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4 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, February 26th, 2004!?
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their aim if they asked the country ■ through a referendum if they wished to unite with Europe, so they have decided ; to force Europe on us via the back door, by. the imposition of Regional Govern ment of the people. : i If implemented, regional assemblies
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DOES anyone remember skating on a frozen river 57 years ago?' - It was certainly a blast from the
past for Mrs Diana Croft, of Albcr- marle Street, Glitheroe, who found an old photograph taken in Febru ary 1947, of the frozen River Ribble. . The:winter o f 1947 remains etched in the memory of the 83- ^ year-old artist, who remembers tak ing the picture (above) of skaters and spectators from Brungerley Bridge. - .V
side. Temperatures had plunged to minus 6 degrees C.
She said: “It was bitter cold out .
“The river, which was used for
boating in the summer, was frozen solid in the winter with people walk ing on it and children having fun by skating.” ' The freeze not only brought end
less amounts of snow, but caused major traffic delays and led to busi nesses and schools being closed for several days.(s)
LOOKING BACK Am l a : IT ILLIONS of television .viewers
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• There’s no denying their popularity
with their larger-than-life characters and intriguing plots. No matter where you go you find people talking about the latest storylines, almost as if the fictional char acters were real. r ‘ 1 realise what I am going to write next may make me sound to some a bit'of a
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will eventually deal directly with Brussels thereby sidelining our Westminster Gov ernment. Local councillors, of which there will be
a reduced number, will have little say and ' no sway in the matters concerning their constituents. The office of the deputy Prime Minis- '
ter is said to be seeking the views of the public as to the need or desire for regional . government. Tliey are doing this by, first of all selecting three areas of the UK. The North East, North West and Humber side. All, it is to be noted, areas of strong Labour governmental links. The people in each of these three areas are to be given the opportunity in October or November • of this year to vote by postal ballot for or against a regional government. ^ , j; , This however is not the whole story.
Rosebud’ ’ AsJI .-see it’’. v v
- by Anthony Hayworth, ' . ofSabden
Before such a vote is given and subse
quent decision made, county and bor ough councils as well as the existing uni tary authorities are being instructed to identify and state which major unitary authority they wish to be integrated into if the vote for regional government is “yes”. The Ribble Valley Council, along with
other adjoining councils, were told that: the “status quo” was not an option and that regardless of what they thought, change would be implemented. As a result of the responses, some sug
gestions and wishes by the various coun cils were dismissed out of hand. From the remaining options came three which the Boundary Committee in its wisdom thought were suitable....
' • One of these suggested that the greater Lancashire area minus Lancaster (who ,wish to go in with Cumbria) a small part of Rossendale and the general Fylde area
was united in one unitary authority. From the meetings I have attended it appears that this option is the best of a poor set and which is most acceptable to the people in the Ribble Valley. A second option and one which incor
porates Blackburn with Darwen, Ribble Valley with Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale is seen to be a poor second option. However, to the people of the Ribble Valley who attended the meetings this option would seem to be better than the final (third) option which is one that is viewed with horror. The third option and the one that
caused concern amongst those who attended the various meetings, was one which linked the Ribble Valley with the unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen this either with or without Hyn- dbum.
' There is no doubt that this option is furid he,Ips Whialley business flower
favoured by the Labour Moguls in Black- m
WHALLEY businessman Graham Wilkinson knew just whore to turn when he needed extra finance for his biscuit factory - the Lancashire Rosebud Fund.
, Graham inherited Abbey Biscuits from his
father who started the business in 1989. Based in Whalley, Abbey Biscuits employs seven peo
ple and produces biscuits for retail’anil spe cialised trade.
a- !• Graham has benefited from a Rosebud loan of
£20,000 and is busy modernising and expanding his outlets. Chairman of Lancashire County Develop
ments Ltd, County Coun. Niki Penney, visited Abbey Biscuits recently.
growing band of people who have seen their, business benefit from a Rosebud loan.
when you are starting a business or need to grow. "We want businesses in Lancashire to thrive,
boosting local economies-and creating jobs for Lancashire people." The Rosebud Fund offers financial help by
way of loan, equity or a combination of the two to businesses in Lancashire. Support from £5,000 to £500,000 is available across all busi ness sectors and, generally, for allpurposes. During its 16 years in existence the Rosebud
Fund has invested over £25 million in more than 250 Lancashire businesses, helping create thou sands of local jobs.
