Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)
www.clitheroetoday.co.uk Village swimmers
celebrate gala win A SABDEN school is celebrating splashing to victory in a local swim ming championships. St Mary’s RC Primary School has
scooped the top prize against four other schools in the area in the Padi- ham Small Schools Gala for the first time in more than five years. Proud pupils who competed in the
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to financial help FROM April 6th, people in England will be entitled to full help through the National Health Service low income scheme if their income exceeds their requirements by up to 50% of the pre scription charge. This will mean th a t people whose
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PAUL BRENNAN, Director, High Street Wigan
Support for village
has been constant IN your article on the criticism the Prince of Wales made of my attempts to redevelop the North Wales Hospital in Denbigh, you state that I have met with constant oppo sition from planners over my devel opment at Brockhall Village. In fact, this is very far from the
truth. In 1994, the planners wholeheart
edly recommended my original pro posals for the village for approval. When the matter came to commit
tee, none of its members spoke against that recommendation, but a new member of the council, not on the planning committee, came along and made an impassioned plea for refusal. His plea was ignored and the com
mittee unanimously voted to approve my plans. Ever since, the councillor con
cerned, Mr Graham Sowter, has opposed the development of the vil lage and voted against many minor applications that have had to be made to the council. By 1999, it had become apparent
to all th a t the village could be improved by making a number of changes to the development plan. A major planning application was
drawn up, in discussion with the bor ough's planning officers, and it went forward to the planning committee with their wholehearted recommen dation for approval. Regrettably, on the night, Coun.
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Sowter managed to persuade the committee to refuse it, but, only a few weeks later, I was asked to resub mit it and it was approved. For more than 10 years now,
Brockhall has been developing into a wonderful place in which to live and work. An established sense of communi
Dimming of a Blme m the sun?
ty has emerged and the village has one of the strongest residents' associ ations I have ever come across. We have many visitors to the hotel
and restaurant here and my wife and I now receive hundreds of guests who come to look at our rather unusual house and the 15 acres of gardens we have laid out. All of this has been made possible,
at least in part, by the tireless work and support of the borough's plan ning officers and most members of the planning committee. More than a thousand people now
live at Brockhall and, over the last three years, there has been much dis cussion over what they want for the last few acres of the village. An eminent architect was eventu
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ally retained to draw up plans and an exhibition was held at which they were displayed, to general acclaim. As a result, the residents' associa
tion and my company have now applied, jointly, to the borough coun cil for planning permission for the agreed scheme. It comprises a village hall, a swim
ming pool and gymnasium complex, a formal garden, a children's kick about area, 24 apartments and 14 innovative homes, with office annex es to enable business people to run a four or five person enterprise from home. The great majority of people in the village earnestly hope that the bor
ough's planners will again recom mend this consensus plan for approval and that the development of the village can come to a conclu
sion. We also hope th a t people who
opposed the village, a decade ago, will appreciate that it now has a char acter of its own and that the final phase of development ought to re inforce it in the way the community wants.
GERALD HITMAN, The Old Zoo, Brockhall Village
One last comment
to the gent’s trio I AM replying to the three gentle men, George, Bert and Paul, who so kindly took time to reply to my let ter regarding asylum seekers and the existing problem of a mosque. Firstly, George, I cannot under
stand what your issue is with the mosque. You do not even live in Clitheroe. The people who will be using the
mosque do have brains and I think they may see the sense of walking or even parking their cars in a pay and display car park, thus generating money indirectly into the Valley. To you, Bert, well done on your
array of wonderful jobs you have encountered over the years. Never theless, I see you have never cleaned the streets, worked in the public transport sector, been a porter, cleared dustbins, or taken care of people who cannot take care of them selves. You say if you want to get insulted just write a letter to the press saying you are against immi grants. Well, Bert, I wrote to stand up for the immigrants and look at the replies I received! I have worked towards the econo
my of this country, but as I am only 30, my service has not been as long as yours. I have worked as a waitress, shop assistant, factory worker and a Post Office clerk, all of which are very low paid jobs. Now I am your worst nightmare as
I am a full-time student and a single parent, so I myself am straining "Benefits UK". I am, however, a very successful parent, as my son is a well mannered, very intelligent young man who will serve his country well. I have also raised him to under
stand th a t people are equal and everyone deserves an identical chance of a decent life. Moreover, Paul, "confused"? I do
not think so. First, I suggest you take time to re-read my letter as I thought it was quite straightforward and easy for people to understand. The com ment you made regarding the low level of benefits immigrants claim and the translated amount I found irrelevant really - but what do I know, I am "confused." And, as for immigrants receiving a
well-furnished house, free television and a free licence, that is comical. I said in my letter I thought the
use of the council chambers for a mosque was a good idea. I did not say I was worried about
the mosque.
