being rejected over and over again. So, I tried another way in that I did not have to rely on housing benefit and could actually pay my own way. The answer was still the same. Unfortunately, to escape a bad land
lord (private) I had to eventually pay up front a total of six months rent for where I am currently living - a total of almost £3,000 including agents feesl This they would accept, even though
I am not in work. To say that those on housing benefit
would "trash" a house is quite a laugh able excuse to use.
I know of many well-paid people
who "trashed" and behaved apallingly in rented accommodation. But as soon as they see the words
DSS you are instantly labelled unfairly and judged.
It is time this practice stopped as
many good people are being literally forced to leave their area of birth and
Why put the hall in
the village centre? AS a former resident of Chatbum, I am concerned that nothing has been done about building a new village hall to replace the former Village Institute which was lost to the village when it was
taken over by Lancashire County for the school. Surely some provision was made to
replace it in the future? Situated in Downham Road, the old
“Bank” is a poor substitute. Next to a bus stop, it is almost impossible to use
and with the road usually chock-a-block with parked cars. Does a village hall have to be sited in
the centre of a village? The one at West Bradford isn’t and neither is the one at Chipping, both successful village halls. I’m quite sure there must be land avail able nearby.
ELIZABETH NIGHTINGALE, Pimlico Road,
Clitheroe Avoid speed ticket
SCHOOLCHILDREN on the sheep trail in the castle grounds - Scott McKenzie, Joseph Fourie, Alice Beaty, Max Beaty and front, Blythe Fourie A050604/3a
WE would just like to say a big “thank-you” to the organisers of the SheepFest for the award of first prize to our “Community” sheep for the largest flock. Hopefully, by following the Sheep
Trail many people came into Swan Mews and viewed our sheep, which was made up of small voluntary and community groups that Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Council for Vol untary Service (CVS) work with. For those people wondering what
the CVS is all about, the Small Groups Project exists to provide free and accessible support to
family in preference for those moving into the region who can afford the absolutely ridiculously inflated house prices.
I have recently been placed on the
council register, but it may be that my money runs out and I end up living in a cardboard box before I am likely to see any of their properties. . I was more or less told to look else
where when I applied over the phone at the council.
So, it's a vicious circle and one that
has been created by prosperity in the region.
A greedy prosperity that has made
it impossible for those already living here in families to continue onwards in an area they have every right to live in. It seems, though, there is much more
support for asylum seekers and immi grants than there is for this problem. God forbid anyone stand up for
local people in the way Mark Green wood is doing.
Again, I say, I only wish there were
more individuals of his kind in the area as they are sadly lacking.
A TRUE RIBBLE VALLEY CITIZEN, NOT OCCASION AL TOURIST HOME OWNER (Name and address supplied)
Thank you and well done to all involved in the SheepFest If any group requires more infor
groups in various ways, through one-to-one support, training, newsletters and information sheets. Small Group Development Officers are always on hand to provide advice on issues such as project development, funding and publici ty.
We can also offer use of display
boards, overhead projectors, flip charts and many publications. The Volunteer Centre acts as a
focal point for those wanting to become volunteers and those organ isations that need volunteers to con tinue the vital work that they do.
Football problem is
an on-going one IN reply to Mr Barber’s article in the paper this week, the problem of foot ball in the streets has nothing to do with Euro 2004. It has been going on for years. The offenders are not small children
pretending to be David Beckham, they are secondary school pupils who have no respect for people or property. We have often planted our garden at
considerable expense and hard work, only to find several plants broken the day after.
In addition, the seals on double-
glazed windows have been broken and cars dented.
There are many open spaces in
Clitheroe to play football, such as the Castle grounds, Henthorn Park or Roefield.
So why make a nuisance of them
selves in the street? We have now resorted to flagging
the garden and some neighbours have put down pebbles, so we are losing all the attractive features of the street.
PROUD GARDENER Name and address supplied
mation about either the small groups project or the work of the volunteer centre, then please telephone 01200 422995 or call into the office at 1
Swan Mews, off Castle Street, for a chat. Thank you once again to the
SheepFest organisers for our award, and for giving people the opportuni ty to find out more about the work of Hyndburn and Ribble Valley CVS. We can’t wait for next year.