• . Other businesses or people wanting to start a
new business in Lancashire can contact Rosebud on 01772 538989 for a free information pack. Pictured is County Coun. Penney and Mr Wilkinson, of Abbey Biscuits, (s)
Icy blast from the past Carving out a memory
A NEW exhibition fea turing work by members of the Whalley Carving Group is being held at Whalley Library until the end of the month. The display, which is in
memory of former teacher of the group, Mr John Parkes, who died in November last year, includes artistically carved architectural ornaments depicting natural sur roundings across the Rib ble Valley and personal interests of members. Mr Jack Butler, a mem
ber of the group who has worked very hard to launch the exhibition, said: “Woodcarving is a craft which allows a wide variety of artistic approach and interpreta tions and John always managed to give advice and help without con straining the scope of the original ideas. “When we look at carv- ;
ings done under his tuition, his humorous guidance and comments always spring to mind.” The group was formed
in 1998 by the late Mr Parkes, who was a carver
. and cabinetmaker of wide experience. .' Members from Black burn, Burnley and across
in the mud? stick in the mud and, perhaps, puritani-
i^cal, but I feel that something
has.to be - said about the rapidly declining morali-, ty in many of these programmes. • . • : "EastEnders" has always had a sharp edge to it, but it seems that loveable old
. Is it me, or is it that many of the sto rylines now seem to depict infidelity in marriage, lies and deceit? Is it that fic- : tion just mirrors what is goiiig on in the' real world?
. "Corrie" and "Emmerdale" are compet- ■ ing in the dumbing down stakes.
a very sorry world indeed. I suppose there . may be some truth that script writers, to keep the ratings up, have to spice up the plots. The trouble is that I find the soaps • are becoming more and more depressing ■ ■viewing, undermining values, now seem-: ingly old fashioned, which make for a har monious and civilised society based on : family life and love within the family. : -> • "It is not that I am turning a blind eye,- to the telescope and pretending that adul-' tery, divorce and telling lies do not exist in : the real world, but should we necessarily
If that is the case then we are living in wbe celebrating these evils by. condoning
the Ribble Valley meet every Tuesday morning at The Village Hall, in Whal ley.'. The carvings in the exhi
bition are not for sale, but some members of the: group are sometimes pre
pared to carve on a com mission basis.
: . Pictured is Mr Butler
with his creation showing a medieval pagan fertility figure often depicted in old churches and cathedrals. ■ . . ’(CR100204/1)
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them as pieces of light, humorous enter- ■ tainment. Perhaps I should have seen the writing on the w^l a few years ago when a • relative of mine was invited to a divorce ' party! I think I am going to have to go against
the grain and pl(»d with the script writers to bring back some morality in their sto- f Ties, where love triumphs over evil and
doing good and sticking to the truth have : intrirmir valnp '
v , By Rev Stephen Foster, ■
i Clithcrgc Methodist; ? .’Circuit
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She said: "Graham is the latest recruit to a; .
m " : : :.,. ♦ ’‘I I ’ "We know finance can be difficult to access, ' •,
burn. They see the high income area of the Ribble Valley as a milch cow that they will be able to mUk into infinity if they are given the chance. It is to be noted that the Government
has written into the relevant Act of Par liament a clause by which, if the Deputy Prime Minister does not agree with the options presented, he can alter at whim and wlU. This means that he can move the goal posts when and whore ho likes. Another fine example of our democracy. To date the Boundary Committee has
sent out leaflets outlining the three options. However, it did not ensure that all the householders in the Ribble Valley received a copy. Out of a number of people in excess of
100 who resided at towns and villages across the Ribble Valley only one or two people had received such a leaflet. My hope is that the people of the Rib
ble Valley will see through the misinfor mation and prevarications with which they will undoubtedly be presented in the near future and when it comes to the postal vote later on this year they will all, as one, return their votes with a resound ing “no” to regional government and to what will prove to be an unnecessary and very costly exercise to the residents of our - valley if it goes forward.
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PRESENTER Adriene Luwlel by Julie 'Wintj
RIBBLE VALLEY pel Barbara Waller raiseifi £1,000 at a televised salij contents held at Hurst
Hall. Approximately 300 peopi
sale, which was being filmel popular daytime antiques a| programme "Everything Ml The programme arranges f
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HAVE a brew to help fund ll certs, is the message from a f lovers. A coffee morning has been I
Parish Church Organ Societjl ing funds to arrange concerts! Clitheroe Parish Church hJ
organ, which is part of the mi| the Ribble Valley. To give people the opportil
it at its best, the Parish Chuj ety holds seven concerts eacl ferent soloists, to show off tlj
instrument. The coffee morning will bJ
Valley Mayor’s Parlour on S| Psychiatri
A N application to build a tyj atric unit at Gisburne Park f l has won the backing of Ribbif The proposal is for a 30n
with a maximum height of I listed building. The develofi 15 bedrooms, various consultf lary rooms, and additional i It came before a meeting <
ley Borough Council Planni) ment Committee.
Club’s mixed fortunes
THE Clitheroe Chess Club ‘A’ team narrowly lost its league match against Great Harwood ‘A’. Brendan Brown, John Smith and Eric Mansfield were able to gain draws against strong opposition, but Clitheroe lost against the league lead ers 1.5-3.5. However, in the North
ern Counties Club Champi onship, Clitheroe defeated Barrow-in-Furnoss to gain a place in the quarter final against Hunts Cross. Wins by Brendan Brown and John Smith gave Clitheroe the victory on board count. Clitheroe Chess Club
meets : every Tuesday evening from 7 p.m. in the Catholic Social Centre, Lowergate. For further details please contact Bren dan Brown on 01200 441949.
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