ZOE HOUSTON, Old Row, Barrow
©This subject is now closed - Editor There is no need
for the post office REGARDING “MP continues to fight post office closures”. Once again Nigel Evans tries to gain popularity by fighting post office closures, which
have already taken place. Instead of encouraging^ a
“wheelchair-bound pensioner” to make an “exhausting journey” to King Street post office, he could have suggested a less stressful alternative. Mr Evans could have encouraged
his constituent to open a bank account into which the pension would be automatically paid on request (a simple procedure). No one needs to use a post office to collect a pension any longer - as he well knows. Once the account is opened all bills
and regular outgoings can be paid by direct debit and a debit card can be used to withdraw cash at any machine or supermarket check out. This would have been a kinder way
of dealing with the pensioner’s prob lems, but would not have gained Mr Evans another headline as a fighter perhaps.
TESSA GARRARD, Henlhorn Road, Clitheroe
We really deserve
something better THE people of the borough have suc cumbed - neither the protests of pub lic, nor politicians can prevail upon the Post Office authorities against enforced closure. I did not visit Henthorn Road Post
Office, but recall with appreciation the friendly obliging service of Sal ford Post Office for special issues of stamps and changing of currency. Is there an alternative? Only our outdated claustrophobic
old building in the centre of the town with no immediate parking facilities for the ageing. Customers are pressured into the
narrow twisting confines of railed alleys, like cattle being ushered along to the
slaughter.No sense of space or dignity. The Post Office authorities have now to offer something better.
ROBIN PARKER, St Chads Avenue, Chatburn
Thumbs up to the
new compact CAT! FIRSTLY, I would like to state my views and take this opportunity to congratulate you and your team on the new compact size of the newspa per. There seem to be a lot more colour
pictures and it is indeed very easy to handle. It did take some time to get used to the idea of it no longer being a broadsheet paper. Secondly, I would like to say how
much I enjoyed reading the two page special on Prince Andrew's visit. I have never met him before, but
after reading the article, I felt as though I had accompanied him on his entire tour of the school in Clitheroe.
K. MURRAY, Billington
Right-to-buy can
be a non-starter HAVING been told to "buy my coun cil property" by friends who had done the same during the last 12 to 18 months for approximately £32,000,1 applied. Imagine my shock when my basic
council house was valued at £ 100,000. The council offered it to me for
£74,000 with my discount for having lived in it for 19 years this month. The £26,000 discount applies to all
who have lived in a council property for three years or 43 years, it's exactly the same, £26,000. So it seems like even exercising the
right to buy is impossible for some people trying to get on the property ladder.
LORRAINE HIBBLE, Kemple View, Clitheroe
What price this
heroic rescue bid! AS an animal lover, the heroic saga of the rescued ducklings reduced me to tears! No cardboard boxes in the Castle
grounds? Three strong men to reach down a hole? What price our rates?! Only "funning". Well done!
ERIC BOLTON, Castle View, Clitheroe
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25m swimming races all received medals and certificates, and the school, in Watt Street, Sabden, now has the coveted winner’s shield for a
year. Pictured are the Sabden pupils who
won Padiham Small Schools Gala. (B090704/5)
Pupils illustrate how to scoop that poop!
YOUNG artists in the Rib- ble Valley have been taking p a r t in a p o s te r competi tion to highlight the prob lem of dog fouling in public. Environmental health offi
cers a t the borough council launched the competition to mark National Poop Scoop
Week in June. They went out and about
talking to pupils about the need to “scoop that poop” and explaining the serious healthy and hygiene issues behind dog
waste. Ribble Valley Borough
Council launched a sweeping campaign against irresponsible dog owners earlier this year after i t emerged Longridge had the most dog-fouled foot path in Lancashire. Dog wardens threatened to
catch the culprits on CCTV, issue them with £50 on-the- spot fines, then name and shame them in the local press. As a result, dog fouling in
Willows Park Lane has decreased from 97 incidents a week to around 27. The council’s environmental
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