LIZ ISLAM, Small Groups Development Officer
Tolerance should
works both ways MR BARBER is perhaps living safely in the country and not affected by ball games in his street when he asks for “a little tolerance” from people suffering
from this nuisance (Clitheroe Advertis er, June 17th). My parents have football and tennis
in their street, with all the screaming and shouting that goes with it, every
evening and during the day in the summer holidays. They do, in fact, tolerate it, sadly, as
they have realised that asking them to be a little quieter or to move to the
park, only a short distance away, has no effect!
,, H,aveothere been recent changes in the law? I was told by the police that it was an offence to play ball games in the street, roads being for traffic only. With summer holidays about to be
upon us, please parents, ensure your children are not causing a nuisance to others when out playing. Tolerance works both ways!
HUGH RILEY, Clitheroe
and don’t speed HAVING read the letter from Stella Lightbown, I am confused as to the pur pose of speed cameras. I always thought that the purpose was
to enforce the law on speed limits. How ever it is suggested that it is for traffic management or revenue gathering. In "Motoring Matters" it is suggested
"that speed enforcement has lost touch with reality" and I am at a loss to under stand how this can be. Our legislators have decided that we
will have speed limits on our roads, any body who disagrees with speed cameras should get to the root of their problem, which is the speed limit not the camera. They should campaign to get the lim
its increased or removed totally not moan about the cameras. It is suggested in "Motoring Matters"
that "motorists should adopt a safe speed appropriate for the conditions" surely that means we should be abiding by the speed limit which is in force. To drive faster than the speed limit is not adopting a safe speed, nobody knows when a third party will do something unexpected, such as a child running into the road. I believe in speed limits and also in
speed cameras. People complain that they are being sited to obtain revenue, but surely these are the correct places because these are the places where peo ple are breaking the law most and their purpose is to enforce the law. Anybody who objects to getting
speeding tickets has the remedy in their own hand i.e. do not speed and break the law.
JOHN V. STANLEY, Chapel Close, Clitheroe
Sincere thanks for
flag day success THE Clitheroe and Ribble Valley branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society held its annual flag day on Saturday, June 12th, where they raised the sum of £537.1 would like to thank all helpers and members of the public for their kind donations.
J.S. BAILEY, Branch chairman
Buy one pair of spectacles and get a second pair free. Including sunglasses!
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don’t think so! AFTER reading the “Letters to the Editor” page dated June 10th I was ashamed to read two letters sent in and printed. Firstly to Mr Bert Hardwick.
You say let us have a little com mon sense. My 11-year-old son and myself laughed out loud when we read what you thought to be commonsense! The majority of immigrants
did come into Britain in the post war period. I dare say you can remember this, Bert, as after reading your letter I assume you are an elderly man. The immi
1 Write to. The Editor, Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe BB72EW Editorial e-mail:
vivicn.mcath@
castlancsnews.co.uk j—
There is still time to prevent this piece of European bureaucracy
EVERY day hundreds of thousands of people across the country take vitamin pills and other food supplements as a matter of routine. But within a very few years,
a huge proportion of the vita min and mineral tablets on sale in this county will be outlawed by European legislation. This is not for safety reasons,
but in order to harmonise the products that are on sale in dif ferent countries right across Europe. Familiar products like 1,000
milligramme fizzy Vitamin C tablets, which many people take when they get a cold, will disappear. This is an outrageous restric
tion of consumer choice, and is typical of the kind of over-reg ulation that is bringing the European Union into disre pute. It is not too late to reduce
the impact significantly of these unwanted new regula
tions, but it will take positive action from the Government and the Minister, Melanie Johnson, to secure a better deal for our consumers and our healthfood industry. Sadly, there is no sign of such
action. That's why we have
launched a nationwide cam paign to try to get the Govern ment to change its mind. It is being supported by local
health food shops in every local area in the UK. You can support our cam
paign by signing the electronic petition we have established at the following:
www.conserva-
tives.com/vitamins or by pick ing up one of the campaign cards in your local health food store. Please give us your support.
CHRIS GRAYLING MP, Shadow Minister for Public Services, Health and Education
Pat on the back to
first-class paper! I MOVED to Whalley last year and I was advised to start taking the Advertiser weekly to get to know my new home area and the people in it. It has been worth every penny. It is a long time since I put pen
to paper to thank a newspaper for the standard of its reporting and quality of its style. The decline in standards of journalism and the sensationalism of most of the media these days has left me disil lusioned with newspapers. So how refreshing that we have
a local newspaper that can report such a distressing event as Mr Osliffe’s death with compassion, and content to stick to the facts, not sensationalism. I do not know the family, hut I do know the effect on this community I now live in and the grief that is being felt here by the local people. Thank you to all the reporting
staff as you cover diverse issues that affect the Valley and may you continue to treat people with the respect we all deserve.
ANNE PAPIEROWSKI, Cottam Close, Whalley
Can you help with
a family search? I AM trying to find any descen dants of the Price family who lived at Grove Cottage, Gisburn, in the early 1900s. The family consisted of Frank
Price, his wife Mary Ann, and children Sarah, Robert and Emily, with the likelihood that there were additional children. The children would all have
been alive in the 1970s/1980s bar ring unforeseen circumstances. They were living with Mary
Ann’s mother, Sarah Percy, who was born in Hautsfield Romey(?). Mary Ann was born in Ripson-
don(?). Frank was a mason and came from Wiltshire. If anyone has any information
about this family, I would be extremely grateful if they could contact me either by calling 01454 260334, or via e-mail on
rosiehblair@yahoo.co.uk
ROSEMARY BLAIR, Falfield, Glos
grants were of British citizenship and were therefore fully entitled to come and reside in their moth er country and undertake the work people like yourself did not want to do! I also assume that you have
enjoyed a fulfiling and safe life and never had to face barbaric situations as the majority of refugees who seek asylum have. • You say “Benefits UK” - what
a joke! Are you aware of the low standard of benefits refugees are entitled to when entering this country? Are you aware that the majority of refugees do not actu ally want to be in this country, and are you aware that the majority of benefits that are claimed are claimed by white British who cannot be bothered to get off their backsides? Mr Hardwick, it is people like
you who make the Government create “political correctness”. Asylum seekers and refugees are, after all, human beings and do deserve basic human rights just like the rest of us, and if you can not see that then you are the one who needs a lesson in common sense. The gravy train is full, you say.
Well, I suggest you look closer to home my friend and rewrite your letter to all the white British who are committing benefit fraud! My second reply goes to Mr
George Reynolds. You are not the only person who pays council tax. If you choose to worship in
Blackburn that is your choice. There are plenty of churches in this area. However, there are no mosques for the Asian popula tion. I cannot understand why you
have a problem with the Muslim community worshipping in the council chamber. Traffic prob lems, you say? I think you are delving to the
bottom of the sack for any rea son to stop a mosque being attained. Do Muslims not have to pay council tax Mr Reynolds? Your suggestion of a weekly donation to all the charity shops in the area is very silly. The Mus lim community pay their taxes like anyone else in this country and have the same rights as any one else. I think the council allowing
Muslims the use of the council chamber is a super idea. Maybe you should convert to Buddhism Mr Reynolds, then you could gain inner peace and stop worry ing yourself about where one group of religious people want to worship.
ZOE HOUSTON, (a very happy Buddhist), Old Row, Barrow
Thank you for all
your Euro votes THIS is a simple “thank you” to all the readers who voted Liberal Democrat in the recent Euro pean elections. Over the past five years, I
have been a sometimes controver sial and outspoken MEP, rarely short of critics in these columns. It feels good to have been given
such a strong endorsement by those who support me and to be told to “get on with the job.” The elections were a triumph
for the Liberal Democrats in our region. While the Tories los t two
MEPs and Labour one, we saw our numbers double. I have now been joined by Sajjad Karim, the senior partner in a very success ful firm of solicitors who becomes my party’s first non-white elect ed parliamentarian. As one of the North West’s
nine MEPs, he will help ensure fair representation of all people in the region, including those of Asian descent and Muslim faith. I have been surprised by the
a t ten t ion paid to UKIP, an organisation that appears to want to reduce Britain to the sta tus of a USA colony. While the most anti-European
party won a seat in the North West, the most pro-European party won two. The 2-1 victory gained by the
Liberal Democrats puts UKIP’s performance into perspective.
CHRIS DAVIES, Liberal Democrat MEP for the North West
In response to a
reader’s query LAST week, Mrs Jennifer Lockwood, of Whalley, asked if anyone could locate "New Maris Woods". The location was referred to
in a county press release regard ing the proposed closure of the A671 Whalley Road through Read while safety improve ments are carried out at Devil’s Elbow during July and August. Our thanks to Mr Jim
Patrick of Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service who pointed out that it should have read "New Marls Wood" on the North and Eastern side of Whalley Road, driving to Read, and visibly carpeted with bluebells in spring.
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